Late Roy Kneller 85th Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For Challenger Mares' Series Final)

Ludlow

3:33

Date 2026-02-04

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Weather Overcast

Temp 1.1°C

Wind 1mph W

Rain 59%

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	Sallyville Lady b J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	1-32	111	119	100	47d	—	—	+5	29.5	5/2 29%
Made the frame in two novice hurdles in the autumn; can improve in handicaps; big player
9	Hard Dealt b J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	156	—	2-1622	108	118	102	40d	—	—	+2	24.7	3/1 25%
Ended 2025 with two creditable seconds and may still have a bigger performance in her
2	Masked Dance ch J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	166	—	P-2251	118	122	104	49d	—	—	+8	20.6	6/1 14%
Career-best form when winning from the front over C&D in December; respected
1	Greyval gr J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	168	—	1-5206	120	122	101	39d	—	—	+18	26.9	9/1 10%
Won valuable final of this series last April but would appeal much more on good ground
3	Dramatic Encore b J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	162	p	412-34	114	121	114	60d	—	—	+10	18.5	8/1 11%
Low-mileage 6yo; below form last time but has possibilities if aided by new cheekpieces
6	Magical Maggie gr J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	161	—	/563-4	113	109	62	63d	—	—	+9	18.4	10/1 9%
Dual 2m course winner; back from long absence with satisfactory run in December; stamina?
4	Pismo Beach b/br J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	161	t	3-1543	113	122	115	35d	—	—	+12	20	14/1 7%
Just 1-8 over hurdles but ended 2025 with two good efforts; probably won't be far way
10	Hellfire Princess ch J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	151	p	/24-01	103	116	109	77d	—	—	+10	14.3	22/1 4%
Stayed on well to score by 6l at Ffos Las in November; player if emphasis is on stamina
7	Our Bill's Aunt b J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Alex Hales	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Alex Hales	160	t	3121-4	112	120	114	62d	—	—	+13	16.4	33/1 3%
Won twice in early 2025 but returned from layoff with heavy defeat in December
11	Victoria Milano b J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	151	t	2643-F	103	122	102	18d	—	—	+11	14	33/1 3%
NR	Notnowlinda br J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	161	—	/22-09	113	120	94	74d	—	—	—	15.8	—
Returned from long absence with two low-key runs in November; revival needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sallyville Lady	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Hard Dealt	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Masked Dance	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Greyval	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2
Dramatic Encore	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Magical Maggie	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Pismo Beach	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hellfire Princess	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Our Bill's Aunt	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Victoria Milano	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Notnowlinda	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sallyville Lady

29.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Greyval

26.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Hard Dealt

24.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Masked Dance

20.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Pismo Beach

OR: 15.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Dramatic Encore

18.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Magical Maggie

18.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Our Bill's Aunt

16.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Notnowlinda

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hellfire Princess

14.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Victoria Milano

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Greyval Top Rated	120	122	101
Masked Dance	118	122	104
Dramatic Encore	114	121	114
Magical Maggie	113	109	62
Pismo Beach	113	122	115
Notnowlinda	113	120	94
Our Bill's Aunt	112	120	114
Sallyville Lady	111	119	100
Hard Dealt	108	118	102
Hellfire Princess	103	116	109
Victoria Milano	103	122	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Victoria Milano	18d ago	Fit
Pismo Beach	35d ago	Fit
Greyval	39d ago	Fit
Hard Dealt	40d ago	Fit
Sallyville Lady	47d ago	Fresh
Masked Dance	49d ago	Fresh
Dramatic Encore	60d ago	Fresh
Our Bill's Aunt	62d ago	Fresh
Magical Maggie	63d ago	Fresh
Notnowlinda	74d ago	Fresh
Hellfire Princess	77d ago	Fresh