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GoodAshok Patel Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Qual’) (GBB Race) (Div I)
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
100/1
Form: 94-
Last run: 342 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Has shown only modest form over hurdles; makes chase debut and needs to show improvement. |
8/1 |
|
5th 5 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
0-5 over hurdles, and absent since remote third in first-time cheekpieces here (2m, soft; behind Yanka Blue) in December; needs to take a big step forward but pedigree offers significant hope she'll be suited by this first venture beyond 2m4f. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Maiden pointer who returned to racing under rules with very underwhelming run at Worcester this month and faces a very tough task here. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: 623P-
Last run: 244 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Clearly not herself when pulled up in valuable series final in March but quickly got career back on track with odds-on maiden win at Market Rasen (2m, good) last month; returns to a handicap on workable mark and remains lightly raced; shortlisted. |
5/2 |
|
1st 4 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Runner-up on first three hurdling starts this season, losing out only narrowly on handicap debut at Ludlow (2m, soft; front pair clear) in February; clearly not herself when pulled up in valuable series final last month but should be fine on the forecast good ground here and will be hard to beat if back on song. |
1/2 |
|
5 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Runner-up in two novice hurdles towards end of last year (2m/2m5f, good/good to soft) and filled the same position when beaten half a length on last month's handicap debut at Ludlow (2m, soft); she was well clear of the third last time and could play another leading role even now 4lb higher. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: 140-
Last run: 202 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Marked improvement to win at Windsor in January in her third hurdle race; came from off the pace when fourth of nine at Market Rasen (again 2m, soft) and never got to grips with today's rivals Charisma Cat and Watamu, a result which leaves her with something to find but this is a different trip and her trainer is a dab hand at big handicap wins. |
3/1 |
|
4th 2 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner who showed significant improvement when getting off the mark over hurdles at Windsor (2m) last month on her first time on soft ground; there should be more to come now that she has got her head in front. |
4/1 |
|
1st 3 |
18th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Looked promising in bumpers last season (made the frame in a Listed race); just a respectable fourth on hurdle debut at Worcester (2m, good) in October but, under a much more positive ride, had the short-odds favourite out of his comfort zone before falling three out at Ascot (1m7f, good) in November; could still have significant potential. |
5/4 |
11/10
Form: 1- D
Last run: 235 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Point/bumper winner last season; hasn't hit the ground running over hurdles (hooded the last twice) and was 14-1 when departing mid-race in a Kempton maiden on Boxing Day; bit to prove right now. |
4/1 |
|
4 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Bought for £280,000 after winning an Irish point (good ground; well-backed favourite) and made light work of Three Runs Mary in a soft-ground bumper at Newbury in March; hasn't put a foot wrong and looks decidedly useful. |
11/10 |
|
1st 2 |
1st Mar 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 69y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
travelled strongly, held up in rear |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 1620-4 D BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Best form has been in bumpers, the pick on soft ground when ahead of Roses All The Way; beaten about 6l in two novice hurdles so her turn will come; respected. |
7/2 |
|
5 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
First and second in two of her four bumpers, finishing behind Getawhisky in the last at Aintree; came up about 7l short when a shade of odds-on for hurdling debut at Newton Abbot; should be all the sharper for that run. |
8/1 |
|
4th 3 |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Readily won Ffos Las bumper (good to soft) on debut last November and bettered that form when close second in Class 2 race at Warwick (soft) in February; well beaten in Aintree festival Grade 2 in April but in much calmer waters for this hurdle debut and commands respect. |
11/4 |
100/1
Form: 0-4
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
19th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Safely held at triple-digit odds in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m1f; hooded for all) in the autumn but not without showing some glimmers of promise; should have improvement to come in handicaps. |
8/1 |
|
7 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Finished last in a Uttoxeter bumper and was no better on her hurdling debut (hooded). |
100/1 |
|
8 |
3rd Oct 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Finished last in a Uttoxeter bumper when 50-1 and headgear is soon turned to. |
66/1 |
14/1
Form: 1070-2 D
Last run: 170 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
11st 4lb |
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 |
|
8 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Struggled in bumpers after her successful debut but got back on track when second to an improving Skelton horse on hurdling debut at Warwick (2m, good); probably has more on her plate here. |
14/1 |
11/2
Form: 4
Last run: 155 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
18-1 winner of a good-ground novice for mares at Worcester in October; soft ground perhaps to blame for her no-show at Market Rasen (winner smart) but she'll need her best form yet now going in against male opposition. |
8/1 |
|
8th 4 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Fourth on bumper debut in the spring but improved to cause 18-1 surprise on hurdle debut at Worcester (2m, good) in October, form that has been boosted by the runner-up; this race is tougher and she has yet to encounter soft ground. |
20/1 |
|
9 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
125,000euros 3yo; posted a modest RPR when fourth at Southwell (good-ground bumper) but was only 5-2 and interesting that Sean Bowen rides her in preference to stablemate Three Runs Mary who had the better bumper form. |
11/2 |
Non-runners
There Runs Mary
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £158.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £125.30 |
| Trifecta | £1019.20 |
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