March 26 / 17.17 Hereford

17.17

Good

Ladies Evening With Abba 9th May Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 53y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Ladies Evening With Abba 9th May Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran well in defeat on his three starts in Irish maiden points (3m, soft/yielding) and changed hands for £28,000 in December; makes bumper debut with new yard in fine form and he could play a leading role.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

30th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:27 Ludlow

Jimbo Sport

11st 7lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Bumper winner who wasn't overly pressed to justify favouritism in a 2m1f maiden at Newcastle last month (good to soft; has won on good) and looks sure to put up another bold show under a penalty.

9/4

1st

6

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:05 Newcastle

Jimbo Sport

11st 7lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

In the frame in three points before making all in Hereford bumper in March; held in two hurdle runs at Kempton (2m, good) since but he went close in the first one and his latest third was behind a smart prospect on Boxing Day; sets a fair standard on that latest effort and he's a big player for in-form yard.

5/4

1st

2

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Jimbo Sport

11st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Ran well in defeat on his three starts in Irish maiden points (3m, soft/yielding) and changed hands for £28,000 in December; makes bumper debut with new yard in fine form and he could play a leading role.

13/8

9/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 9

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
9-2, beaten just over 10l when ninth of 12 on last month's debut at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft); however, that gives him something to build on and he's open to plenty of improvement for his top yard; a hood goes on.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

8

4th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

19:18 Bellewstown

Soldier Saint

11st 3lb

J: Jordan Canavan

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Placed in a bumper for Nicky Henderson; nothing in four runs for Noel Kelly; has shown improvement in recent starts and continues to slide down the weights; each-way contender.

20/1

8th

6

9th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 157y

19:00 Sligo

Soldier Saint

11st 5lb

J: Jordan Canavan

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Placed in a bumper for Nicky Henderson; has shown improvement over longer distances in his two most recent races; return to shorter trip is a concern.

10/1

4th

4

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Soldier Saint

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Placed in a bumper for Nicky Henderson; best effort yet for this yard an 11l fifth of 15 at Clonmel (19.5f, gd-yld) latest; this trip might suit on that evidence and O'Keefe up now; interesting.

11/1

Form: 9

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on recent debut at Sandown (2m, good to soft) but she was nibbled into 20-1 in that Listed mares' bumper; drops in grade today and has a useful pedigree; not ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

7

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:58 Warwick

Gower Spirit

11st 1lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Won Uttoxeter maiden (2m4f, heavy) in November and has also shown promise in some handicaps subsequently; however, well beaten at Hereford (2m, good) recently and there is a question mark about the forecast good ground.

9/1

8th

3

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:37 Hereford

Gower Spirit

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Matt Sheppard

Got off the mark at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in November and comes here in good nick, scuppered by a late blunder when fourth of ten in 2m3f handicap hurdle at Taunton 23 days ago; she must enter calculations eased 1lb.

4/1

4th

1

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

Gower Spirit

12st 0lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Goes well in the mud, including a 2m4f mares' maiden success on heavy at Uttoxeter in November; runner-up in soft-ground handicaps over the extended 2m3f at Hereford on her last two outings; ought to be in the mix again.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
25,000euros 2yo, £65,000 3yo; sixth foal; closely related to useful jumper Emir Sacree, half-brother to two winners; dam unraced half-sister to outstanding 2m chaser Sprinter Sacre; wears a hood on debut; stable has modest strike-rate in bumpers and he may be one for further down the line.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

2

7th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:17 Perth

King Sacre

11st 12lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Runner-up in his first handicap (on good) and then made all the running on soft ground at Hexham, beating Scots Poet by some 17l; raised 9lb for that but he's far from exposed.

5/2

1st

1

9th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

18:15 Hexham

King Sacre

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Unexposed; showed improved form on handicap debut when second at Sedgefield last time (2m1f, good); further progress likely; a possible.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
14,000euros yearling; third foal; dam unraced sister to high-class bumper and 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Ballycasey; trainer has done well in bumpers this season and it will be no surprise to see a good run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

7

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Out The Mist

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Tom Weston

14,000euros yearling; third foal; dam unraced sister to high-class bumper and 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Ballycasey; trainer has done well in bumpers this season and it will be no surprise to see a good run.

6/1

Form:

Last run: 125 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in November in a tongue-tie having had wind surgery, and was tailed off at 25-1; however, she's with a respected trainer and there's potential in her pedigree, and she should be capable of much better at some stage.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Good Buy Dolly

10st 9lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in November in a tongue-tie having had wind surgery, and was tailed off at 25-1; however, she's with a respected trainer and there's potential in her pedigree, and she should be capable of much better at some stage.

14/1

11th

9

21st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:31 Warwick

Good Buy Dolly

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

in rear

14/1

Non-runners

Gimarias

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.80
Straight Forecast £3.47
Trifecta £16.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jimbo Sport

RP RATINGS:

Soldier Saint

D Express:

Out The Mist

The Times:

King Sacre

The Star:

Out The Mist

POSTDATA:

Soldier Saint

LAMBOURN:

Soldier Saint

Daily Mirror:

Soldier Saint

The Sun:

Soldier Saint

WEST COUNTRY:

Jimbo Sport

Telegraph:

Jimbo Sport

The Guardian:

Jimbo Sport

Daily Mail:

Jimbo Sport

Daily Record:

Jimbo Sport