Ha Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Aintree

20:05

Date 2024-05-17

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 1.55s (slow by 16.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Masked Dance (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	15/2	Won
2nd	My Chiquita (GB) Jack Quinlan · B F Brookhouse	5/1F	3.75
3rd	Majestic Jameela (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	11/2	2
4th	Touchy Feely (GB) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	28/1	2.75
5th	Space Voyage (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	13/2	.75
6th	Could Be Trouble (IRE) Abbie McCain · Donald McCain	25/1	1.75
7th	Lady Malarkey (IRE) Richard Patrick · Ryan Potter	11/1	1.5
8th	Maroochi (GB) James Turner · Keiran Burke	18/1	4
9th	Simply Red (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	33/1	25
10th	Nora The Xplorer (GB) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Brave Jen (GB) Freddie Gordon · Nicky Henderson	28/1
U.R.	Mellificent (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	15/2
U.R.	Salsada (IRE) Craig Nichol · Brian Ellison	7/1
Fell	Sammy's Guarantee (GB) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	11/1

Runners (14)

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
2	Space Voyage Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	167	t	357P1-	119	125	112	23d	—	—	+18	30.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
5lb re-raise for latest Perth success makes sense; have to hope effects of wind op endure
11	Majestic Jameela Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	154	—	71213-	114	116	109	29d	—	—	+24	34.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Better since handicapping, though 2m1f on good was too sharp latest; mark still tough
10	Masked Dance Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	157	—	221P4-	109	123	104	45d	—	—	+14	24.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
25l win at Doncaster in January wasn't missed by the handicapper; more needed again
5	Mellificent Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	162	t	6/145-	114	115	104	29d	—	—	+9	18.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
20l fifth in a Listed novice latest (2m4.5f, good); more needed to defy initial mark
3	My Chiquita Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	163	h	11-4	115	119	109	10d	—	—	+9	18.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Lost unbeaten hurdles record on recent handicap debut, not helped by many jumping errors
1	Salsada Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	168	p	/0330-	120	121	94	27d	—	—	+15	23.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Faces her easiest ever handicap hurdle task here, but no certainty that 2m4f is needed
6	Sammy's Guarantee Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	161	ht	912F5-	113	120	107	53d	—	—	+16	21.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Winter's Doncaster novice win form has been built upon since; has little in hand of mark
12	Nora The Xplorer Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	151	p	34/25-	103	120	120	336d	—	—	+9	15	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Absence since last June isn't a worry; winless in handicaps but back on a career-low mark
13	Lady Malarkey Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Ryan Potter	J:Richard Patrick T:Ryan Potter	142	—	136/1-	94	120	104	23d	—	—	+18	22.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Shrugged off 22-month break on successful stable debut; longer trip/good ground are fine
14	Maroochi Bay J:James Turner(7) T:Keiran Burke	J:James Turner(7) T:Keiran Burke	142	—	53053-	94	118	94	106d	—	—	+12	16.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
1-26, back up in class and racing from 13lb out of the weights, which looks a big ask
4	Touchy Feely Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	163	—	/4PFP-	115	119	76	22d	—	—	+14	17	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not fully clicked for her over fences; dual mares' hurdle winner; current mark just okay
8	Brave Jen Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	02P3P-	112	121	93	76d	—	—	+14	17.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Head second in a Listed mares' novice last December but a long way shy of that form since
9	Could Be Trouble Bay J:Abbie McCain(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Abbie McCain(5) T:Donald McCain	159	tb	23410-	111	122	110	42d	—	—	+22	24.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Catterick win off a career-low mark in March (soft); last home in a de facto 0-121 latest
7	Simply Red Chestnut J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	160	t	1126F-	112	118	111	—	—	—	+20	22	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Refusal to settle better is very much back on the evidence of two recent Flat outings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Space Voyage	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Majestic Jameela	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Masked Dance	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Mellificent	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
My Chiquita	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Salsada	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Sammy's Guarantee	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Nora The Xplorer	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Lady Malarkey	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Maroochi	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Touchy Feely	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Brave Jen	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Could Be Trouble	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Simply Red	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Majestic Jameela

34.6

OR: 16 Form: 15.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

2nd

Space Voyage

30.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 9.6 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Could Be Trouble

24.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Masked Dance

24.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Salsada

23.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Lady Malarkey

22.2

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Simply Red

OR: 15.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Sammy's Guarantee

21.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

My Chiquita

18.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Mellificent

18.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Brave Jen

17.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Touchy Feely

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Maroochi

16.1

OR: 11 Form: 3.9 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Nora The Xplorer

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Salsada	120	121	94
Space Voyage	119	125	112
My Chiquita	115	119	109
Touchy Feely	115	119	76
Majestic Jameela	114	116	109
Mellificent	114	115	104
Sammy's Guarantee	113	120	107
Brave Jen	112	121	93
Simply Red	112	118	111
Could Be Trouble	111	122	110
Masked Dance	109	123	104
Nora The Xplorer	103	120	120
Lady Malarkey	94	120	104
Maroochi	94	118	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
My Chiquita	10d ago	Quick return
Touchy Feely	22d ago	Fit
Space Voyage	23d ago	Fit
Lady Malarkey	23d ago	Fit
Salsada	27d ago	Fit
Majestic Jameela	29d ago	Fit
Mellificent	29d ago	Fit
Could Be Trouble	42d ago	Fit
Masked Dance	45d ago	Fit
Sammy's Guarantee	53d ago	Fresh
Brave Jen	76d ago	Fresh
Maroochi	106d ago	Long break
Nora The Xplorer	336d ago	Long break
Simply Red	—	—