March 14 / 13.33 Kempton

13.33

Good

Virgin Bet Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Virgin Bet Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

15/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.20
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 5

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; ran to only a modest level when 15l fifth of 13 on her 2m Hereford hurdle debut (soft) 20 days ago but she's entitled to come on for the experience.
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2nd

1

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:05 Chepstow

Molten Sea

11st 7lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; well-held fifth of 13 on hurdling debut at Hereford in February but she left that form well behind when justifying favouritism with a 14l win at Kempton (2m, good) last month; has a penalty but that was an impressive win and she could have a lot more to offer in this sphere; strongly respected.

7/4

1st

5

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:33 Kempton

Molten Sea

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; ran to only a modest level when 15l fifth of 13 on her 2m Hereford hurdle debut (soft) 20 days ago but she's entitled to come on for the experience.

15/2

5th

9

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Molten Sea

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; bought for 20,000gns last October; acts on soft ground; an interesting newcomer.

5/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 12F

Last run: 96 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
First and second in good-ground bumpers at the start of last summer; weakening in fourth when falling two out on her heavy-ground hurdle debut at Fontwell (2m3f) in December; her bumper efforts suggest she could benefit from the much less testing conditions she's likely to face this time.
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5

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:45 Fontwell

Shutfrontdoor

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Course bumper winner who was placed on last three of her four hurdling starts, most recently when third here (2m1f, good) ten days ago; moves up in trip today and should have improvement to come in handicaps.

2/1

3rd

8

14th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

17:34 Fontwell

Shutfrontdoor

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Bumper winner; well held when falling heavily on hurdle debut in December but returned from break with two pretty good seconds towards end of last season (both 2m, good); probably won't be far away.

7/2

2nd

7

19th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:52 Plumpton

Shutfrontdoor

10st 11lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Raced only four times and has produced form figures of 122 in good-ground attempts, the success in bumper; faller on hurdles debut, then earned her latest silver medal at Kempton (2m) where she was no match for the winner but ran respectably; one of the main players.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 243

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Fair form when reaching the frame in her three bumpers (good to soft/soft) this season; Burning Embers is possibly the stable first string on jockey bookings but the betting should reveal more.
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4th

6

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:05 Chepstow

Jollie Dame

11st 0lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Dan Skelton

Form figures may look encouraging but she's been beaten between 16l and 23l in her last four races, including two runs over hurdles (2m, good); still has potential but she has quite a lot to find here and others are preferred.

8/1

3rd

5

31st Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

15:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Jollie Dame

11st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Form figures may look encouraging but she's been beaten between 16l and 22l in her last three races, the latest on hurdle debut at Kempton (2m, good; 12-1); has to improve to beat the best of these.

7/1

3rd

3

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:33 Kempton

Jollie Dame

11st 0lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Dan Skelton

Fair form when reaching the frame in her three bumpers (good to soft/soft) this season; Burning Embers is possibly the stable first string on jockey bookings but the betting should reveal more.

9/1

Form: 09-7

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Completely tailed off in two bumpers for her previous yard and remote seventh on 2m4f Huntingdon hurdle debut for new yard after wind surgery; has a tongue-tie added now.
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6th

2

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:33 Kempton

Indigo Sky

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Lucy Wadham

Completely tailed off in two bumpers for her previous yard and remote seventh on 2m4f Huntingdon hurdle debut for new yard after wind surgery; has a tongue-tie added now.

50/1

7th

4

19th Feb 2026

2m 4f 145y

Class 4

14:16 Huntingdon

Indigo Sky

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Completely tailed off in two bumpers for her previous yard; now with Lucy Wadham and has had a wind operation; all hope is not yet lost.

25/1

9th

3

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

17:08 Fakenham

Indigo Sky

11st 2lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced 6f out, soon weakened

33/1

Form: 6

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 82

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 9-41P

Last run: 106 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 118

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Payout
Exacta £7.70
Straight Forecast £7.37
Trifecta £33.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gold Cast

The Times:

Burning Embers

Telegraph:

Lady Iris

The Star:

Shutfrontdoor

POSTDATA:

Molten Sea

D Express:

Burning Embers

RP RATINGS:

Gold Cast

The Guardian:

Gold Cast

Daily Mail:

Gold Cast

Daily Mirror:

Gold Cast

The Sun:

Gold Cast

Daily Record:

Gold Cast