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SoftWeatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB)
- Prize money: £42712.5
- 2m 3f 173y
- Class 1
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/2
Form: 11 D
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 201y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Lightly raced 6yo mare seen mostly on soft or heavy, including for her three wins; unseated on chase debut but fourth at Newbury (2m6f, good) next time was satisfactory and she built on that in a major way at same track (extended 2m7f, heavy) one month ago, careering 14l clear late on; up 10lb and in trip, but a move away from such testing ground looks the chief worry. |
20/1 |
|
1st 8 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Novice Listed winner over hurdles last winter (2m3f, heavy); unseated on chase debut but ran well to be fourth here (2m6f) in December this term when Captain Bellamy was runner-up; there were no excuses, other than jumping slightly to her right on occasions. |
12/1 |
|
16 |
4th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Drew 15l clear to win Listed mares' race at Haydock (2m3f, heavy) in December, on second hurdling start, but disappointing favourite in Sandown Grade 2 for mares (2m4f, soft) in February and it's hard to tell whether today's different trip-and-ground combination will suit. |
40/1 |
11/2
Form: 411-21
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
20th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 54y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
2-2 on heavy going; unseated on chase debut in November and her jumping lacked fluency when second of three in Listed mares' novice at Warwick (2m4f) next time; appeared to step up when winning a two-runner beginners' chase at Doncaster (upped to 3m, good) latest, finding a fine leap at the last and keeping on well to make all; should have more to offer. |
9/4 |
|
1st 1 |
29th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
All six starts on soft/heavy ground; this two-time bumper winner (including here) scored easily at Ffos Las (2m) in December on her second hurdle start before a creditable third of five in a Grade 2 mares' novice at Sandown (2m4f) last month; has potential off her opening mark, if conditions suit. |
3/1 |
5/2
Form: 11-112 D
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 100y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Won Grade 2 novice hurdle at Sandown (2m4f, soft) last February and scored at Exeter (2m1f, heavy) in December on second chase start; reverted to hurdles with all-the-way Listed win at Warwick (2m5f, heavy) last month; also effective on good/good to soft; half-sister to a 2m7f winner and there's every chance she'll stay this far; leading claims if seeing it out. |
15/8 |
|
1st 2 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 5y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Grade 2 winner as a novice but is held by Jubilee Alpha on last season's clashes with that mare; this campaign started very promisingly over fences and was let down by her jumping when below par last time at Windsor; can't afford to be at all off her game on this return to hurdling if she's to scare Jubilee Alpha. |
3/1 |
|
5th 2 |
16th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 42y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Progressive mare whose overall record is 6-9; beat Bluey by nearly 5l, admittedly in receipt of 6lb, at Exeter (2m1f, heavy; jumped left; second chase attempt) most recently; form over 2m4f features a Grade 2 hurdle win (soft); respected on handicap debut, the way she's going. |
11/4 |
11/4
Form: 212
Last run: 88 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Well-bred bumper winner was set a stiff task on hurdles debut in a Grade 2 mares' hurdle at Sandown (2m4f, soft) and came up short; off since but will like this ground and this obviously a lot easier; greatly respected. |
3/1 |
|
4 |
13th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 173y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Thrown into a tough race for her hurdle debut but she's from a top Irish yard and showed lots of promise in bumpers, winning at Punchestown (2m, good) in October before a creditable Listed second at Navan (2m, yielding); this half-sister to 2m4f/3m1f Grade 1 chase winner Spillane's Tower could relish the step up in trip and she's firmly in calculations. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
17th Nov 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
raced in second |
11/4 |
7/1
Form: 171
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Probably needed run when only fourth to Dream On Baby on return and she returned to her best when a rallying third in Listed race at Sandown (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; should be well suited by this step up to 3m+ and she won't be inconvenienced by rain-softened ground; still unexposed. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 13 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Made a winning start over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January; posted a useful effort when just denied in a Grade 2 at Sandown following month; beaten at long odds-on at Ayr last time; this is highly ambitious against that background. |
50/1 |
|
2nd 13 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Made a winning start over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January; posted a useful effort when just denied in a Grade 2 at Sandown following month; beaten at long odds-on at Ayr last time; this is highly ambitious against that background. |
50/1 |
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