February 26 / 13.45 Wetherby

13.45

Soft

wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies’ Junior ‘National Hunt’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3812.2
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies’ Junior ‘National Hunt’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1 D

Last run: 99 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beat just the two rivals (Ninna Collina in third) pretty easily on good to soft at Fakenham in November; second run has been a while coming and carries a penalty, but she's totally unexposed.
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12th

8

17th Feb 2026

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:02 Market Rasen

Madame Luna

11st 5lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Three from three over hurdles, best form when winning a mares' novice at Doncaster on reappearance (2m3f, soft; tongue-tie on for first time); further progress likely; leading contender on handicap debut.

11/4

1st

1

26th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Wetherby

Madame Luna

11st 7lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

made all, shaken up after 3 out, ridden and edged left approaching last, kept on well

11/4

1st

3

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:30 Fakenham

Madame Luna

11st 0lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Fourth foal; half-sister to German 1m2f/1m3f winner Madamchen; dam unraced half-sister to German 1m4f Flat and French 2m2f Listed hurdle winner Madame Moonie, is granddaughter of German 6f 2yo Listed winner; yard very much on the up and it would be no surprise were she good enough to get off to a winning start.

7/4

33/1

  • Place: £10.60

Form: 837

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best run was the middle one at Ludlow but even then she was about 6l behind Ninna Collina; others preferred.
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3rd

4

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:30 Hexham

Highbury Hill

11st 10lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Nigel Hawke

Off the mark at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) in January; inconsistent, however, and she was tailed off when tried over 3m at Doncaster on latest outing, despite the stamina in her family; connections turn to 7lb claimer.

8/1

5th

2

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

15:57 Doncaster

Highbury Hill

11st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Third of 16 at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) in November on second handicap start and bounced back from lesser run to win at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last month; has also shown promise elsewhere; her useful dam stayed 3m and is related to stayers and she could have more to offer now up in trip.

9/1

1st

5

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

13:00 Chepstow

Highbury Hill

11st 12lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Two good efforts in the autumn included a close third of 11 finishers to Crossbeau over C&D (good to soft) but she finished remote at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft; has acted on that surface) in December; needs to return to earlier level.

12/1

Form: 32

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Reportedly lost a shoe when beaten 11l by Madame Luna first time out at Fakenham and ran better to be second at Ludlow (good to soft) just before Christmas; unlikely to be far away.
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6

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:12 Hereford

Ninna Collina

11st 3lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Had four runs over hurdles and wasn't beaten far in any of them, on ground from soft to good; unlikely to be far away.

5/1

3rd

8

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Ninna Collina

10st 12lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

in touch with leaders, went third before 2 out, kept on from last, not pace to challenge

11/2

3rd

8

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Ninna Collina

10st 12lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

in touch with leaders, went third before 2 out, kept on from last, not pace to challenge

11/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 30,000euros as a yearling; fourth foal; dam French 2m1f hurdle/2m3f chase winner, sister to useful French winners Still Loving You (1m3f AQPS Flat and 2m1f-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Toi Et Le Soleil (13.5f AQPS Flat and 2m1f-2m2f hurdle/chase); in a top yard so the betting should be informative.
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5th

2

20th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:22 Ffos Las

La Belle Argentee

11st 11lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Few positives to take from her first three handicaps (2m-2m4f), the latest on first run since leaving Dan Skelton; had a wind operation.

8/1

5th

3

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:03 Ffos Las

La Belle Argentee

11st 10lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Showed some ability initially over hurdles but failed to cut any ice in her two handicaps (2m and near 2m4f, soft); same owners but she's now left Dan Skelton and tries tongue-tie and cheekpieces both for first time.

25/1

5th

4

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

12:50 Huntingdon

La Belle Argentee

11st 10lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

Hasn't cut much ice in two starts since handicapping but this Skelton mare may still do better; market support should be noted.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal out of a 2m hurdle winner and sister to useful bumper/2m-3m hurdle winner Anythingforlove, from the family of Gold Cup winner Sizing John; needs checking in the market.
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8th

6

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

Livingonaprayer

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Won mares' novice races at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) and Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft) before pulling up when 18-1 for a Listed event at Doncaster (3m, soft); beaten too far out to blame the longer trip but it was a miserable day in South Yorkshire and plenty of horses underperformed on that card; could be given another chance.

14/1

7

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

13:25 Doncaster

Livingonaprayer

11st 0lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Jamie Snowden

Unbeaten this season after mares' novice wins at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) and Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft), and the latter piece of form has worked out well; deserves a crack at this level and pedigree offers plenty of optimism for this longer trip; respected.

15/2

1st

6

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:20 Huntingdon

Livingonaprayer

10st 13lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Jamie Snowden

Out of a half-sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John; made low-key debut when fifth of seven in junior hurdle at Wetherby (2m, soft) in February but wasn't beaten far and is open to improvement.

11/2

Form: 20

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
The ground was good when second at Doncaster a repeat of that would see her bang there, but her soft-ground run at Cheltenham was a backward step for all that it came at Listed level; hard to rule out nonetheless.
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6th

3

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

15:00 Hexham

Roses Dart

11st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Michael & David Easterby

Well beaten in first two handicaps (2m4f, soft/heavy) but combination of better ground and first-time tongue-tie enabled significant improvement at Market Rasen (2m2f, good to soft) last month, where she kept on too strongly for the odds-on favourite; further progress is possible.

7/2

1st

1

15th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

15:32 Market Rasen

Roses Dart

12st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Michael & David Easterby

Has struggled badly in three starts on soft/heavy since finishing third of 12 in a mares' maiden hurdle at Wetherby (1m4f, good) a year ago; could be interesting if the ground dries out with a tongue-tie given a go.

14/1

7th

5

27th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

15:00 Newcastle

Roses Dart

11st 5lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Michael & David Easterby

Signs of promise in a bumper and maiden hurdle; still early days but she was tailed off on handicap debut at Carlisle in November (2m4f, soft; 12-1) and needs to be an entirely different proposition this afternoon.

25/1

Form: 55

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both runs on soft ground, beaten 16l here on debut and then a lot further than that at Haydock; others have shown plenty more.
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5

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Wetherby

Mystical Martika

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Soundly beaten at Kelso (2m5f, good to soft) in November in her sole handicap and same story in Hexham novice (2m, heavy) in December; this lightly raced 5yo is in good hands and today's trip, on better ground than last time, could prove to be a good fit; not discounted.

12/1

8

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

14:10 Hexham

Mystical Martika

10st 6lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Not disgraced on bumper debut last December and had excuses for both subsequent hurdling defeats but returns from seven-month absence here and stable has much more obvious chance with Spadestep.

33/1

5

26th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Wetherby

Mystical Martika

11st 0lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent on outer, took keen hold early, lost ground from 4th, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up before last

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £74.20
Straight Forecast £66.20
Trifecta £269.50

Selections

The Times:

La Belle Argentee

SPOTLIGHT:

Madame Luna

The Guardian:

Ninna Collina

D Express:

Livingonaprayer

POSTDATA:

Highbury Hill

Telegraph:

La Belle Argentee

Daily Mail:

La Belle Argentee

The Star:

La Belle Argentee

Daily Record:

La Belle Argentee

The Sun:

Ninna Collina

LAMBOURN:

Madame Luna

Daily Mirror:

Madame Luna