April 25 / 20.05 Chepstow

20.05

Good To Soft

Braceys Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 7f 131y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Braceys Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: -88571

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Eighth attempt (fifth over hurdles) when always prominent to get off the mark in a five-runner handicap at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) 15 days ago; 6lb higher today but it looked as if she'd stay.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

5

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Northern Symphonie

10st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Keiran Burke

Eighth attempt (fifth over hurdles) when always prominent to get off the mark in a five-runner handicap at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) 15 days ago; 6lb higher today but it looked as if she'd stay.

3/1

1st

5

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Northern Symphonie

10st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Keiran Burke

Eighth attempt (fifth over hurdles) when always prominent to get off the mark in a five-runner handicap at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) 15 days ago; 6lb higher today but it looked as if she'd stay.

3/1

1st

6

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

15:20 Newton Abbot

Northern Symphonie

11st 6lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Keiran Burke

prominent, jumped right and bumped rival 2nd, chased clear leader before 5th

20/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: -51243

Last run: 228 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Belatedly came good over hurdles with 17l win at Newton Abbot (extended 2m5f, good; 10lb higher today) last July and made the frame on all three starts since (3m2f/2m5f); the latest was her chasing debut in September; should prove highly competitive if she returns on song.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

15:22 Newton Abbot

Dancingontheedge

11st 3lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Bumper winner who was off the mark over hurdles here last July; there wasn't much wrong with her chase debut here (2m5f, soft) in September and she should go on from that following a good comeback against an in-form rival in a Chepstow hurdle (2m7f, good) last month.

5/2

5

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

15:22 Newton Abbot

Dancingontheedge

11st 3lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Bumper winner who was off the mark over hurdles here last July; there wasn't much wrong with her chase debut here (2m5f, soft) in September and she should go on from that following a good comeback against an in-form rival in a Chepstow hurdle (2m7f, good) last month.

5/2

2nd

6

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Dancingontheedge

10st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Belatedly came good over hurdles with 17l win at Newton Abbot (extended 2m5f, good; 10lb higher today) last July and made the frame on all three starts since (3m2f/2m5f); the latest was her chasing debut in September; should prove highly competitive if she returns on song.

5/2

Form: 530492

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Struggled on last month's handicap debut at Exeter (2m7f, good) but, with a tongue-tie added, she registered her best form when second of five under Shane Fenelon over C&D (good) three weeks ago; probably needs extra to win (cheekpieces are added) but that latest run puts her in the picture.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

All Inn Hand

10st 11lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Struggled on last month's handicap debut at Exeter (2m7f, good) but, with a tongue-tie added, she registered her best form when second of five under Shane Fenelon over C&D (good) three weeks ago; probably needs extra to win (cheekpieces are added) but that latest run puts her in the picture.

4/1

Form: -63P35

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 3lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
3-34 overall, with last win in July 2023; third over 3m2f on two of four starts for Rebecca Menzies last May-July and not disgraced 13 days ago for new yard after 265-day absence; others are a bit more persuasive, though.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Bright Sunbird

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

3-34 overall, with last win in July 2023; third over 3m2f on two of four starts for Rebecca Menzies last May-July and not disgraced 13 days ago for new yard after 265-day absence; others are a bit more persuasive, though.

16/1

Form: 321150

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won at Southwell and Sedgefield on her first two attempts at about 2m4f but two backward steps since; tried headgear on latest, which is dispensed with today; now a new trip is given a go.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Jakana

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won at Southwell and Sedgefield on her first two attempts at about 2m4f but two backward steps since; tried headgear on latest, which is dispensed with today; now a new trip is given a go.

9/2

5th

2

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

20:05 Chepstow

Jakana

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won at Southwell and Sedgefield on her first two attempts at about 2m4f but two backward steps since; tried headgear on latest, which is dispensed with today; now a new trip is given a go.

9/2

13th

7

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 1

15:15 Newbury

Jakana

10st 12lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won at Southwell and Sedgefield on her first two attempts at this sort of trip but her clash with Jasmine Bliss and La Pinsonniere at Southwell on latest outing did not go well; headgear goes on, plus 7lb claimer, and big overall improvement is required.

20/1

Non-runners

Florencethemachine, Sweet Magic

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £11.30
Straight Forecast £11.15
Trifecta £24.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Dancingontheedge

TOPSPEED:

Sweet Magic

SPOTLIGHT:

Northern Symphonie

Daily Mail:

Florencethemachine

POSTDATA:

All Inn Hand

The Star:

Northern Symphonie

Daily Record:

Florencethemachine

Telegraph:

Dancingontheedge

D Express:

Dancingontheedge

Daily Mirror:

Dancingontheedge

The Times:

Sweet Magic

The Guardian:

Sweet Magic

The Sun:

Sweet Magic