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Hereford

14:13

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 3m1f44y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,484

Winning Time 6m 37.78s (slow by 27.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lady Balko (FR) Rian Corcoran · David Pipe	9/1	Won
2nd	Malaita (GB) Toby Wynne · Mel Rowley	9/1	11
3rd	Lagonda (GB) Shane Quinlan · Venetia Williams	14/1	1
4th	Kosasiempre (FR) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	4/1	3
5th	Theonewedreamof (IRE) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	5/1	1
6th	Flowing Cadenza (GB) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	22/1	.5
7th	Followango (IRE) Isabel Williams · Evan Williams	11/2	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Holloway Queen (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Nicky Henderson	7/2F
P.U.	Minniemum (GB) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	14/1
P.U.	Musique De Fee (IRE) Joshua Bryan · Georgina Nicholls	12/1

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
9	Kosasiempre Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	149	—	P43-71	111	133	109	39d	—	—	+3	20.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner last month; this race is stronger but a 4lb rise does not look excessive
6	Theonewedreamof Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	157	—	54-212	119	135	127	7d	—	—	+4	23	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close second in 15-runner Cheltenham handicap a week ago; respected
3	Holloway Queen Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	163	—	114P-P	125	-	-	35d	—	—	+9	22.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
10	Followango Bay J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	143	—	24-222	105	133	98	31d	—	—	+6	16.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
1	Lady Balko Bay J:Rian Corcoran(10) T:David Pipe	J:Rian Corcoran(10) T:David Pipe	170	—	15P4-P	132	138	125	34d	—	—	+13	23.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Lost her way after winning this race in 2024 but no surprise if she bounces back to form
7	Malaita Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	153	—	5-6532	115	135	110	43d	—	—	+11	18.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Back in good form on last two outings; still on workable mark; unexposed over 3m+
8	Lagonda Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	150	p	1229-6	112	134	120	25d	—	—	+11	17.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second in this last year; can be dangerous if she responds well to new cheekpieces
2	Minniemum Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	163	—	21-512	125	131	126	24d	—	—	+13	20.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran well in recent Listed race but recent 5b rise probably demands more from her
4	Musique De Fee Grey J:Joshua Bryan T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Joshua Bryan T:Georgina Nicholls	161	p	2-1312	123	132	96	50d	—	—	+18	23.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Progressive over hurdles in first half of year; not disgraced in a match on chase debut
11	Flowing Cadenza Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	143	—	14/P-R	105	-	-	17d	—	—	+10	15	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2022 but very lightly raced in recent years; current ability hard to gauge
NR	Alfie's Princess b/br J:TBC T:Sam Thomas	J: T:Sam Thomas	157	t	532/2-	119	134	-	433d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Off since promising chase debut in October 2024 but completely unexposed as a stayer

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kosasiempre	10/3	7/2	7/2
Theonewedreamof	3/1	9/2	9/2
Holloway Queen	6/1	9/2	9/2
Followango	8/1	13/2	13/2
Lady Balko	15/2	8/1	8/1
Malaita	10/1	9/1	10/1
Lagonda	16/1	12/1	11/1
Minniemum	10/1	14/1	12/1
Musique De Fee	14/1	12/1	12/1
Flowing Cadenza	18/1	18/1	18/1
Alfie's Princess	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lady Balko

23.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Musique De Fee

23.4

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Theonewedreamof

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Holloway Queen

22.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Alfie's Princess

22.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Minniemum

20.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Kosasiempre

20.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Malaita

18.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Lagonda

17.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Followango

16.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Flowing Cadenza

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Balko	132	138	125
Holloway Queen	125	—	—
Minniemum	125	131	126
Musique De Fee	123	132	96
Theonewedreamof	119	135	127
Alfie's Princess	119	134	—
Malaita	115	135	110
Lagonda	112	134	120
Kosasiempre	111	133	109
Followango	105	133	98
Flowing Cadenza	105	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Theonewedreamof	7d ago	Quick return
Flowing Cadenza	17d ago	Fit
Minniemum	24d ago	Fit
Lagonda	25d ago	Fit
Followango	31d ago	Fit
Lady Balko	34d ago	Fit
Holloway Queen	35d ago	Fit
Kosasiempre	39d ago	Fit
Malaita	43d ago	Fit
Musique De Fee	50d ago	Fresh
Alfie's Princess	433d ago	Long break