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Hereford

15:28

Date 2025-02-12

Distance 2m5f163y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 40.80s (slow by 33.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gata Ban (IRE) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	11/4F	Won
2nd	Hellfire Princess (GB) Richard Patrick · Kerry Lee	12/1	0.3
3rd	Miss Pearl (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	4/1	5
4th	Happy Returns (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	11/1	6.5
5th	Olivia Kate (GB) Ned Fox · Matt Sheppard	3/1	3.5
6th	Marmalade Time (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	10/1	7.5
7th	Ironed Out (IRE) Isabel Williams · Evan Williams	10/1	3
8th	El Fabienne (FR) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	10/1	1.75
9th	Trudie Glen (FR) Liam Harrison · Max Comley	100/1	4

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
10	Olivia Kate Grey J:Ned Fox(3) T:Matt Sheppard	J:Ned Fox(3) T:Matt Sheppard	157	p	851723	89	107	78	13d	—	—	+4	25.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Placed twice since her wide-margin romp in November and a likely contender again here
13	Miss Pearl Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	147	—	674-72	79	103	70	5d	—	—	-7	13	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-9 over hurdles but went very close at Bangor on Friday and has same mark here
7	Gata Ban Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	160	—	81/864	92	100	60	48d	—	—	-2	15.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran well for a long way over 3m2f on Boxing Day and today's trip looks more suitable
8	Ironed Out Bay J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	158	—	096021	90	96	48	35d	—	—	+15	26.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Opened account over 2m last month and could easily have more to offer over this new trip
4	El Fabienne Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	165	—	-47527	97	93	53	19d	—	—	+9	17.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Displayed promise in all three qualifying runs; could have a say on handicap debut
5	Hellfire Princess Chestnut J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	164	p	3/961-	96	95	91	394d	—	—	+7	16.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
2m3f course winner 13 months ago but not seen again since
14	Happy Returns Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	144	p	4/443-	76	-	-	575d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Placed in first-time cheekpieces in summer 2023 but not seen again since
2	Marmalade Time Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	168	p	194-7P	100	103	52	30d	—	—	+8	14.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Lost her way last spring and was pulled up last month, after a layoff; revival needed
11	Trudie Glen Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Max Comley	J:Liam Harrison T:Max Comley	156	ht	4-268P	88	102	85	69d	—	—	+8	10.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Pulled up when 50-1 for stable/handicap debut; upped in trip with headgear added here
NR	Mistral Blue Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	168	—	167-3P	100	103	74	61d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Won by wide margin on last season's hurdling debut but well beaten all four starts since
NR	Kalista Love b/br J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Symonds	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Symonds	167	—	5-5525	99	100	89	42d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Unexposed mare; shade disappointing on handicap debut but had wind op soon afterwards
NR	Damzon Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:James Evans	J:NON-RUNNER T:James Evans	161	p	25U6U0	93	93	41	28d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Showed enough before final-flight exit here in December to make some appeal on h'cap debut
NR	What U Wanna Do Is Bay J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Ben Lund	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Ben Lund	158	—	59644P	90	99	86	13d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Fourth at huge odds in a maiden last month but pulled up on subsequent handicap debut
NR	Raise Your Glass Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	151	t	527-5U	83	99	-	23d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Still unexposed (particularly over this trip) but others have much less to prove

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Olivia Kate	3/1	11/4	3/1
Miss Pearl	7/2	7/2	10/3
Gata Ban	7/2	10/3	10/3
Ironed Out	13/2	6/1	13/2
El Fabienne	9/1	10/1	9/1
Hellfire Princess	14/1	12/1	12/1
Happy Returns	14/1	14/1	14/1
Marmalade Time	14/1	16/1	14/1
Trudie Glen	40/1	40/1	50/1
Mistral Blue	-	-	-
Kalista Love	-	-	-
Damzon	-	-	-
What U Wanna Do Is	-	-	-
Raise Your Glass	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ironed Out

26.8

OR: 10 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Olivia Kate

25.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

El Fabienne

17.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Hellfire Princess

16.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

14/1

Gata Ban

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Marmalade Time

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Miss Pearl

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Mistral Blue

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Kalista Love

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Damzon

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Trudie Glen

10.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

What U Wanna Do Is

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Raise Your Glass

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Happy Returns

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marmalade Time	100	103	52
Mistral Blue	100	103	74
Kalista Love	99	100	89
El Fabienne	97	93	53
Hellfire Princess	96	95	91
Damzon	93	93	41
Gata Ban	92	100	60
Ironed Out	90	96	48
What U Wanna Do Is	90	99	86
Olivia Kate	89	107	78
Trudie Glen	88	102	85
Raise Your Glass	83	99	—
Miss Pearl	79	103	70
Happy Returns	76	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Miss Pearl	5d ago	Quick return
Olivia Kate	13d ago	Quick return
What U Wanna Do Is	13d ago	Quick return
El Fabienne	19d ago	Fit
Raise Your Glass	23d ago	Fit
Damzon	28d ago	Fit
Marmalade Time	30d ago	Fit
Ironed Out	35d ago	Fit
Kalista Love	42d ago	Fit
Gata Ban	48d ago	Fresh
Mistral Blue	61d ago	Fresh
Trudie Glen	69d ago	Fresh
Hellfire Princess	394d ago	Long break
Happy Returns	575d ago	Long break