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Kellyhill Financial Planning Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Class 4, 2m3½f (2m3f123y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-120, M, £5,281, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Betty's Daisy is our selection, and her progressive profile is the reason to side with her over the top-rated I Spy A Diva, who is only five pounds ahead on our figures. At 122 she sits comfortably third in our ratings and has the look of a mare still improving, which counts for plenty over this 20-furlong trip on good to soft ground. I Spy A Diva and Masked Dance, just a pound apart at the head of the ratings, are the obvious dangers, with Crystal Spring next best of the rest. This looks an open contest, so the call is a lean rather than a strong one, but Betty's Daisy is the one to be with.
Runners
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling 1/17
Betty's Daisy is our pick on profile: she won three starts back, followed it with a second, and has run over today's trip and going before, while carrying 170 lb. The reservation is a 220-day absence and a pulled-up effort last time out.
- Sire
- Jack Hobbs (GB)
- Dam
- Burgundy Betty (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Mrs Bridget Henley
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley 0/3
- Sire
- Harzand (IRE)
- Dam
- Amourice (IRE) by Authorized
- Owner
- Four Gents
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shrops
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Toby Wynne
Mel Rowley 0/3
Masked Dance bounced between a win and two seconds earlier in her last five, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 126 ranks her second of ten; the concern is a 165-day absence after a fifth and a sixth in her last two outings.
- Sire
- Masked Marvel (GB)
- Dam
- Breakdance (FR) by Sunday Break
- Owner
- Poplar Cottage Racing Club
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shrops
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 0/5
I Spy A Diva was third last time out, and a fourth two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has her top of ten, though 299 days off and 164 lb are the main risk.
- Sire
- Telescope (IRE)
- Dam
- Molly's A Diva (GB) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- J Perriss
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Jack Hogan
Fergal O'Brien 4/24
Edith Pelham won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, but she was eighth last time out and returns after 220 days off, carrying 161 lb. Our rating of 115 puts her fifth of ten, so she looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Midnite Grace (GB) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- Mrs J May
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Withington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 24 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Beau Morgan (5)
Ben Pauling 1/17
Hornica won last time out and was third two starts back, but a 191-day break is a concern, and she has run on today's going before. Carrying 161 lb off an official mark of 113, she looks a midfield sort, and our rating ranks her seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- Manuels Sister (IRE) by Lend A Hand
- Owner
- J Hornby J Hornby
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 2/12
Winner last time out and second in her two runs before that, Iamyouare arrives fit after 26 days and has run over today's trip and going, but she carries 158 lb and our rating of 114 only ranks her sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Christina (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- The Taking Part Racing Club
- Foaled
- 2 May 2020
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 3/9
Crystal Spring has strong recent form, winning three starts back and finishing second two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 117 ranks her fourth of ten. The main risk is a 314-day absence, plus 156 lb and a sixth last time out.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Simonia (IRE) by Yeats
- Owner
- J Hankinson P Hanson R Pipe And T Pipe
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Freddie Keighley (5)
Martin Keighley 3/14
Without a win in her last four starts, Hot Goddess is hard to fancy after 269 days off, though a second last time out and prior experience over today's trip and going count in her favour. Carrying 155 lb, she is ranked eighth of ten on our figures.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Hot Choice (GB) by Zafeen
- Owner
- Two Sisters
- Foaled
- 5 May 2020
- Stable
- Luckley, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 14 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 18/77
Queen Maeve won last time out and was third three starts back, but that came 185 days ago, and she carries 153 lb off an official rating of 107. Our rating of 99 ranks her last of ten, so the layoff makes her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Queens Gesture (IRE) by Getaway
- Owner
- Mrs John Magnier
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 18 wins from 77 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Peter Kavanagh
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 1/4
Laysoft's form tailed off with a fifth last time out, and she returns after 243 days off, which is hard to ignore under 146 lb. She has run over today's trip and going, and a third two starts back, then a second, shows she can still hit the frame.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Spirited Girl (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Ron Hull
- Foaled
- 14 Jan 2022
- Stable
- High Eldwick, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
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.