December 04 / 15.42 Ludlow

15.42

Good To Soft

Marsh Commercial Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3267.6
  • 1m 7f 169y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Marsh Commercial Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.43
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a useful hurdler; kept on well to beat a recent maiden hurdle winner on Irish point debut in March (heavy ground) and was bought for £130,000 the following month; new stable does very well in bumpers (23% strike-rate); needs to be taken very seriously.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Fairyhouse

Jackie Hobbs

11st 5lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Dual bumper winner; 2-4 over hurdles and much the best effort on latest in Grade 2 Ryanair Mares' Novice at Cheltenham when staying on fifth; bit to find with several of these on that run however.

12/1

5th

11

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Jackie Hobbs

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Point and dual bumper winner; consistent without being strikingly progressive in going 2-3 over hurdles and the form of her latest win at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) is no shining advertisement for her prospects.

66/1

1st

2

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

13:35 Warwick

Jackie Hobbs

11st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Harry Derham

Point and dual bumper winner; too good for a subsequent Listed winner when scoring on seasonal/hurdle debut at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in November and not discredited when close fourth in Haydock Listed race (2m3f, good to soft) last month; in calmer waters here and an obvious contender.

11/10

7/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 3

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stayed on well for third of 12 on debut at Uttoxeter (good to soft) in October, form that has been well advertised by the runner-up at Listed level since; that form already makes her a big player here, and she has obvious potential.
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7th

4

24th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 2

15:28 Uttoxeter

Service Minimum

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Has improved for good ground in winning her last two races (2m3f/2m5f), both with plenty in hand; raised 10lb for last time but she's only raced 13 times and is clearly on the upgrade.

11/4

1st

6

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Service Minimum

11st 3lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Would have found conditions too soft when seventh behind Pretending at Market Rasen and she then justified market confidence with a narrow win at Bangor (2m3f, good); she travelled much the best in that race but the handicapper went with an 11lb rise and that asks major questions in this loftier grade.

7/2

1st

1

31st Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Service Minimum

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Both her novice wins came on good ground and she'll appreciate a return to such conditions after running fairly well on soft last time at Market Rasen (2m4f); considered off her lowest mark in a handicap.

2/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal from a useful hurdler/chaser; unable to justify strong market support but still made promising debut when second of eight at Wincanton (good) in October; goes on the shortlist here.
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3rd

6

4th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:42 Ludlow

Pollyannas Dream

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

First foal from a useful hurdler/chaser; unable to justify strong market support but still made promising debut when second of eight at Wincanton (good) in October; goes on the shortlist here.

11/2

3rd

6

4th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:42 Ludlow

Pollyannas Dream

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

First foal from a useful hurdler/chaser; unable to justify strong market support but still made promising debut when second of eight at Wincanton (good) in October; goes on the shortlist here.

11/2

2nd

7

27th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Pollyannas Dream

10st 10lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon disputing second, kept on inside final furlong, no match for winner

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal from owners' bumper/smart hurdle winner Midnight Tour; just a respectable fifth of 12 on debut at Ffos Las (good to soft) last month and needs to take a step forward here.
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4th

3

4th Jun 2026

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 4

15:30 Uttoxeter

I Am The Moon

10st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Failed to convince as a chaser in two attempts at last season; subsequently won over hurdles (2m3f, soft) but her form dipped afterwards; took step back in right direction when well-held second in four-runner hurdle last month (3m2f, good to firm) but needs another on this return to fences.

6/1

2nd

2

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

3m 2f 83y

Class 4

15:35 Stratford

I Am The Moon

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Seemingly back in good nick when winning readily at Doncaster (2m3f, soft) in February but ended last season with two lesser efforts (3m/2m7f) and has questions to answer again over this new trip.

4/1

4th

2

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

15:32 Chepstow

I Am The Moon

11st 13lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Chasing didn't go to plan before she won readily when back over hurdles at Doncaster (2m3f, soft) in February; ran badly, however, at Ludlow (3m but not because of the trip) three weeks later; ran respectably at 3m on final start last term.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; sister to bumper winner Eyes Right, half-sister to hurdle winner Come On Nia; dam useful bumper/hurdle winner for these connections, sister to useful bumper/jumps winner Call Me A Legend; stable has healthy bumper strike-rate (14%); looks the part on paper.
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5

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Worcester

Sharp Glance

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Untested beyond 2m1f and her form dipped at Market Rasen last time but she was progressive previously, winning on handicap debut at Bangor (2m, good) two starts ago; retains potential and no surprise if she bounces back.

8/1

2

19th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

16:25 Market Rasen

Sharp Glance

11st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Novice winner who didn't have too much trouble in defying a 5lb lower mark at Bangor (2m, good); whether she'd want soft ground is questionable but good to soft would be okay.

5/1

1st

1

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

19:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Sharp Glance

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Just did enough to justify short odds at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May but found a 40-1 outsider too strong when warm favourite to follow up in modest race at Hexham (2m, good to soft) last month; may still have potential but will need to up her game to overcome top weight on handicap debut.

5/2

Form: 6-5

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Listed bumper winner; not disgraced on first two starts, more recently when fifth of seven (against males) over C&D (good) on stable debut in October, but needs to improve to pose a serious threat today.
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6

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 5f 192y

Class 5

15:48 Ffos Las

Another Pearl

10st 2lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Georgina Nicholls

Soundly beaten in her first two handicaps (2m6f/2m7f) and competes from 3lb out the weights here; needs combination of first-time cheekpieces and switch to slow ground to enable huge improvement.

14/1

8th

10

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:21 Market Rasen

Another Pearl

10st 11lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Georgina Nicholls

Glimmers of promise in novices (2m-2m3f) and reportedly resented the fast ground when tailed off on handicap debut (2m6f); only 11-1 for that and could be given another chance.

16/1

4

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:27 Stratford

Another Pearl

11st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Georgina Nicholls

Unexposed 5yo; showed only minor promise in her three qualifying runs but combination of new trip and first-time tongue-tie may enable improvement on this handicap debut.

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-sister to useful Flat racer Simoon and two other Flat winners; dam placed on the Flat, half-sister to 1m4f Group 3 winner Duretto; rare runner in this sphere for the stable; tongue-tie fitted; no surprise if she features.
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12th

4

19th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:12 Huntingdon

Astra Luna

11st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Jamie Osborne

towards rear, outpaced home turn, no impression

33/1

9

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

16:13 Huntingdon

Astra Luna

10st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Jamie Osborne

Rare bumper runner for in-form, Flat-orientated yard; this half-sister to three winners is one to watch in the betting on her second start but she failed to settle or threaten on last month's debut at Ludlow (2m, good to soft), when 28-1, and improvement is needed.

16/1

8th

9

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

16:13 Huntingdon

Astra Luna

10st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Jamie Osborne

took keen hold, towards rear, dropped to last back straight, tailed off

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£20,000 2yo; tenth foal; sister to bumper/hurdle winner Arakhan, half-sister to 1m Group 3 Flat winner Fire Ship; dam once-raced half-sister to 6f Group 3 winner Golden Nun; a couple of other newcomers appeal more.
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7

13th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

15:42 Hereford

Sure To Please

11st 1lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Has shown little in bumpers and over hurdles, with jumping an issue; going right handed may help (jumped that way back in a maiden last time) but unconvincing overall; first run beyond 2m5f.

16/1

2

1st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

15:50 Warwick

Sure To Please

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Has shown little in bumpers and over hurdles so far and she had jumping issues on handicap debut at Fontwell (unseated at fourth) last week; still early days but has a lot to find back in a maiden and can only be watched; cheekpieces added.

25/1

5

22nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:30 Fontwell

Sure To Please

11st 6lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

Has shown little in bumpers and over hurdles so far; she drops back in trip on handicap debut and needs to show improvement.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal from a fair Irish hurdler; stable not known for winning bumpers; probably best watched on debut.
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9

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Pooleys Promise

10st 6lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Won a Fontwell handicap (3m, good) for Ryan Potter last May but she's been disappointing since including in two runs for new yard this spring; mark continues to fall but she was pulled up at Taunton last time and has a lot to prove; hood is added and tongue-tie is removed.

12/1

7

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:30 Taunton

Pooleys Promise

10st 5lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

2lb lower than for Ffos Las win (3m, good) for Ryan Potter last May; soft ground might be blamed for two heavy defeats late last year and perhaps she needed the race when unable to justify market prominence on recent stable debut behind two of these over C&D last month; wore cheekpieces last time and also tongue tied today; interesting to see if her backers return.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£9,000 3yo; first foal; dam point winner, closely related to useful bumper/jumps winner All The Answers, half-sister to useful bumper/jumps winner Jameson; trainer has fair bumper strike-rate (9%); worth a market check.
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10

5th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:05 Warwick

Pepper Queen

10st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Soundly beaten in both bumpers and when 125-1 for hurdling debut at Chepstow (2m, good) in March.

100/1

10

5th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:05 Warwick

Pepper Queen

10st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Soundly beaten in both bumpers and when 125-1 for hurdling debut at Chepstow (2m, good) in March.

100/1

7th

7

20th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:30 Chepstow

Pepper Queen

10st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Beat only one home at Ludlow and none at Market Rasen, so brings no form claims from her two bumpers; same stable as Hard Dealt.

40/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam low-grade 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to multiple Listed chase winner Pink Legend; stable 0-17 in bumpers during last five seasons.
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3

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Worcester

Belt Of Venus

11st 4lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Matt Sheppard

Tailed off at Ludlow (good to soft) and Warwick (soft), huge odds on both occasions.

100/1

11th

11

31st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Warwick

Belt Of Venus

10st 9lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

never better than midfield, tailed off

100/1

11th

11

31st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Warwick

Belt Of Venus

10st 9lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

100-1 when trailing home a distant last on good to soft at Ludlow.

100/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 378 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to smart jumper Sandor Clegane; kept on for third (no threat to front pair) in what has turned out to be a fairly good mares' bumper at Warwick (soft) just over a year ago, but not seen again since.
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1st

6

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Mustang Betty

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Beaten in the region of 10l at Warwick (soft) and Plumpton (good to soft) and will need to step up to be more competitive here.

14/1

1st

6

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Mustang Betty

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Beaten in the region of 10l at Warwick (soft) and Plumpton (good to soft) and will need to step up to be more competitive here.

14/1

4th

10

16th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

15:40 Plumpton

Mustang Betty

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Closely related to smart jumper Sandor Clegane; kept on for third (no threat to front pair) in what has turned out to be a fairly good mares' bumper at Warwick (soft) just over a year ago (Chique Angel was fourth); absent since but clearly has ability; wore hood on debut.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.70
Straight Forecast £12.09
Trifecta £21.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Service Minimum

SPOTLIGHT:

Jackie Hobbs

The Star:

Pollyanna's Dream

D Express:

Sharp Glance

WEST COUNTRY:

I Am The Moon

Daily Record:

Pollyanna's Dream

TOPSPEED:

Service Minimum

POSTDATA:

Service Minimum

The Times:

Service Minimum

Telegraph:

Service Minimum

The Guardian:

Service Minimum

Daily Mirror:

Service Minimum

The Sun:

Service Minimum

LAMBOURN:

Jackie Hobbs

Daily Mail:

Jackie Hobbs