July 07 / 17.30 Worcester

17.30

Good

Download The Dragonbet App Today Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 15 runners
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Download The Dragonbet App Today Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.10
  • Place: £3.30

Form: 31376- CD

Last run: 273 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Got up close home in this race (good) last year; backed that up with a creditable third at Uttoxeter three weeks later but she was out of sorts in her final two runs in the autumn; bit to prove but she's had wind surgery and needs checking in market on her return.
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5

3rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Warwick

Quick Of The Night

11st 3lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Not in great form when last seen in October but last July's win at Worcester (2m, good) came after 273 days off following wind surgery, and off this very mark; wouldn't rule out.

14/1

5th

5

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:05 Stratford

Quick Of The Night

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Returned after wind surgery with a win at Worcester (2m, good) in July but she's not matched that form since and was a remote sixth at Hereford on Monday; now drops back in trip but she needs to bounce back near her best; cheekpieces added.

12/1

6th

2

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

17:20 Hereford

Quick Of The Night

11st 5lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Perhaps a better horse at 2m, for all that her last run over 2m3f was fairly respectable; one or two others appeal more.

5/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 454-U2 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Sole win was in May 2023 but that was a clearcut success over C&D (good); still 3lb higher than for that win but she's had only two runs for current yard and was a creditable second at Uttoxeter last time; should get a good tow into this race and she's in the mix back at this track; tongue-tie reapplied and wears first-time cheekpieces.
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4th

12

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:07 Uttoxeter

Bluebella

10st 6lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Just 1-20 over hurdles but hasn't been with current stable long and seemed to respond well to first-time cheekpieces when close second to Quick Of The Night at Worcester (2m, good) this month; one to consider.

13/2

2nd

15

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Bluebella

10st 5lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Sole win was in May 2023 but that was a clearcut success over C&D (good); still 3lb higher than for that win but she's had only two runs for current yard and was a creditable second at Uttoxeter last time; should get a good tow into this race and she's in the mix back at this track; tongue-tie reapplied and wears first-time cheekpieces.

6/1

5

5th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

16:33 Uttoxeter

Bluebella

11st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Only won the once and that was over two years ago, over 2m on good ground off 3lb lower; one of the favourites for recent stable debut at Ffos Las but was beaten when departing late on; that run was after a break and she could be sharper all round this time.

7/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 366-93

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 4yo; record of 0-12 under both codes but she ran respectably to finish third of nine in a Uttoxeter handicap (2m4f, good) last month; that form has been boosted by the runner-up since and has claims if she can build on that back in trip.
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3rd

7

20th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:22 Ffos Las

Jlow

11st 1lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ryan Potter

20-race maiden under both codes and did plenty wrong when pulled up last time at Warwick (2m5f); opposable.

12/1

8

4th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Jlow

10st 11lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Ryan Potter

Yet to get her head in front after 12 attempts and recent efforts don't suggest she's about to make that breakthrough here, despite a 2lb easing of his mark.

14/1

6th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Jlow

11st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ryan Potter

Longstanding maiden who made it 0-11 over hurdles when a well-held fourth in Ffos Las handicap (2m4f, good to soft; 25-1) ten days ago; others preferred.

12/1

Form: 4P3P-

Last run: 77 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Won a 7f Ayr handicap on final run for John Butler but she hasn't really anything going for new yard, including in four runs over hurdles; hood now returns and has something to prove back in this sphere.
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5th

4

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

14:45 Hereford

Graecia

11st 11lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Charlie Longsdon

Has been disappointing of late and can compromise her chances by over-racing, but would have strong claims if back to the form of her Newbury effort (2m, good to soft) in December, namely second to Cheltenham Festival winner White Noise; worth a second look with promising claimer Daire McConville back in the saddle.

6/1

2nd

1

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:34 Fakenham

Graecia

12st 0lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Charlie Longsdon

Hard-pulling tendencies proved more deleterious to her chances than usual at Kempton latest (2m, good to soft); consistency prior to that has kept her around a stone above her sole winning mark (2m, good), and although she's more reliable than most here, she's vulnerable to improvers.

7/2

6th

10

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton

Graecia

10st 9lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Charlie Longsdon

Record of only 1-11 over hurdles but she is proving a consistent mare, having been placed in all four outings since the win; ran creditably at Newbury most recently and again seems likely to give her running.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 32F2-4

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
No win in nine points and 0-8 over hurdles but has form figures of 34232F24 in this sphere; chased home a handicap blot at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in final start last year and she shaped as though she needed the run there on her return last month; has form over C&D and she could be dangerous back in trip.
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2nd

3

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 4

15:05 Stratford

Definite Dream

11st 5lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Denis Coakley

0-9 in points (completed only three times) and has same strike-rate over hurdles; gave a fairly good account when fifth of 15 at Worcester (2m, good) last July but this chasing debut comes after a 314-day absence.

14/1

5th

1

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Definite Dream

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Denis Coakley

No win in nine points and 0-8 over hurdles but has form figures of 34232F24 in this sphere; chased home a handicap blot at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in final start last year and she shaped as though she needed the run there on her return last month; has form over C&D and she could be dangerous back in trip.

8/1

4th

3

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

19:10 Warwick

Definite Dream

11st 9lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Denis Coakley

Maiden who is returning from a five-month break but this former pointer ran some good races when switched to rules in the second half of last year and could be thereabouts if at the top of her game.

5/2

Form: 21-411 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Progressive front-runner, who has won three of her last four starts and was unchallenged at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) last month; 6lb higher in this much deeper race but she's on a roll and could continue on an upward curve; key player.
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2nd

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:25 Worcester

Auntie Maggie

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Won three handicap hurdles within the space of four runs last year (all at 2m on goodish ground) and the last of those was off this mark; may have needed the run last time after a break and showed some aptitude for fences when an 18l third at Uttoxeter in October.

2/1

5th

8

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

12:45 Uttoxeter

Auntie Maggie

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Won three around this time last year, latest over C&D (good to soft); beaten four times since, the last two over fences; switches back to hurdles and worth a look in the betting.

12/1

1

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:25 Worcester

Auntie Maggie

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

In good form over hurdles this spring, making all three times (2m, good/good to soft); recent efforts suggest the handicapper may have her measure now but, nevertheless, she can give this a good shot from the front if she jumps well on her chasing debut.

5/1

Form: 852

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
11-race maiden but she's had only three runs over hurdles and was a promising second in C&D novice (good to soft; 50-1) last month; should have more to offer now switched to a handicap and she's an interesting contender.
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4th

4

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:41 Worcester

Aquifolia

11st 6lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

0-17 under rules and was brought down early on at Taunton (2m, good) last month; has been placed a couple of times but is hard to fancy.

13/2

5

9th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:40 Taunton

Aquifolia

11st 4lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

Still a maiden and she went in snatches when a fair sixth of 14 in 2m Worcester handicap in October; returns from a break in a refitted hood.

7/1

6th

14

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Worcester

Aquifolia

10st 7lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Runner-up in two of her last five races, one of those a handicap; remains a maiden but she has a race in her off this mark.

20/1

Form: F278-2

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
0-17 but she's on a dangerous mark and was a strong-finishing second behind a clearcut winner at Stratford (2m, good) in May; should get a good tow into this race and has each-way claims again.
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8th

12

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Sadies Diamond

10st 12lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

0-17 but she's on a dangerous mark and was a strong-finishing second behind a clearcut winner at Stratford (2m, good) in May; should get a good tow into this race and has each-way claims again.

12/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

Form: P2-837

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
4yo with an overall record of 0-22; ran respectably when third in a Stratford handicap (2m, good) in May but she was only seventh of 12 on her return visit last month; continues to drop down the weights but she has a patchy profile and others are preferred.
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7th

9

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Got off the mark at the 27th attempt under rules at Exeter (2m, good to firm) last October; ran her best since when runner-up at Fakenham (2m7f, good) 26 days ago; her versatility distance-wise holds her in good stead but her win-record is off-putting.

8/1

2nd

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

17:48 Fakenham

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Scored off today's mark in first-time cheekpieces at Exeter (2m, good to firm) in October and posted a good effort over 2m4f the following month but was pulled up three weeks ago, after a break, and her Flat pedigree raises doubts over the suitability of this trip.

10/1

10

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

15:08 Newton Abbot

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 9lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Gained her breakthrough victory at Exeter (2m) in October but she's been off since coming in a below-par fourth in 2m4f handicap at Hereford in December; she needs to bounce back.

6/1

Form: 41P- CD

Last run: 294 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
18-1 winner of a C&D maiden (good) last August but pulled up on handicap debut (2m4f) next time and was tailed off back on the Flat (first run after wind op) on her return in May; still lightly raced but has some questions to answer and others are more convincing.
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10th

3

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Principessa

11st 8lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: John Butler

18-1 winner of a C&D maiden (good) last August but pulled up on handicap debut (2m4f) next time and was tailed off back on the Flat (first run after wind op) on her return in May; still lightly raced but has some questions to answer and others are more convincing.

20/1

2

(10)

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

14:25 Yarmouth

Principessa

9st 8lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: John Butler

Lightly raced 5yo who scored over hurdles last August and had wind surgery since running poorly in September; has weak claims on Flat form but may improve off her opening mark; heed the market signals.

7/1

2

(10)

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

14:25 Yarmouth

Principessa

9st 8lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: John Butler

Lightly raced 5yo who scored over hurdles last August and had wind surgery since running poorly in September; has weak claims on Flat form but may improve off her opening mark; heed the market signals.

7/1

Form: 907-4U

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden who was well held in her first two handicaps and she unseated at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last time; still only a 5yo but she needs overall improvement to get involved.
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10

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:07 Uttoxeter

Remember Moi

10st 11lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Georgina Nicholls

Well down the field in 15-runner Worcester handicap won by Quick Of The Night three weeks ago and now 0-7 over hurdles; needs a good boost from the first-time cheekpieces here; tongue-tie removed.

33/1

11th

6

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Remember Moi

11st 3lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Georgina Nicholls

Nine-race maiden who was well held in her first two handicaps and she unseated at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last time; still only a 5yo but she needs overall improvement to get involved.

16/1

3

24th Jun 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

19:27 Newton Abbot

Remember Moi

11st 7lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Georgina Nicholls

0-5 over hurdles; arguably ran better than eventual 22l defeat suggests when fourth of six at Stratford (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie) last month and may benefit from this drop back in trip but others appeal more.

8/1

Form: 70P3-2

Last run: 62 days

W: 10st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on handicap debut in November but returned from break with two much better runs this spring, latterly when second to revitalised rival at Ffos Las (2m, good); should go well again and she's respected.
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7

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Hereford

Formel Park

10st 4lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Hard to predict and has struggled over fences and hurdles in last two runs, but she scored in this sphere at Sedgefield (about 2m, soft) in November; has possibilities if she can recapture that form and she's still unexposed as a chaser.

4/1

Form: 9F85U/

Last run: 859 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
10yo who has struggled in her 11 starts, including in seven runs over hurdles; returns after more than two years off and can only be watched from out of the weights.
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13th

17

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Tiger Print

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

10yo who has struggled in her 11 starts, including in seven runs over hurdles; returns after more than two years off and can only be watched from out of the weights.

66/1

8

1st Mar 2023

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:45 Wincanton

Tiger Print

10st 3lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: William de Best-Turner

Struggled to get competitive when 80-1 for handicap hurdle debut at Leicester (1m7f, good to firm) in November and needs to take a huge step forward here.

66/1

7/1

Form: P-64

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Fair on the Flat on her going days; has not achieved a great deal in three hurdle runs for new yard this year but she now switches to a handicap and is a possible improver with new headgear tried; one to keep an eye on.
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14th

7

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Nini Star

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Fair on the Flat on her going days; has not achieved a great deal in three hurdle runs for new yard this year but she now switches to a handicap and is a possible improver with new headgear tried; one to keep an eye on.

7/1

8

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Nini Star

10st 10lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Fair on the Flat on her going days but was pulled up on stable/hurdle debut in February and probably didn't achieve much when sixth at Worcester (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces) a fortnight ago.

14/1

8

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Nini Star

10st 10lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Fair on the Flat on her going days but was pulled up on stable/hurdle debut in February and probably didn't achieve much when sixth at Worcester (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces) a fortnight ago.

14/1

Form: 30/7-0

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced veteran; 0-8 over hurdles in Ireland and she's struggled at big prices in two Bangor handicaps (2m7f) for new yard this year; dropped another 4lb but has lots to prove on this big drop back in trip; tongue-tie added.
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4

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Pour The Wine

11st 5lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Lightly raced veteran; 0-8 over hurdles in Ireland and she's struggled at big prices in two Bangor handicaps (2m7f) for new yard this year; dropped another 4lb but has lots to prove on this big drop back in trip; tongue-tie added.

25/1

2

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

16:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Pour The Wine

11st 12lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

0-8 over hurdles in Ireland and, following a long absence, was soundly beaten over C&D on stable debut in April; sports first-time cheekpieces here; needs to have taken significant benefit from that recent outing.

20/1

7th

9

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

18:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Pour The Wine

11st 6lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

always behind and didn't always jump with fluency

12/1

Non-runners

Window Of Time, Sea Thrift

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £65.50
Straight Forecast £49.82
Tricast £286.30
Trifecta £484.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Auntie Maggie

RP RATINGS:

Jlow

POSTDATA:

Remember Moi

The Times:

Sea Thrift

The Sun:

Formel Park

The Star:

Bluebella

The Guardian:

Quick Of The Night

Telegraph:

Auntie Maggie

Daily Mail:

Auntie Maggie

D Express:

Auntie Maggie

Daily Record:

Auntie Maggie

Daily Mirror:

Jlow