February 16 / 14.30 Musselburgh

14.30

Good To Soft

Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £3812.2
  • 2m 3f 171y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 577824

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
0-7 but the way she's kept on to make the frame over 2m at Ayr the last twice (soft) suggests this step up in trip is well worth exploring, and it could eke out some improvement; may be involved.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:22 Perth

Lizzie Luna

10st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Suited by 2m4f at Musselburgh (good to soft) in February, when the cause looked lost but she kept on gamely to beat a subsequent winner, leading near the line; disappointing when pulled up over 2m next time, considering she'd run well over the trip in January; remains of interest back at 2m4f.

14/1

7

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:22 Perth

Lizzie Luna

10st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Suited by 2m4f at Musselburgh (good to soft) in February, when the cause looked lost but she kept on gamely to beat a subsequent winner, leading near the line; disappointing when pulled up over 2m next time, considering she'd run well over the trip in January; remains of interest back at 2m4f.

14/1

12

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

15:00 Kelso

Lizzie Luna

10st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Built upon previous promise to win on handicap debut at Musselburgh last month; appeared to benefit from step up to 2m4f (good to soft) on that occasion but this unexposed 5yo is not ruled out back down in trip.

11/1

15/8

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 145

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
6l win in bumper at Tipperary (2m2f, yielding) last May; based on that promise, better could have been expected this winter on her first two hurdle starts, but she was a fair fifth at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) last time in what looked a better race than this and she's a leading player.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

13:50 Plumpton

Jasmine DAiry

11st 4lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Harry Derham

Bumper winner; front-runner who races with the choke out but has still finished runner-up the last twice, latterly behind a well-backed winner in a 2m4f handicap at Ffos Las (good to soft); this looks easier and Plumpton should suit her running style.

Evs

1st

3

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

13:50 Plumpton

Jasmine DAiry

11st 4lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Harry Derham

Bumper winner; front-runner who races with the choke out but has still finished runner-up the last twice, latterly behind a well-backed winner in a 2m4f handicap at Ffos Las (good to soft); this looks easier and Plumpton should suit her running style.

Evs

2nd

2

6th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Ffos Las

Jasmine DAiry

11st 11lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Bumper winner; fair efforts on her three runs over hurdles, last time finishing runner-up in a mares' maiden at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft; pulled hard, not jump fluently); better than that latest run; chance on handicap debut.

6/4

Form: 344322 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who is 0-8 over hurdles but has finished a close second the last twice (2m3f/2m4f, good/soft) and might not be far away.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

6

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:55 Cartmel

Vanilla Dancer

11st 8lb

J: William Maggs

T: Chris Grant

Yet to score over hurdles and she was tongue tied when a below-par third in 2m4f novice at Sedgefield 13 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back though.

13/2

7th

6

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:55 Cartmel

Vanilla Dancer

11st 8lb

J: William Maggs

T: Chris Grant

Yet to score over hurdles and she was tongue tied when a below-par third in 2m4f novice at Sedgefield 13 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back though.

13/2

3rd

4

13th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

18:10 Sedgefield

Vanilla Dancer

10st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

prominent, weakened after 2 out

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: 27 BF

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very disappointing at Uttoxeter (2m6f, soft) in December but reportedly made a respiratory noise and she's since had wind surgery; prior to that she was second on her hurdle debut at Carlisle (2m4f, good to soft) and she can be in the mix if rediscovering that promise.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

7

9th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

15:30 Carlisle

Dazzlelikethis

10st 13lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Showed no obvious benefit for wind surgery last time but this mare has cheekpieces added for her handicap debut and the yard is respected.

15/2

Form: 104

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point (3m, heavy) and bumper (2m, good) winner who was a fair fourth of six on hurdle debut at Hexham (2m, soft), rallying late on; this step up in trip looks the right move and she's respected in a first-time tongue-tie.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

15th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:21 Perth

Hay Meadow

12st 0lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Point winner (3m, heavy); won a bumper here in September and off the mark over hurdles in a mares' novice at Ayr in March (2m4f, good); ran well over C&D on handicap debut last month (good to soft; unseated rider after the last when disputing the lead); up 4lb; chance.

3/1

1

15th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:21 Perth

Hay Meadow

12st 0lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Point winner (3m, heavy); won a bumper here in September and off the mark over hurdles in a mares' novice at Ayr in March (2m4f, good); ran well over C&D on handicap debut last month (good to soft; unseated rider after the last when disputing the lead); up 4lb; chance.

3/1

5

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:22 Perth

Hay Meadow

11st 5lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Irish point winner who's since won a course bumper (good) and an Ayr novice hurdle (2m4f, soft), overturning the hot but below-par favourite (who ran a cracker in a Grade 1 since) on the latter occasion; versatile ground-wise and he's an interesting newcomer to handicaps.

7/2

66/1

Form: 35P6

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair third on debut in bumper at Perth last August but her form has gone the wrong way since and she's struggled on both hurdle starts.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

3

16th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

14:30 Musselburgh

Ghidora

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adam Nicol

Fair third on debut in bumper at Perth last August but her form has gone the wrong way since and she's struggled on both hurdle starts.

66/1

6th

4

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:40 Sedgefield

Ghidora

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adam Nicol

Showed some ability in her two bumpers (both on good ground) but pulled up at 150-1 on last month's hurdle debut at Catterick (1m7f, good); now wears a hood; hard to fancy after that latest run.

66/1

6th

4

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:40 Sedgefield

Ghidora

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adam Nicol

Showed some ability in her two bumpers (both on good ground) but pulled up at 150-1 on last month's hurdle debut at Catterick (1m7f, good); now wears a hood; hard to fancy after that latest run.

66/1

Form: -43723

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in a Grade 3 3yo hurdle in France last spring (2m1f, very soft); yet to match that form in Britain but has finished placed the last twice (2m/1m7f, good to soft/heavy) and the time could be right for this step up in trip; possible contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

8

16th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

14:30 Musselburgh

Irisante

10st 5lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Made the frame in a Grade 3 3yo hurdle in France last spring (2m1f, very soft); yet to match that form in Britain but has finished placed the last twice (2m/1m7f, good to soft/heavy) and the time could be right for this step up in trip; possible contender.

13/2

3rd

8

21st Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:50 Leicester

Irisante

10st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: D J Jeffreys

Third in Grade 2 3yo fillies' hurdle at Auteuil (2m1f, very soft) last May; unable to replicate that form on her two British starts but ran okay at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) last month and could benefit from today's softer ground; not discounted.

7/2

Non-runners

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+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £28.50
Straight Forecast £25.54
Trifecta £107.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jasmine d'Airy

The Times:

Hay Meadow

Daily Mirror:

Dazzlelikethis

RP RATINGS:

Irisante

Daily Record:

Vanilla Dancer

Telegraph:

Hay Meadow

The Sun:

Hay Meadow

POSTDATA:

Jasmine d'Airy

D Express:

Jasmine d'Airy

The Star:

Jasmine d'Airy