Spa Motors Hereford Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Hereford

13:00

Date 2026-01-12

Distance 3m1f44y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,435

Rain 29%

Winning Time 6m 53.20s (slow by 43.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ithaka (IRE) Freddie Mitchell · Ryan Potter	10/1	Won
2nd	Illogical Logic (FR) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Christian Williams	5/1	4
3rd	Just In A Bit (GB) Shane Quinlan · Mel Rowley	100/30F	4.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Born At Midnight (GB) Freddie Gordon · Kathy Turner	12/1
U.R.	Heva Rose (FR) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	12/1
U.R.	Lightonthewing (IRE) Ciaran O'Shea · Sue Gardner	15/2
U.R.	Lynsey Larue (IRE) Ellis Collier · Evan Williams	28/1
P.U.	Martalmix'jac (FR) Tabitha Worsley · Mel Rowley	10/1
P.U.	Mary's Fortune (FR) Rian Corcoran · Tim Vaughan	14/1
P.U.	Tongaknoxie (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/1
U.R.	Tuscan Rose (IRE) Bradley Harris · Neil Mulholland	9/2

Runners (12)

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	Tuscan Rose Bay J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	149	p	U1-4P3	81	108	82	27d	—	—	-4	12.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
7	Illogical Logic Chestnut J:Toby McCain-Mitchell T:Christian Williams	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell T:Christian Williams	158	—	F13PP2	90	110	99	50d	—	—	+5	20.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Newton Abbot winner in June and back to form when second last time at Windsor; a possible
6	Just In A Bit Bay J:Shane Quinlan T:Mel Rowley	J:Shane Quinlan T:Mel Rowley	158	—	834/2-	90	-	-	590d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
8yo maiden; 3 fair runs when last out in 2024, including chase debut 2nd; now 6lb lower
8	Lightonthewing Bay J:Ciaran O'Shea(5) T:Sue Gardner	J:Ciaran O'Shea(5) T:Sue Gardner	155	—	344-P1	87	110	81	27d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
6-20 over fences, latest at Wincanton last month; put up 7lb but should be competitive
9	Tongaknoxie Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	152	—	7484-7	84	-	-	89d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	0	11.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Unexposed 6yo; has shown a modicum of ability in a bumper and over hurdles; chase debut
2	Ithaka Bay J:Freddie Mitchell T:Ryan Potter	J:Freddie Mitchell T:Ryan Potter	168	t	382-32	100	105	88	23d	—	—	+6	15	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won three over hurdles; best chase run when 66-1 second over C&D last time; interesting
12	Martalmix'jac Grey J:Tabitha Worsley T:Mel Rowley	J:Tabitha Worsley T:Mel Rowley	146	tp	23-573	78	109	89	33d	—	—	+1	9.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won two chases two seasons ago; far third over 2m5f here last time; each-way chance
1	Born At Midnight Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Kathy Turner	J:Freddie Gordon T:Kathy Turner	168	p	6P-430	100	109	79	57d	—	—	+8	14.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two wins at Plumpton 2024; mixed form since; chance on his C&D third in October
5	Mary's Fortune Chestnut J:Rian Corcoran(5) T:Tim Vaughan	J:Rian Corcoran(5) T:Tim Vaughan	159	tb	56-746	91	109	96	33d	—	—	+7	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
UK point winner; yet to win under rules; needs to improve on recent runs; on a good mark
3	Heva Rose Grey J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	166	—	21/PP-	98	-	-	339d	—	—	+8	13.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won two chases in 2023; pulled up both starts in 2025; wind op since; should fare better
11	Lynsey Larue Brown J:Ellis Collier(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Ellis Collier(3) T:Evan Williams	146	—	459753	78	100	55	33d	—	—	+8	10.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
NR	Innisfree Lass Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Stuart Edmunds	J:NON-RUNNER T:Stuart Edmunds	164	p	2F-2P5	96	110	-	1d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Only 3-1 at Uttoxeter last time and was reportedly suffering from sinus issues

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tuscan Rose	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Illogical Logic	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Just In A Bit	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Lightonthewing	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
Tongaknoxie	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Ithaka	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	15/2
Martalmix'jac	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Born At Midnight	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Mary's Fortune	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Heva Rose	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Lynsey Larue	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Innisfree Lass	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Illogical Logic

20.5

OR: 10 Form: 6.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Just In A Bit

19.4

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Ithaka

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Born At Midnight

14.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Heva Rose

13.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Tuscan Rose

12.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Lightonthewing

12.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Tongaknoxie

11.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Mary's Fortune

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Innisfree Lass

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lynsey Larue

10.8

OR: 7 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Martalmix'jac

9.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ithaka	100	105	88
Born At Midnight	100	109	79
Heva Rose	98	—	—
Innisfree Lass	96	110	—
Mary's Fortune	91	109	96
Illogical Logic	90	110	99
Just In A Bit	90	—	—
Lightonthewing	87	110	81
Tongaknoxie	84	—	—
Tuscan Rose	81	108	82
Martalmix'jac	78	109	89
Lynsey Larue	78	100	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Innisfree Lass	1d ago	Quick return
Ithaka	23d ago	Fit
Tuscan Rose	27d ago	Fit
Lightonthewing	27d ago	Fit
Martalmix'jac	33d ago	Fit
Mary's Fortune	33d ago	Fit
Lynsey Larue	33d ago	Fit
Illogical Logic	50d ago	Fresh
Born At Midnight	57d ago	Fresh
Tongaknoxie	89d ago	Fresh
Heva Rose	339d ago	Long break
Just In A Bit	590d ago	Long break