March 19 / 17.12 Huntingdon

17.12

Good

Weatherbys Scientific Fillies’ ‘Junior’ National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2178.4
  • 1m 7f 171y
  • Class 5
  • 12 runners
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Weatherbys Scientific Fillies’ ‘Junior’ National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 23 BF

Last run: 91 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Had Crystal Spring behind when second at Stratford (good to soft) and ran to a similar level at Newbury (soft); hood now added and interesting that she's been sent off favourite for both her runs; may have more to offer.
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2nd

5

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:30 Uttoxeter

Ride Like A Girl

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

First run after wind surgery and in a new tongue-tie when cosily justifying favouritism in a 2m handicap at Huntingdon (good to firm; second a winner since); has good form claims for last year's winning yard.

5/4

1st

1

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

19:00 Huntingdon

Ride Like A Girl

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Managed only fourth of eight when warm favourite for handicap debut at Hereford (2m, good) in November and not seen since but had wind surgery in March and is now fitted with a tongue-tie; hood removed; probably still has potential.

7/2

7

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:12 Hereford

Ride Like A Girl

11st 3lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Hooded for bumper win but not when third behind respected opposition on hurdling debut (2m, good); would have been closer without a mistake or two; every chance.

15/8

8/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; closely related to 2m Flat (RPR 72) and 2m3f-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Gyenyame; market should be helpful.
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3rd

11

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Worcester

Amber Waves

10st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

From a Flat family but is closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Gyenyame; runner-up in two good-ground Huntingdon bumpers towards end of last season and can play another big role on this hurdling debut.

9/2

2nd

9

19th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:24 Huntingdon

Amber Waves

10st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

in touch with leaders, chased clear leader 2f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong

9/2

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam 2m5f/3m hurdle winner, sister to useful winners William H Bonney (2m hurdle), West Cork (2m hurdle), Tiqris (2m hurdle) and Midnight Maestro (bumper/2m-3m1f hurdle/chase); nice pedigree and very much one to note in the betting with her yard doubly represented.
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2nd

1

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Kittys Glance

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Three runs after wind surgery and all the better for it; maiden winner in March and just over a length off the winner on handicap debut at Worcester 22 days ago (2m4f, good); solid.

15/8

3rd

5

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

20:53 Worcester

Kittys Glance

11st 7lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Underwent wind surgery before landing 2m4f maiden at Huntingdon (first-time hood) in March; not discredited under a 7lb penalty when second of five in 2m4f Hereford novice 30 days ago; she may do better still now going into handicaps with few miles on the clock.

7/1

2nd

1

12th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

15:38 Hereford

Kittys Glance

11st 7lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Following wind surgery she settled better in a first-time hood (retained) to win at Huntingdon in March on her second hurdle start (2m3f, good; bled from the nose); carries a penalty today but her pedigree provides optimism that she will continue to progress.

13/8

Form: 2

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
The dam won a bumper for Lucy Wadham and this filly might do likewise after an encouraging debut at Market Rasen (good to soft) where her inexperience was evident; considered.
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3rd

11

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 1

15:00 Newbury

Shotgun Shirley

10st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Progressed well in bumpers and ran encouragingly behind Betty's Daisy and Edith Pelham when fourth of 16 at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) on second start over hurdles; she was much further behind Edith Pelham at Southwell 19 days ago, but these are early days for this handicap debutante.

20/1

4th

6

2nd Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:45 Southwell

Shotgun Shirley

11st 2lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Bumper progress culminated in a good effort at Listed level; ran encouragingly, one place behind Edith Pelham, at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) in the latest of two attempts over hurdles; bred to rate higher still and warrants respect.

11/4

Form: 63

Last run: 109 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Patiently ridden when third at Doncaster (good) in late November, beaten only 3l behind Merely A Detail; that form could have worked out better but she's in the mix with further progress likely.
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7

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Crystal Spring

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Clear second on hurdling debut at Fakenham in May and again ran well when third at Uttoxeter (also 2m4f, good) later that month, albeit she seemed to lack a change of gear before staying on in the closing stages; can make her presence felt here.

3/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:13 Uttoxeter

Crystal Spring

10st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Stuart Edmunds

From a good family; placed in one of her bumper starts; clear second at Fakenham (2m4f) on the switch to hurdles and may build on that effort; one of the main contenders on form.

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Eighth foal; sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Canoodle and half-sister to winners Filanderer (bumper and 2m3f/2m4f chase), Stuti (bumper) and Trigger Point (AW bumper); dam well held in bumpers, half-sister to Champion Hurdle runner-up Marble Arch; trainer knows the family like the back of his hand; respected.
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10th

3

(6)

8th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 3

18:38 Kempton (AW)

Skittish

9st 13lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Hughie Morrison

Stimulation filly; fair form at best shown in her three bumpers in 2025; blinkers go on for her belated Flat debut though after six months off the track.

66/1

8

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:50 Sedgefield

Skittish

11st 1lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Hughie Morrison

12-1, hinted at promise when a never-dangerous debut sixth of 12 in bumper at Huntingdon (good to soft) in March; this daughter of Stimulation can build on it here; possibilities.

9/1

6th

12

19th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:12 Huntingdon

Skittish

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Hughie Morrison

took keen hold, midfield

15/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to 6f-1m1f winner Coins Cross (RPR 87); unraced dam out of 1m2f winning half-sister to Listed-placed 10.5f winner Mighty Isis; yard 0-19 in bumpers recent seasons and she's not the percentage call.
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14

27th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

18:15 Hexham

Miz Klimt

10st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Poor maiden hurdler on balance who unseated her rider at the first in 2m6f Stratford handicap nine days ago; others appeal more.

50/1

8

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:27 Stratford

Miz Klimt

10st 11lb

J: Sean Grantham

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three Uttoxeter novice hurdles (2m-2m4f) this season; has more realistic chance to get competitive in this handicap but still needs to take a big step forward.

25/1

10

25th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:02 Uttoxeter

Miz Klimt

10st 5lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Not far away in two of her runs but the form lacks substance; 250-1 when well beaten here last month.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal out of a 2m4f-2m5f hurdle winner from the family of useful jumpers Black Hercules and The Edgar Wallace; stable has had a number of newcomers run well this season, including a winner at Chepstow on Sunday; respected with Sean Bowen booked.
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8th

13

19th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:12 Huntingdon

Tullow Troop

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Tom Weston

prominent

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eleventh foal; half-sister to six winners including Warriors Tale (smart 2m4f-3m hurdle/chase), Elkstone (2m4f-3m chase), Samarquand (bumper/2m5f hurdle), Samazul (bumper/2m2f chase) and Flying Sara (bumper); dam French 1m/1m3f winner; one of two newcomers for Alan King.
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7

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

And She Was

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Lightly raced but allowed to go off at 50-1 on handicap debut in January (2m, good to soft) and was pulled up; hard to be confident.

25/1

4

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

12:18 Market Rasen

And She Was

11st 11lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alan King

Well beaten (bled from the nose) on penultimate outing but showed ability in her other two qualifying races, more recently when fourth in race won easily by 1-25 favourite; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth but she's open to improvement in handicaps.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 107 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Penalised for her successful good-ground debut at Doncaster; hasn't built on that and again raced freely when tried in a hood at Catterick; no headgear this time and looks vulnerable.
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1st

8

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

14:20 Worcester

Merely A Detail

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Toby Bulgin

Fair bumper winner; yet to add to that over hurdles but she has made the frame on all her six runs, a non-staying fourth in 2m4f Fakenham novice in May on latest; needs considering back in trip for her chasing debut.

10/1

4th

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

15:28 Fakenham

Merely A Detail

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Toby Bulgin

Good-ground bumper winner who has made the frame on all five hurdling starts, most recently when third of 13 (just behind Lady Kara) in Stratford maiden (2m, good) a fortnight ago; her tendency to race too freely remains a nagging concern but she's a contender if her stamina holds out over this new trip.

8/1

3rd

7

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

13:58 Stratford

Merely A Detail

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Toby Bulgin

Good-ground bumper winner who has made the frame on all four hurdling starts; managed only fourth of six on handicap debut at Fakenham (2m, soft) in December but the forecast faster ground here ought to suit better; shortlisted.

9/2

50/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eleventh foal; closely related to 2m hurdle winners Joseph Conrad and Limetree Boy, half-sister to a bumper winner and a point winner; stable 1-24 in bumpers during last five seasons; likely best watched.
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3

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:12 Hereford

Indigo Blu

11st 3lb

J: James Davies

T: Jo Davis

Reportedly made a noise when tailed off in a good-ground bumper at Huntingdon (16-1) and has since had wind surgery (also tongue tied here); likely best watched.

20/1

11th

6

19th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

17:12 Huntingdon

Indigo Blu

11st 0lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Jo Davis

took keen hold, towards rear

50/1

Form: 78

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-oriented yard but there's a winning hurdler in the family; ran to a modest level first time out and was then tailed off here two months ago; had wind surgery and a hood is added to the tongue-tie worn for both her races.
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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

Non-runners

Night Burlesque

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £55.00
Straight Forecast £53.39
Trifecta £273.10

Selections

Telegraph:

Shotgun Shirley

RP RATINGS:

Ride Like A Girl

SPOTLIGHT:

Tullow Troop

The Times:

Skittish

D Express:

Skittish

The Guardian:

Shotgun Shirley

Daily Mirror:

Shotgun Shirley

Daily Record:

Shotgun Shirley

The Sun:

Tullow Troop

The Star:

Tullow Troop

POSTDATA:

Ride Like A Girl

LAMBOURN:

Ride Like A Girl

Daily Mail:

Ride Like A Girl