Midlands Grand National Saturday 15th March Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Herring Queen Qualifier) (GBB)

Uttoxeter

13:38

Date 2025-02-08

Distance 1m7f168y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 4m 13.99s (slow by 35.99s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Surrey Belle (GB) Danny McMenamin · Adrian Paul Keatley	2/5F	Won
2nd	I Am The Moon (GB) James Turner · Nigel Twiston-Davies	4/1	3.25
3rd	Feet On The Ground (IRE) Tom Broughton · Fergal O'Brien	7/1	1.25
4th	D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Kevin Philippart De Foy	22/1	11
5th	Seas The Day (GB) Connor Brace · Fergal O'Brien	22/1	8
6th	Manala (FR) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	50/1	0.1
7th	Dartmouth Rose (GB) James Best · Matt Crawley	150/1	6.5
8th	Voleur De Terres (IRE) David Noonan · Claire Dyson	300/1	11
9th	Paradise Park (IRE) Brian Hughes · Thomas Faulkner	12/1	16

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
8	Surrey Belle Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	157	t	22	114	119	107	13d	—	—	-16	44.5	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Capable stayer on the Flat and has twice gone down narrowly over hurdles
1	I Am The Moon Bay J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	—	5441	107	107	56	19d	—	—	+12	29.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Jumped better when making all at Warwick; has the penalty but this race has no depth
4	Feet On The Ground Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	157	—	P-4283	-	103	54	60d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Best form yet when third here two months ago and she might be improving
6	Paradise Park Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Brian Hughes T:Thomas Faulkner	157	—	4-	-	-	-	290d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Beaten about 8l in what's turned out a reasonable bumper here last April
7	Seas The Day Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	157	—	22-6U	-	88	60	21d	—	—	-3	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Runner-up in both her bumpers but hasn't jumped well in two hurdles
3	D Day Arvalenreeva Chestnut J:Nick Scholfield T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Nick Scholfield T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	157	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Only 1-16 on the Flat but showed fair ability and she should have the stamina for hurdling
5	Manala Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	157	—	2-8	-	84	64	16d	—	—	+2	4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Long absence before finishing amongst the stragglers on hurdling debut here
2	Dartmouth Rose Bay J:James Best T:Matt Crawley	J:James Best T:Matt Crawley	157	—	8306	-	89	13	65d	—	—	+1	1.7	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Not strong form when third in a Market Rasen bumper and well beaten otherwise
9	Voleur De Terres b/br J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	157	—	23-370	-	65	31	37d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
2-11 in Irish points and has finished miles behind in both her hurdle races; opposable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Surrey Belle	2/5	4/11	2/5	4/11	2/5
I Am The Moon	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Feet On The Ground	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Paradise Park	8/1	7/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
Seas The Day	33/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
D Day Arvalenreeva	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Manala	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Dartmouth Rose	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Voleur De Terres	500/1	300/1	400/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Surrey Belle

44.5

OR: 16 Form: 8.5 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

I Am The Moon

29.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Manala

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Paradise Park

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Feet On The Ground

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Dartmouth Rose

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Seas The Day

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

D Day Arvalenreeva

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Voleur De Terres

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Surrey Belle	114	119	107
I Am The Moon	107	107	56
Feet On The Ground	—	103	54
Paradise Park	—	—	—
Seas The Day	—	88	60
D Day Arvalenreeva	—	—	—
Manala	—	84	64
Dartmouth Rose	—	89	13
Voleur De Terres	—	65	31

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Surrey Belle	13d ago	Quick return
Manala	16d ago	Fit
I Am The Moon	19d ago	Fit
Seas The Day	21d ago	Fit
Voleur De Terres	37d ago	Fit
Feet On The Ground	60d ago	Fresh
Dartmouth Rose	65d ago	Fresh
Paradise Park	290d ago	Long break
D Day Arvalenreeva	—	—