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SoftNouvelle Habit Mares’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 3m 1f 10y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.90
Form: 50597
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Very well suited by the hike up in trip at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft) last week, where she won without coming off the bridle; remains lightly raced after only five hurdle runs and is 3lb ahead of the handicapper under her 7lb penalty here; could be very hard to beat. |
4/5 |
|
1st 4 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Irish point winner; has weak claims on her form at about 2m under rules but this much longer distance is a possible source of improvement in second handicap attempt. |
15/8 |
|
5th 2 |
10th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Half-sister to high-class bumper/jumps winner Ballycasey; changed hands for £70,000 after winning slow-ground Irish point in November and has joined a top stable for her rules career. |
6/4 |
15/8
- Place: £2.70
Form: 654-32
Last run: 73 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
10th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Maiden who has had a few chances now in handicaps and she was on the retreat when departing two out at Southwell (3m, good), where Shorten Sassy ran third; not wildly appealing at the minute. |
6/1 |
|
2 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
0-9 over hurdles but has finished second or third in handicaps on all four starts this season; this trip/ground fine and she's likely to go well again. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 1 |
7th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 0f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
0-8 over hurdles but placed on all three appearances this season, most recently when second to a well-backed improver at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft) last month; likely contender again here. |
5/2 |
11/2
Form: 53-225
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Bumper winner who is 0-12 over hurdles but she has a solid record in handicaps for current yard and was runner-up at Taunton (3m, good) in March; should go well again off an unchanged mark and she's in the mix. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Bumper winner who is 0-11 over hurdles but last four starts (including three minor honours) suggest she will be on the premises. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 5 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Bumper winner for previous yard; form for new stable is encouraging enough to suggest she can't be dismissed on second start back from a break. |
11/2 |
4/1
Form: 422131 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
In-form 10yo who won over hurdles here (2m4f, soft) in November and over fences at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) last month; 6lb rise has now kicked in but she ran another solid race at Huntingdon last week and she remains well treated on old form; should go well again back over fences. |
7/2 |
|
4th 6 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
In-form 10yo; successful in two of her last three starts, latest at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) when returned to fences last week; stays 3m1f and has a leading chance off same mark; due to go up 6lb in future. |
4/1 |
|
1st 5 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
In good form over hurdles and ran creditably last time when bidding for a Leicester double; gained sole chase win in 2022 and returns to this sphere for first time since June 2024. |
6/1 |
12/1
Form: 13-630
Last run: 22 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
14th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Not at her best this term but has dropped to her last winning mark, in December 2024; her second bout of wind surgery needs to have done the trick. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Not at best this term but faced a difficult task in competitive field at Newbury most recently; drops back in class off just 2lb above last winning mark. |
12/1 |
|
14th 17 |
14th Jan 2026 Good 3m 0f 57y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Scored twice last term but has proved unable to finish so strongly in two outings this season, losing second on the run-in at Uttoxeter latest; needs to raise her game in this deeper field. |
25/1 |
50/1
Form: -8P6P5
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
1st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Low-level maiden who's faced this sort of test on four of her last five starts and is 14lb out of the handicap this time. |
100/1 |
|
6th 7 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has decidedly poor form and is again well out of the weights. |
50/1 |
|
8th 12 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Struggled at triple-digit odds in her first two handicap hurdles (3m1f/2m5f) and is 14lb wrong here. |
100/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £12.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.89 |
| Trifecta | £39.00 |
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