Sky Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Catterick

14:10

Date 2024-12-28

Distance 1m7f156y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 3m 45.60s (slow by 7.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Siog Geal (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	4/9F	Won
2nd	Surrey Belle (GB) Danny McMenamin · Adrian Paul Keatley	4/1	.75
3rd	Reel Rosie (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	13/2	7
4th	Aunty Christine (IRE) Connor Brace · Lucy Wadham	22/1	19
5th	Nellie Bluesky (GB) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	28/1	0.3
6th	Chalk That Down (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	18/1	12
7th	Susiesparkle (IRE) Henry Brooke · Iain Jardine	25/1	12
8th	Lady Buttercup (GB) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	66/1	.5
9th	Spinnova (GB) Alice Stevens · Billy Aprahamian	200/1	19
10th	She's Got Bottle (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Lizzie Quinlan	200/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ghidora (GB) Bruce Lynn · Adam Nicol	150/1

Runners (11)

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
8	Siog Geal Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	154	—	1-22	-	-	-	42d	—	—	-31	27	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Second in two good-quality bumpers this autumn; could be hard to beat on hurdling debut
10	Surrey Belle Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	154	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	5.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Flat winner in September; bought for 70,000gns in October; makes stable/hurdle debut
2	Reel Rosie Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	161	—	41	-	97	52	44d	—	—	0	14	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Clearcut winner of modest mares' maiden at Sedgefied last month; back in trip here
1	Nellie Bluesky Brown J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	161	—	/76-15	-	107	71	20d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Shock winner on hurdle debut in May (2m4f) but well beaten when reappearing this month
4	Chalk That Down Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	154	h	25/F	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Second in a bumper in 2022 but fell at the second flight when 40-1 for recent hurdle debut
11	Susiesparkle Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Iain Jardine	J:Henry Brooke T:Iain Jardine	154	t	34	-	103	58	14d	—	—	-1	3.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Low-grade Flat winner; has shown some hurdling ability but needs to improve
3	Aunty Christine Bay J:Connor Brace T:Lucy Wadham	J:Connor Brace T:Lucy Wadham	154	—	70-35	-	99	68	28d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has shown ability on both hurdling starts (2m3f) but needs to learn to settle better
6	Lady Buttercup Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	154	—	99-166	-	97	42	50d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Surprise bumper winner in September but safely held on first two hurdling starts
7	She's Got Bottle Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lizzie Quinlan	154	h	87	-	51	-	14d	—	—	0	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Five-time winner on the Flat but well beaten on both hurdling attempts
5	Ghidora Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:Adam Nicol	J:Bruce Lynn T:Adam Nicol	154	—	35	-	-	-	101d	—	—	+1	2.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Placed on bumper debut in August but was below that form on second start; hurdle debut
9	Spinnova Bay J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Billy Aprahamian	154	—	8-05	-	72	-	46d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well down the field in both bumpers and also struggled on stable/hurdle debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Siog Geal	1/2	4/7	8/15	4/9	8/15
Surrey Belle	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Reel Rosie	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	11/2
Nellie Bluesky	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Chalk That Down	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Susiesparkle	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Aunty Christine	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lady Buttercup	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
She's Got Bottle	250/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Ghidora	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Spinnova	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Siog Geal

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Reel Rosie

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

13/2

3rd

Surrey Belle

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Susiesparkle

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

22/1

Ghidora

2.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Chalk That Down

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Nellie Bluesky

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Aunty Christine

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Lady Buttercup

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

She's Got Bottle

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Spinnova

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Siog Geal	—	—	—
Surrey Belle	—	—	—
Reel Rosie	—	97	52
Nellie Bluesky	—	107	71
Chalk That Down	—	—	—
Susiesparkle	—	103	58
Aunty Christine	—	99	68
Lady Buttercup	—	97	42
She's Got Bottle	—	51	—
Ghidora	—	—	—
Spinnova	—	72	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Susiesparkle	14d ago	Fit
She's Got Bottle	14d ago	Fit
Nellie Bluesky	20d ago	Fit
Chalk That Down	21d ago	Fit
Aunty Christine	28d ago	Fit
Siog Geal	42d ago	Fit
Reel Rosie	44d ago	Fit
Spinnova	46d ago	Fresh
Lady Buttercup	50d ago	Fresh
Ghidora	101d ago	Long break
Surrey Belle	—	—