Next Raceday Sunday 8th March Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Carlisle

16:35

Date 2026-02-16

Distance 3m1f

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,565

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 4.5°C

Wind 11mph W

Rain 41%

Winning Time 6m 48.87s (slow by 38.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Keppel Queen (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	15/8F	Won
2nd	It's Maisy (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	7/2	9.5
3rd	Smile Back (IRE) Finn Lambert · Richard Phillips	6/1	9.5
4th	Hellfire Princess (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	11/1	3
5th	Maura Jeanne (GB) Alan Doyle · Ian Duncan	9/1	1.25
6th	Moveonbuy (GB) William Maggs · Andrew Crook	14/1	.5
7th	Lizzie Luna (GB) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	10/1	11
8th	Zhanma Enki (FR) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	33/1	29
9th	Vroomoz Eile (IRE) Leah Noreci · James Moffatt	17/2	1.25

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
1	Keppel Queen Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	—	4-21P3	104	105	88	21d	—	—	-7	22.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
The return to a right-handed track is a likely plus and she's high on the list
8	It's Maisy Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	157	—	4-4584	93	105	95	20d	—	—	-2	16	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran okay over 2m4f at Newcastle and she's won at up to 3m1f; might not be far away
4	Smile Back Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Richard Phillips	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Richard Phillips	165	h	4-9226	101	105	100	30d	—	—	+3	16.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Only sixth at Taunton when upped to 3m but could better that when back on soft ground
3	Vroomoz Eile Bay J:Leah Noreci(10) T:James Moffatt	J:Leah Noreci(10) T:James Moffatt	165	—	31-6P3	101	108	100	75d	—	—	+7	15.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course novice winner who was third at Haydock in December and could build on that effort
7	Maura Jeanne Chestnut J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Ian Duncan	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Ian Duncan	159	tp	4-6262	95	105	79	34d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Runner-up on two of her last three outings and could be thereabouts once more
5	Lizzie Luna Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	163	—	-05324	99	105	78	15d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Went very close at Musselburgh in December; only fourth there since but not ruled out
2	Hellfire Princess Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	167	—	24-016	103	101	93	12d	—	—	+9	15	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won at Ffos Las in November and she's better than she showed at Ludlow 12 days ago
9	Moveonbuy Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Andrew Crook	J:William Maggs(5) T:Andrew Crook	147	—	714025	83	104	84	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+10	15.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Inconsistent and soundly beaten a fortnight ago but beaten just a head two starts ago
6	Zhanma Enki Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	159	t	3040	95	87	40	45d	—	—	+10	13	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Half-sister to classy stayer Yala Enki who could relish the step up in trip on h'cap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Keppel Queen	15/8	15/8	15/8	2/1	15/8
It's Maisy	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Smile Back	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Vroomoz Eile	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Maura Jeanne	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Lizzie Luna	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Hellfire Princess	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Moveonbuy	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Zhanma Enki	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Keppel Queen

22.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Lizzie Luna

19.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

3rd

Smile Back

16.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

It's Maisy

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Moveonbuy

15.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Vroomoz Eile

15.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Hellfire Princess

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Maura Jeanne

13.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Zhanma Enki

OR: 11.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Keppel Queen	104	105	88
Hellfire Princess	103	101	93
Smile Back	101	105	100
Vroomoz Eile	101	108	100
Lizzie Luna	99	105	78
Maura Jeanne	95	105	79
Zhanma Enki	95	87	40
It's Maisy	93	105	95
Moveonbuy	83	104	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hellfire Princess	12d ago	Quick return
Moveonbuy	14d ago	Fit
Lizzie Luna	15d ago	Fit
It's Maisy	20d ago	Fit
Keppel Queen	21d ago	Fit
Smile Back	30d ago	Fit
Maura Jeanne	34d ago	Fit
Zhanma Enki	45d ago	Fit
Vroomoz Eile	75d ago	Fresh