July 02 / 15.15 Worcester

15.15

Good

Blackmores Building Contractors Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Blackmores Building Contractors Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

8/15 (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 11 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has good Flat pedigree and is 2-2 in bumpers, the latest win gained in good style over C&D (good to soft) three weeks ago; has 10lb penalty today but should still be hard to beat.
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4

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Woodland Adventure

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

The winner of three bumpers, one at Cork and two at Worcester; it was a modest race in which she defied a double penalty last time but clearly of interest now switched to hurdles.

6/4

1st

1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Woodland Adventure

11st 8lb

J: Mr Josh Halford

T: Gordon Elliott

Has good Flat pedigree and is 2-2 in bumpers, the latest win gained in good style over C&D (good to soft) three weeks ago; has 10lb penalty today but should still be hard to beat.

8/15

10/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 2m4f hurdle/chase winner, sister to useful jumper Barton Knoll; one of two runners for the stable; market may guide.
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3rd

6

15th Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

14:18 Uttoxeter

Midnight Pass

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Emma Lavelle

Has shown ability over hurdles but she's struggled in her last three runs including when pulled up in a handicap at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) last month; overall record is now 0-9 and others are more convincing.

16/1

5

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:30 Market Rasen

Midnight Pass

11st 5lb

J: James Bowen

T: Emma Lavelle

Never travelling when pulled up at Hereford last month, and no more encouragement returned to novice company since; new career-low mark still insufficiently tempting.

16/1

4th

8

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Midnight Pass

10st 10lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Emma Lavelle

Returned from break with respectable fourth on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month but that form leaves her with a bit to find here and she needs to bounce back quickly from a poor run 12 days ago.

10/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; dam placed 11.5f in France/well held over jumps, half-sister to Listed-placed 1m4f Flat/2m3f hurdle winner Harawi and bumper/hurdle winner La Perrotine; stable does well in bumpers (16% strike-rate); tongue-tie fitted; no surprise if she features.
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5th

5

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 1f 169y

Class 5

16:50 Plumpton

Nelrose

10st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Disappointing favourite when only fourth of seven at Hexham last month but made quite pleasing debut when third of ten at Worcester (good) in July and is the main form danger to Masked Mistress here.

11/4

4th

5

27th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

19:45 Hexham

Nelrose

10st 13lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Well backed into 3-1 on Worcester debut (2m, good) last month and she came from the rear to finish a 3l third of ten; that form puts her firmly in the picture and yard has 29% record in Hexham bumpers in recent years; interesting contender.

9/4

3rd

9

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Nelrose

10st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Fourth foal; dam placed 11.5f in France/well held over jumps, half-sister to Listed-placed 1m4f Flat/2m3f hurdle winner Harawi and bumper/hurdle winner La Perrotine; stable does well in bumpers (16% strike-rate); tongue-tie fitted; no surprise if she features.

7/1

Form: 8

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to connections' fairly useful hurdler/chaser Shiroccan Roll and two other winning hurdlers for the yard; soundly beaten at Fontwell (good) in May but the new tongie-tie may enable improvement here.
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2

7th Sep 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:42 Fontwell

Opening Dance

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Well beaten here on debut in May but her staying-on fourth at Worcester (good; tongue tied) in July was much more encouraging and she has each-way claims at least today.

4/1

4th

5

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Opening Dance

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Emma Lavelle

Half-sister to connections' fairly useful hurdler/chaser Shiroccan Roll and two other winning hurdlers for the yard; soundly beaten at Fontwell (good) in May but the new tongie-tie may enable improvement here.

25/1

3

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:18 Fontwell

Opening Dance

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Emma Lavelle

Seventh foal; half-sister to connections' fairly useful hurdler/chaser Shiroccan Roll and two other winning hurdlers for the yard; dam 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to a bumper winner; stable has very respectable bumper strike-rate (12%); no surprise if she features.

8/1

Form: 6-7

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced in good-ground bumpers at Hereford and Southwell in the spring but needs to take a good step forward here.
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5th

4

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Miss Barfad

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Not disgraced in good-ground bumpers at Hereford and Southwell in the spring but needs to take a good step forward here.

25/1

7th

4

12th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:00 Southwell

Miss Barfad

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

led, headed home turn, lost position 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

14/1

7th

4

12th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:00 Southwell

Miss Barfad

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

led, headed home turn, lost position 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

14/1

Form: 7

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
16-1, never better than midfield when seventh of ten in C&D (good to soft) contest won by Woodland Adventure last month; considered only if much stronger in the betting today.
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2nd

10

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

19:48 Stratford

Brooklyn Lullaby

10st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Michael & David Easterby

Showed little in three hurdle runs last year but returned from a break with a more encouraging effort when fifth on handicap debut at Southwell (2m, good) recently; needs another step forward but has place claims.

20/1

5th

11

9th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Southwell

Brooklyn Lullaby

10st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Michael & David Easterby

Showed no significant promise when a big-priced outsider for three maiden hurdles last August/September and makes handicap debut after a 255-day absence; 2lb wrong; of interest only if attracting market support.

20/1

7th

2

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:30 Market Rasen

Brooklyn Lullaby

11st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Michael & David Easterby

Shaped quite well before weakening into sixth in good-ground Worcester bumper in July but was well held before final-flight unseat there on last month's hurdling debut and was beaten about 36l there 12 days ago.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made fairly encouraging rules debut when fifth over C&D (good to soft) last month but was beaten about 18l by Woodland Adventure and needs to learn to settle better.
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7th

2

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Believeinthemoon

11st 2lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Gary Hanmer

Made fairly encouraging rules debut when fifth over C&D (good to soft) last month but was beaten about 18l by Woodland Adventure and needs to learn to settle better.

25/1

2

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Worcester

Believeinthemoon

11st 4lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Gary Hanmer

Beaten about 15l when fifth of the seven runners in a point bumper two months ago.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-sister to low-grade hurdle winner So Many Roads; dam a point winner; seems unlikely to meet the required standard on debut.
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8th

6

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Spotthestar

11st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Stephen Allen

Fourth foal; half-sister to low-grade hurdle winner So Many Roads; dam a point winner; seems unlikely to meet the required standard on debut.

66/1

40/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
8,000euros 3yo; second foal; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/useful hurdle winner Love On Top; trainer 1-24 in bumpers; probably best watched.
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9th

10

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Pixie Rock

10st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Max Young

8,000euros 3yo; second foal; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/useful hurdle winner Love On Top; trainer 1-24 in bumpers; probably best watched.

40/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 87 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to two fairly useful jumpers; no threat to front pair when keeping-on third at Plumpton (good) in April but that was still a promising debut and she features prominently in calculations here.
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7

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Arayapearl

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Half-sister to two fairly useful jumpers; no threat to front pair when keeping-on third at Plumpton (good) in April but that was still a promising debut and she features prominently in calculations here.

5/1

3rd

9

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:02 Plumpton

Arayapearl

10st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

took keen hold, midfield

13/2

3rd

9

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:02 Plumpton

Arayapearl

10st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

took keen hold, midfield, headway from over 2f out, went third final furlong, no match for first two

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £9.60
Straight Forecast £9.70
Trifecta £26.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Woodland Adventure

RP RATINGS:

Woodland Adventure

POSTDATA:

Woodland Adventure

The Times:

Woodland Adventure

Telegraph:

Woodland Adventure

The Guardian:

Woodland Adventure

Daily Mail:

Woodland Adventure

D Express:

Woodland Adventure

Daily Mirror:

Woodland Adventure

The Star:

Woodland Adventure

Daily Record:

Woodland Adventure