HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Aintree

19:30

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 4m 51.52s (slow by 6.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ile De Jersey (FR) Freddie Gordon · Nicky Henderson	7/2	Won
2nd	Masked Dance (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	11/4F	0.1
3rd	Sunday Soldier (IRE) Nick Slatter · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	8/1	6
4th	Versace Twentyone (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	15/2	9
5th	Police Academy (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Fergal O'Brien	12/1	8.5
6th	Midnight Ginger (GB) Jay Tidball · Andrew J Martin	9/2	8
7th	Hiconic (GB) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	22/1	6

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Touchy Feely (GB) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	13/2
P.U.	Wudya (IRE) Brian Hughes · Tjade Collier	50/1

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
5	Masked Dance Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	162	—	930P-2	111	119	108	8d	—	—	+2	28.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won this race in 2024 and returns here after good effort at Huntingdon last week
1	Ile De Jersey Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Nicky Henderson	168	—	72/66-	117	124	97	29d	—	—	+1	23.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Sixth of 16 in valuable series final at Cheltenham last month; in calmer waters here
2	Sunday Soldier Chestnut J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	168	tp	29265-	117	122	114	23d	—	—	+10	24.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second in a Listed race in February but two lesser efforts in handicaps have followed
9	Versace Twentyone Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	155	—	24521-	104	119	113	23d	—	—	+20	31.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Up in grade after last month's Ludlow win but might still have more to offer
6	Midnight Ginger Chestnut J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Andrew J Martin	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Andrew J Martin	161	—	66428-	110	118	110	29d	—	—	+12	21.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ended last season in fairly good form but younger rivals appeal more all the same
8	Touchy Feely Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	4P5P6-	105	121	102	112d	—	—	+5	17.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fourth in this race in 2024; on dangerous mark but far too inconsistent to rely upon
7	Police Academy Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	158	—	29256-	107	117	107	224d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Off since below-par run in October; resumes on workable mark and with conditions suitable
3	Hiconic Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	164	t	72314-	113	115	83	250d	—	—	+23	26.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Seven-time winner; absent since September, though, and resumes on fairly tough mark
4	Wudya Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Tjade Collier	J:Brian Hughes T:Tjade Collier	163	tp	35172-	112	119	102	225d	—	—	+23	27.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second to useful rival on final start in Ireland; makes stable debut after 225-day absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Masked Dance	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	9/4
Ile De Jersey	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Sunday Soldier	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Versace Twentyone	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Midnight Ginger	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1
Touchy Feely	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Police Academy	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hiconic	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Wudya	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Versace Twentyone

31.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Masked Dance

28.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Wudya

27.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Hiconic

26.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Sunday Soldier

24.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Ile De Jersey

23.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Midnight Ginger

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Police Academy

19.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Touchy Feely

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ile De Jersey	117	124	97
Sunday Soldier	117	122	114
Hiconic	113	115	83
Wudya	112	119	102
Masked Dance	111	119	108
Midnight Ginger	110	118	110
Police Academy	107	117	107
Touchy Feely	105	121	102
Versace Twentyone	104	119	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Masked Dance	8d ago	Quick return
Sunday Soldier	23d ago	Fit
Versace Twentyone	23d ago	Fit
Ile De Jersey	29d ago	Fit
Midnight Ginger	29d ago	Fit
Touchy Feely	112d ago	Long break
Police Academy	224d ago	Long break
Wudya	225d ago	Long break
Hiconic	250d ago	Long break