quinnbet.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Newcastle

13:40

Date 2024-02-15

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Spit Spot Chestnut J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	158	t	62	-	109	90	33d	—	—	-31	24.4	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Fair Flat-racer; battled on gamely for second in soft-ground hurdle last month
7	Vanilla Dancer Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	158	—	313	-	-	-	51d	—	—	-2	17.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Soft-ground Sedgefield bumper winner; ought to make her presence felt on hurdling debut
2	Emily's Choice Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	158	—	222-51	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Joined Donald McCain after soft-ground Irish point win in October; rules debut today
1	Audreys Pride Bay J:Mr John Dawson(3) T:Paul Collins	J:Mr John Dawson(3) T:Paul Collins	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
From a good jumping family but best watched on belated debut
6	Touch Of A Dragon Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	158	h	33P-7	-	86	56	127d	—	—	-5	1.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed in two bumpers last season; not disgraced on hurdle debut; ground a worry here
9	Lillistar Grey J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	146	—	5	-	58	24	21d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed on the Flat last year but floundered on soft ground over hurdles last month
4	Princess Of Mercia Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	158	t	30	-	80	-	40d	—	—	+1	2.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Soundly beaten on both hurdling starts; stable's other one has much more obvious chance
3	Naughty Nancie Bay J:Harry Reed T:Tim Reed	J:Harry Reed T:Tim Reed	158	—	5/	-	-	-	1801d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Beaten about 58l when 50-1 for Sedgefield bumper in March 2019 and not seen again since
8	Western Glen Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Gillian Boanas	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Gillian Boanas	158	h	7988	-	63	47	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
A well-beaten outsider in both bumpers and on both hurdling starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Spit Spot	8/13	8/15	4/6	4/6	8/13
Vanilla Dancer	7/2	7/2	3/1	7/2	10/3
Emily's Choice	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1
Audreys Pride	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Touch Of A Dragon	16/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Lillistar	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Princess Of Mercia	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Naughty Nancie	250/1	100/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Western Glen	250/1	100/1	125/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Spit Spot

24.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 19.4

4/6

2nd

Vanilla Dancer

17.2

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Emily's Choice

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Princess Of Mercia

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Audreys Pride

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Touch Of A Dragon

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Lillistar

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Naughty Nancie

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Western Glen

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spit Spot	—	109	90
Vanilla Dancer	—	—	—
Emily's Choice	—	—	—
Audreys Pride	—	—	—
Touch Of A Dragon	—	86	56
Lillistar	—	58	24
Princess Of Mercia	—	80	—
Naughty Nancie	—	—	—
Western Glen	—	63	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Western Glen	20d ago	Fit
Lillistar	21d ago	Fit
Spit Spot	33d ago	Fit
Princess Of Mercia	40d ago	Fit
Vanilla Dancer	51d ago	Fresh
Touch Of A Dragon	127d ago	Long break
Naughty Nancie	1801d ago	Long break
Emily's Choice	—	—
Audreys Pride	—	—