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Tuesday 17 February 2026

15:02

Visit racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Class 4, 2m4f139y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, M, 12 runners

Winning time 5m 25.63s

Going
Soft
Surface
Turf
Jumps
10 hurdles

Result

1st

Pretending (IRE) p

No. 6

7yo, 11-8, OR 113

J: Tom Cannon · T: Lucy Wadham

5:25.63 £5,809

Shared front spot early - dropped to second briefly - hit front before the 4th - given a squeeze 2 out - driven out after the last - kept finding more - opened up a big advantage on the run-in - allowed to idle late but always holding on

2nd

Railway Bell (IRE) t

No. 1

7yo, 11-13, OR 118

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Fergal O'Brien

1¼ £2,673

Handy early - made ground on pace-setters 4 out - moved into second 3 out - tracked eventual winner from 2 out - pressed for effort approaching last - unable to match winner's late burst but stayed on for second

3rd

Just Her Type (IRE) t

No. 3

6yo, 11-6, OR 116

J: Tom Broughton (5) · T: Max Comley

1½ £1,337

Settled in the pack early - slipped back and driven on approaching three out - moved forward on the wide side before two out - scratchy jumping shared third place at the last - responded gamely up the run-in to finish third but couldn't get to the front two

4th

Snowrocco (IRE)

No. 5

7yo, 11-8, OR 113

J: Ryan Mania · T: Adam Nicol

½ £669

Shared the early pace - out in front before the 1st - overtaken before the 4th - made an error at the 6th - driven and outpaced after 3 out - hard at work approaching 2 out - under pressure before the last - contesting third on the run-in before fading to finish fourth

5th

Rosie Baloo (GB)

No. 11

6yo, 11-4, OR 109

J: Jamie Hamilton · T: Tim Easterby

0.3 £333

close up early - clipped 6th fence - urged forward approaching 2 out - driven out after last - kept on strongly up the run-in then flattened out near the line

6th

Gaelic Saint (GB) h

No. 9

5yo, 11-4, OR 109

J: Ben Poste · T: Tom Symonds

1

Held up towards the back - improved wide of rivals before 2 out and pressed the front group approaching the last - lost ground closer to home to finish sixth

7th

Service Minimum (FR)

No. 12

6yo, 11-2, OR 107

J: Tristan Durrell · T: Dan Skelton

1

Settled towards the back - driven up approaching 3 out - made ground before 2 out but faded before the last - fought back and stayed on late to finish 7th

8th

Mermaids Cave (IRE) p

No. 2

7yo, 11-10, OR 118

J: Alex Chadwick (3) · T: James Owen

4¼

Tracked the pace early - dropped back three out - erred at the second-last and faded fast from there - eventually well held in 8th

9th

Presenting Doy (IRE)

No. 4

7yo, 11-8, OR 113

J: Jack Tudor · T: Emma Lavelle

¾

Settled in the pack - closed on the front group before two out - lost touch approaching the last and faded

10th

Looking As You Are (GB)

No. 7

7yo, 11-7, OR 112

J: Bryan Carver · T: Alex Hales

1¾

Shared front spot early - settled just behind in third - dropped away 3 out under urging - faded steadily through the last two furlongs

11th

Belle Le Grand (GB) t

No. 10

7yo, 11-4, OR 109

J: Liam Harrison · T: Dan Skelton

0.2

Settled towards back of field - went wide rounding the turn approaching 2 out then lost touch with leaders before last - dropped away on the run-in

12th

Madame Luna (GB) t

No. 8

5yo, 11-5, OR 110

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham

5

Held around mid-pack early - urged forward approaching three out - lost ground and slipped to the rear two out - trailed off through the closing stages

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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