October 22 / 15.10 Worcester

15.10

Good

Ashok Patel Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Qual’) (GBB Race) (Div II)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Ashok Patel Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Qual’) (GBB Race) (Div II)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 36-

Last run: 265 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Made a nice debut to be third in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and the ground was heavy next time; could be a factor.
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1

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made a nice debut to be third in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and the ground was heavy next time; could be a factor.

8/1

6th

5

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Half-sister to smart jumpers Easter Legend and Easter Meteor; the yard's apparent second string at Uttoxeter (good to soft) but finished in front of her stablemate, coming off the pace to be beaten three and a half lengths; that form gives her every chance and she should improve.

100/30

6th

5

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Half-sister to smart jumpers Easter Legend and Easter Meteor; the yard's apparent second string at Uttoxeter (good to soft) but finished in front of her stablemate, coming off the pace to be beaten three and a half lengths; that form gives her every chance and she should improve.

100/30

OUR TIP

Form: 6

Last run: 150 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 11l in a good-ground bumper at Fontwell and was never closer than that; open to improvement over hurdles.
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2

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Hyperbole

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Beaten about 11l in a good-ground bumper at Fontwell and was never closer than that; open to improvement over hurdles.

11/2

2

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:18 Fontwell

Hyperbole

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Olly Murphy

First foal; dam bumper winner, sister to fair hurdler Touchy Feely, closely related to stable's useful bumper/jumps winner Sure Touch; trainer does well in bumpers (20% strike-rate); appealing on paper.

9/4

Form: 8-

Last run: 221 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Bought for £45,000 after finishing second in an Irish point (good to yielding); in rear throughout when beaten 24l in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and has since left Fergal O'Brien; has been found a weak race for hurdling debut.
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3rd

2

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

16:30 Newton Abbot

Jetty May

11st 11lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Paul Nicholls

Scored over hurdles here (2m6f, good) in April in first-time tongue-tie (retained since); didn't get home when pulled up on chase debut here (3m2f, good) in first-time cheekpieces (retained) in June; may be worth another chance back down in trip.

7/2

1

23rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:50 Newton Abbot

Jetty May

12st 0lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Paul Nicholls

Low-mileage mare who won over hurdles here (2m5f, good) in April; managed only fourth over 2m7f at Bangor last month but sports first-time cheekpieces today and Paul Nicholls is evidently keen to move her up in trip again and switch her to fences.

7/2

4th

2

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Jetty May

11st 10lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Paul Nicholls

Off the mark at the fifth attempt over hurdles when keeping on well for a 16-1 win at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) last month; up 5lb but she responded well to a tongue-tie last time and is open to more progress at this new trip; key player.

7/2

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to point winner Sparkling Bird; dam well held in bumpers/2m4f hurdle, half-sister to smart winners Royal Regatta (bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Three Musketeers (2m4f-2m5f hurdle/chase); had wind surgery; watch out for any confidence behind her.
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4

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Sheezer Diva

11st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Third foal; half-sister to point winner Sparkling Bird; dam well held in bumpers/2m4f hurdle, half-sister to smart winners Royal Regatta (bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Three Musketeers (2m4f-2m5f hurdle/chase); had wind surgery; watch out for any confidence behind her.

3/1

Form: 78

Last run: 123 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Has the benefit of two runs over hurdles at Bangor but didn't show much at all in either.
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No Results Found

Form: 3-

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Clear second of four finishers in an Irish point on soft; kept on for third at Ffos Las (2m maiden, good to soft), shaping as though she needed further as breeding would imply; still considered.
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2nd

1

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

White Noise

11st 7lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Tongue tied for her last three starts and it's made a difference; after her defeat at Warwick (2m3f, heavy) she didn't look an obvious candidate for the Grade 2 over 2m1f at the Cheltenham Festival (good), but in the van throughout she dug deepest when it mattered to spring a 40-1 surprise; there was no fluke about it and the third has since finished runner-up in a Grade 1; carries a penalty back at Listed level.

8/13

1st

19

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

White Noise

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Tongue tied for her last two starts; her winning spree ended when narrowly foiled by Kingston Queen in a Grade 2 at Warwick last month (2m3f, heavy) and she probably needs that trip or even further ideally.

33/1

2nd

9

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Warwick

White Noise

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Progressive mare who won Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) by 5l just after Christmas and is now 3-3 over hurdles this season; has good chance at the weights on this return to novice company, assuming she copes well with the slower ground.

9/2

Form: 1 D

Last run: 165 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Quickened up best in a slowly run bumper at Warwick (good; 15-2) in May and the third has since gone close in another; found an ordinary race here for hurdling debut.
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6th

4

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:24 Worcester

Caterpillar Girl

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Won a bumper in spring 2025 but has made a disappointing start to her jumping career; all three handicap runs were over fences, with two non-completions sandwiching a 33l defeat; reverts to hurdling with quite a bit to prove.

14/1

5

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:05 Worcester

Caterpillar Girl

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Bumper winner; still unexposed after only six runs but fell on chase/handicap debut in April and was about 27l behind Auntie Maggie when fourth of five over C&D (good) three weeks ago; needs new tongue-tie to enable improvement.

14/1

4th

1

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:25 Worcester

Caterpillar Girl

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Won a bumper but beaten between 23l and 46l over hurdles (2m); 28-1 for last month's chase debut at Warwick (2m4f, good) where she was still in touch when falling five out; there was still a long way to go but this looks an even weaker race.

4/1

Form: 5P

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Poor on the Flat and has shown nothing in either of her runs over hurdles.
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8

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Miss Galiway

10st 13lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Poor on the Flat and has shown nothing in either of her runs over hurdles.

100/1

7

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Worcester

Miss Galiway

11st 2lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Matt Sheppard

Lowly rated maiden on the Flat for Harry Eustace; makes stable/hurdle debut after 444-day absence; can only be watched.

25/1

4th

8

(8)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

17:25 Catterick

Miss Galiway

8st 13lb

J: Sam James

T: Harry Eustace

No improvement since switched to handicaps this year; dropping down the weights but others look safer.

20/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
First foal out of a 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner; wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.
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9

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Skittles Be Lucky

10st 13lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Sam Allwood

First foal out of a 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner; wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.00
Straight Forecast £17.69
Trifecta £144.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Caterpillar Girl

RP RATINGS:

White Noise

POSTDATA:

Ghina Di Tacco

Telegraph:

Caterpillar Girl

Daily Mail:

Caterpillar Girl

The Sun:

Caterpillar Girl

The Star:

Caterpillar Girl

Daily Record:

Caterpillar Girl

The Times:

White Noise

The Guardian:

White Noise

D Express:

White Noise

Daily Mirror:

Ghina Di Tacco