February 23 / 13.30 Plumpton

13.30

Soft

Alfriston Hotel – Have You Visited? Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 1m 7f 195y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Alfriston Hotel – Have You Visited? Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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1/9 (Won)

  • Win: £1.15
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 239-24

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Useful Flat racer; 0-5 over hurdles, but he was highly tried last season and encountered some useful opposition; ran a cracker on handicap debut when fourth in a hot Ascot contest in December (1m7f, good to soft); that effort sets a lofty standard and he should be hard to beat now in maiden company.
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6th

2

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 2

16:05 Plumpton

Mondo Man

11st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Initially disappointing over hurdles given how smart he was on the Flat, with his keen-going tendencies holding him back; however, a switch to front-running has yielded wins in a maiden here and the Imperial Cup at Sandown (10lb lower); both those came on soft ground but this faster surface won't bother him at all; they've found the key to him by the looks.

13/8

1st

17

7th Mar 2026

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

14:27 Sandown

Mondo Man

10st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Classy on the Flat; some warm tasks switched to hurdles last year, performing with credit more often than not; held up when fourth of 13 on handicap hurdle debut at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) in December in a race that favoured those ridden prominently; has since easily justified 1-7 odds in Plumpton maiden (2m, soft); retains potential off this mark in view of Flat ability.

11/4

1st

3

23rd Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

Mondo Man

11st 7lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Useful Flat racer; 0-5 over hurdles, but he was highly tried last season and encountered some useful opposition; ran a cracker on handicap debut when fourth in a hot Ascot contest in December (1m7f, good to soft); that effort sets a lofty standard and he should be hard to beat now in maiden company.

1/9

Form: 6P6P

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up and well beaten on all three runs over hurdles, all at three-digit odds; hard to make a case for.
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8th

11

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

19:50 Fontwell

My Lovely Horse

10st 11lb

J: James Turner

T: David Bridgwater

Pulled up in three of her five attempts over hurdles including over 2m on handicap debut at Plumpton (reported to have bled from the nose) last month; still early days in this sphere but she has lots to prove back up in trip.

25/1

5

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:15 Plumpton

My Lovely Horse

10st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: David Bridgwater

Pulled up in two of her four attempts over hurdles; remote third in C&D maiden (soft; 100-1) three weeks ago; sports newly applied cheekpieces for handicap debut.

16/1

3rd

7

23rd Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

My Lovely Horse

11st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: David Bridgwater

Pulled up and well beaten on all three runs over hurdles, all at three-digit odds; hard to make a case for.

66/1

Form: 57

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three-time Flat winner; well held on both starts over hurdles (2m) and will likely be of more interest when qualified for a mark.
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8th

13

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Major Major

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Cynthia Woods

Three Flat wins but no joy over hurdles so far, including in two handicaps; refitted blinkers replace cheekpieces; best watched.

50/1

9th

5

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 169y

Class 5

14:55 Plumpton

Major Major

11st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Cynthia Woods

Won three on the Flat but doesn't look up to much over hurdles; completely tailed off on handicap debut here when friendless in the betting; tries two new forms of headgear.

66/1

7th

3

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:15 Plumpton

Major Major

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Cynthia Woods

Three Flat wins (1m2f-11.5f); beaten 24l, 50l, and 49l respectively in three attempts over hurdles; switches to a novice handicap but it is easy to look elsewhere.

20/1

Form: 55P

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat performer in France but he's struggled at big prices in three hurdle runs (2m) for new yard this winter, pulled up latest with a hood added; has since undergone wind surgery .
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8th

8

(4)

20th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Somkiyr

9st 6lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Andy Irvine

9.5f winner in France as a 2yo, but he's been poor over hurdles for current yard and was well held back on the Flat here (1m3f) 16 days ago; overall record is now 1-14 and he needs to turn things around back in trip.

50/1

8th

2

(6)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

16:55 Kempton (AW)

Somkiyr

9st 9lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Andy Irvine

1-7 on the Flat in France, but poor over hurdles since joining this yard; look elsewhere.

40/1

4th

3

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:40 Fakenham

Somkiyr

11st 6lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Andy Irvine

Won on the Flat in France in 2023 but has shown very little over hurdles in Britain this season (five attempts), including off a lowly mark on his handicap debut.

40/1

Form: 8P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest Flat maiden who has shown little in two starts over hurdles, pulling up latest over 2m4f here (soft) in January.
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1

23rd Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

Hialeah

11st 7lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Modest Flat maiden who has shown little in two starts over hurdles, pulling up latest over 2m4f here (soft) in January.

100/1

4

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

13:20 Plumpton

Hialeah

11st 6lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Modest Flat maiden who showed little on November's hurdle debut.

100/1

1

18th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Lingfield

Hialeah

11st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

14-race maiden on the Flat and his mark bottomed out into the 40s; no appeal.

200/1

Form: 226-5P D

Last run: 81 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
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1st

7

24th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Kempton

Thistle Be The One

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Keiran Burke

Made frame in two points in first half of 2023 but was last of the finishers each time; new trainer has modest strike-rate in bumpers.

25/1

Form: 8

Last run: 165 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £5.90
Straight Forecast £5.10
Trifecta £81.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mondo Man

Telegraph:

Thistle Be The One

RP RATINGS:

Mondo Man

TOPSPEED:

Mondo Man

POSTDATA:

Mondo Man

The Times:

Mondo Man

The Guardian:

Mondo Man

Daily Mail:

Mondo Man

D Express:

Mondo Man

Daily Mirror:

Mondo Man

The Sun:

Mondo Man

The Star:

Mondo Man

Daily Record:

Mondo Man