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SoftFancave Cheltenham Preview Here 6th March Mares’ Open NH Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB)
- Prize money: £8977.7
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 2
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/4 (Won)
Form: 23
Last run: 84 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 1 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Did well in bumpers and came good at the second attempt over hurdles at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) in December; bettered that form when second at Wincanton (2m5f, heavy) in January; unable to make an impact in the EBF mares' final (handicap) at Newbury last month but bold show looks assured back in a novice. |
6/5 |
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6th 6 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Did well in bumpers and going the right way over hurdles, on last two starts winning at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) and second at Wincanton (2m5f, heavy); needs further progress in this good race for handicap debut. |
5/1 |
11/1
Form: 16 D
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 4 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Best form has been in bumpers, the pick on soft ground when ahead of Roses All The Way; beaten about 6l in two novice hurdles so her turn will come; respected. |
7/2 |
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5 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
First and second in two of her four bumpers, finishing behind Getawhisky in the last at Aintree; came up about 7l short when a shade of odds-on for hurdling debut at Newton Abbot; should be all the sharper for that run. |
8/1 |
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4th 3 |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Readily won Ffos Las bumper (good to soft) on debut last November and bettered that form when close second in Class 2 race at Warwick (soft) in February; well beaten in Aintree festival Grade 2 in April but in much calmer waters for this hurdle debut and commands respect. |
11/4 |
4/1
Form: 22
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Listed form in bumpers and over hurdles; didn't have to improve to win at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft; odds-on) and came up short under a penalty at Ayr (first-time cheekpieces); should give her running and entitled to be involved. |
15/8 |
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2nd 2 |
6th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Has Listed form in bumpers and over hurdles; probably didn't show improvement in justifying favouritism in weak maiden at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft) last time but may build on that win; respected, assuming she takes to first-time headgear. |
11/4 |
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1st 3 |
15th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 171y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Distant fourth at Uttoxeter when back down in class last time; otherwise holds leading claims on the pick of her bare figures, including at Listed level, in bumpers and over hurdles. |
13/8 |
15/2
Form: 4
Last run: 73 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 5 |
9th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
First foal of a useful jumps winner for her connections; duly showed some promise in bumpers; hasn't fared so well in maiden/novice hurdles but looks the type to improve sharply now qualified for handicaps; interesting. |
3/1 |
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11 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Hinted at a future in bumpers but weak in the betting for both runs over hurdles and hasn't featured; might be one for handicaps. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 1- D
Last run: 328 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 16 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
Bumper winner who was runner-up on her first two hurdle starts (2m/2m1f, soft/good to soft); disappointing favourite at Hereford (2m, soft) since but she failed to settle and was hampered a couple of times; retains potential and she's not ruled out each-way on handicap debut. |
33/1 |
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6th 7 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Bumper winner for Laura Morgan in 2024 (2m, soft); runner-up on both runs over hurdles, last time finishing a long way clear of the remainder at Newcastle (2m, good to soft); should go well again. |
7/4 |
9/1
Form: 5
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Filly
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5 |
31st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
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 |
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2 |
19th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
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 |
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1st 1 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
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 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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11 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Joined Suzy Smith after winning slow-ground Irish point in February 2024 but was not seen again until underwhelming bumper run one year later and has been off for another 257 days since. |
33/1 |
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7th 4 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 82
Last run: 64 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Gently progressive in class 5 handicaps of late, again travelling well in posting a near-2l second at Taunton latest (2m3f, heavy); respected accordingly, but more needed up in class against in-form rivals. |
6/1 |
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2nd 5 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Unexposed 7yo who travelled strongly for a long way when third of 11 on handicap debut at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) on Thursday; big player if in similar form here. |
5/2 |
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3rd 4 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Runner-up in soft-ground bumper at Exeter bumper last December but down the field in three hurdle races, including when tailed off at Exeter (2m, heavy) last month; still unexposed but she needs a transformation upped in trip on handicap debut. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Mare
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8th 6 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Soundly beaten when 40-1 for debut at Warwick (soft) in February; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
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8th 6 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Soundly beaten when 40-1 for debut at Warwick (soft) in February; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
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9th 6 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
held up in rear |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Mare
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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5 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Now 9lb lower than when going close over hurdles at Plumpton (2m, soft) in January but was safely held in both chases this spring (2m3f/2m), and cheekpieces didn't appear to help much when used once previously. |
33/1 |
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3rd 2 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
0-7 over hurdles though reaching the frame on three starts at Plumpton this year, all over 2m; made an underwhelming switch to fences last month at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) trailing in last of the five finishers; needs to raise her game. |
20/1 |
11/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Mare
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Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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2nd 3 |
13th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Maiden who is not living up to her pedigree but seemed to enjoy front-running role and ran best race yet when clear second of ten in Worcester handicap chase (2m, good) 12 days ago; must be considered after that effort. |
9/4 |
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2nd 10 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Modest maiden hurdler; yet to offer much in two runs in this sphere, hooded when a well-held third of four in 2m4f handicap here 25 days ago; lots more is required from 2lb out of the handicap. |
10/1 |
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3rd 4 |
6th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Well-bred mare; kept on for a respectable third on handicap hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) last month and shaped reasonably well on chase debut at Stratford (2m1f, good to firm) where she jumped soundly; pedigree suggests this longer trip should suit and a first-time hood may also eke out a little more, now eased 2lb. |
8/1 |
100/1
Form: 9-
Last run: 290 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Well beaten in all three bumpers, most recently in race won by Betty's Daisy here last February; makes no appeal on hurdle debut. |
250/1 |
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7th 3 |
21st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Tailed off in her first two races, the latest here on soft ground (150-1). |
100/1 |
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12th 3 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
midfield, dropped to rear and ridden 5f out, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off |
100/1 |
6/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 1 |
14th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
£105,000 3yo and closely related to connections' Flat and smart jumps winner Quel Destin; made a very underwhelming start when also tongue tied at Warwick in February, trailing home a tailed-off last; the ground was soft so at least faces different conditions now. |
8/1 |
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5th 1 |
14th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
£105,000 3yo and closely related to connections' Flat and smart jumps winner Quel Destin; made a very underwhelming start when also tongue tied at Warwick in February, trailing home a tailed-off last; the ground was soft so at least faces different conditions now. |
8/1 |
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13th 5 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
raced wide, in touch with leaders, lost position and cajoled along 6f out |
6/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £15.06 |
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Strong RunThe Sun:
Roses All The WayDaily Mail:
Doctor MinaThe Star:
Madame La PapillonDaily Record:
Roses All The Way