Read Nicky Henderson's Weekly Unibet Blog Mares' Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Warwick

14:40

Date 2025-02-08

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £17,085

Winning Time 5m 11.27s (slow by 23.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royale Margaux (FR) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	12/1	Won
2nd	Sunday Soldier (IRE) Richie McLernon · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	50/1	4
3rd	Gala Marceau (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	EvensF	.5
4th	West Balboa (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	7/2	1
5th	Dameofthecotswolds (GB) Tom Bellamy · Nigel Twiston-Davies	14/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	You Wear It Well (GB) Jonathan Burke · Jamie Snowden	4/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Gala Marceau Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	156	h	1336-2	145	152	125	280d	—	—	+1	42.1	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Runner-up in mares' Grade 1 last May; key player if near the top of her game on comeback
6	West Balboa Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	p	3-4534	138	155	132	43d	—	—	+11	29.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Below best this season but good case can be made on her peak efforts last term
1	You Wear It Well Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	160	—	37-234	140	151	-	22d	—	—	+10	27.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Unsuited by fences this season and could bounce back with big run now reverting to hurdles
4	Royale Margaux Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	156	t	-47243	121	133	122	43d	—	—	+17	25.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Running well in defeat in mares' handicaps but she's up against it today
2	Dameofthecotswolds Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	156	—	212115	127	132	119	22d	—	—	+31	36.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Others have more substance to their form but she retains potential now back down in trip
5	Sunday Soldier Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Richie McLernon T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	156	—	4-5229	120	134	115	20d	—	—	+16	18.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Talented handicapper but there's a strong suspicion she'll be out of her depth today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gala Marceau	evn	evn	evn	evn	11/10
West Balboa	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
You Wear It Well	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Royale Margaux	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Dameofthecotswolds	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Sunday Soldier	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gala Marceau

42.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Dameofthecotswolds

36.4

OR: 19.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

West Balboa

29.3

OR: 22 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

You Wear It Well

27.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Royale Margaux

25.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Sunday Soldier

18.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gala Marceau	145	152	125
You Wear It Well	140	151	—
West Balboa	138	155	132
Dameofthecotswolds	127	132	119
Royale Margaux	121	133	122
Sunday Soldier	120	134	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sunday Soldier	20d ago	Fit
You Wear It Well	22d ago	Fit
Dameofthecotswolds	22d ago	Fit
West Balboa	43d ago	Fit
Royale Margaux	43d ago	Fit
Gala Marceau	280d ago	Long break