Wynnstay Mares' "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Bangor-on-Dee

14:00

Date 2026-02-25

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 4.7°C

Wind 3mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 11.67s (slow by 19.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Halftheworldaway (IRE) Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	8/13F	Won
2nd	Geordies Betty (GB) Sean Houlihan · Kevin Bishop	11/1	6
3rd	Iamyouare (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	12/1	1.25
4th	Ufouria (IRE) Jack Hogan · Alastair Ralph	11/1	.5
5th	Fine As Wine (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Gary Hanmer	25/1	.75
6th	Vale Of Tears (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	66/1	7
7th	Shouldvebeenshav (GB) Mr Huw Edwards · Robert Bevis	125/1	8.5
8th	Seekingrainbows (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Sarah Hollinshead	300/1	22
9th	Longhouse Gem (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	100/30	26

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Looks Matter (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	16/1

Runners (10)

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
3	Halftheworldaway Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	158	—	2-432	105	114	89	32d	—	—	-12	31.4	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Clear second behind a Skelton favourite at Uttoxeter; should be very competitive here
5	Longhouse Gem Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	158	t	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	9.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
One of the favourites when not beaten far into third in a mares' maiden point in Ireland
4	Iamyouare Grey J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	158	—	59	-	107	74	235d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Showed something on debut in Ireland but produced a lesser performance next time
2	Geordies Betty Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Kevin Bishop	J:Sean Houlihan T:Kevin Bishop	158	—	3UP-34	102	112	60	22d	—	—	+7	15.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran well for an 80-1 chance when beaten under 10l behind an odds-on favourite at Taunton
9	Ufouria Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jack Hogan T:Alastair Ralph	158	t	44-476	105	112	72	18d	—	—	+8	15.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
No closer than 15l for current yard; handicapping the last twice; some chance here
6	Looks Matter Bay J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(3) T:John C McConnell	158	—	5-25	-	71	57	124d	—	—	-4	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1	Fine As Wine Bay J:Benjamin Macey(5) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Benjamin Macey(5) T:Gary Hanmer	158	—	/3/666	84	93	64	36d	—	—	+8	11.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Struggled since returning from a long absence and she now has a basement mark
10	Vale Of Tears Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	158	—	4-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Beaten about 10l in an Irish point and the winner has landed a bumper for Gavin Cromwell
8	Shouldvebeenshav Grey J:Mr Huw Edwards(7) T:Robert Bevis	J:Mr Huw Edwards(7) T:Robert Bevis	158	h	3-60	-	-	18	61d	—	—	+1	2.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Third in a point bumper; opposable on what she's shown in a bumper and maiden hurdle
7	Seekingrainbows Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sarah Hollinshead	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sarah Hollinshead	158	—	P	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
500-1 when pulled up on her belated debut in a recent maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (soft)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Halftheworldaway	10/11	10/11	evn	evn	11/10
Longhouse Gem	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2	5/2
Iamyouare	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Geordies Betty	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	8/1
Ufouria	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Looks Matter	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fine As Wine	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Vale Of Tears	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Shouldvebeenshav	100/1	80/1	80/1	125/1	100/1
Seekingrainbows	300/1	300/1	300/1	150/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Halftheworldaway

31.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Ufouria

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Geordies Betty

15.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Fine As Wine

11.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Longhouse Gem

9.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.9

3/1

Iamyouare

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Shouldvebeenshav

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Looks Matter

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Vale Of Tears

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Seekingrainbows

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Halftheworldaway	105	114	89
Ufouria	105	112	72
Geordies Betty	102	112	60
Fine As Wine	84	93	64
Longhouse Gem	—	—	—
Iamyouare	—	107	74
Looks Matter	—	71	57
Vale Of Tears	—	—	—
Shouldvebeenshav	—	—	18
Seekingrainbows	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ufouria	18d ago	Fit
Geordies Betty	22d ago	Fit
Halftheworldaway	32d ago	Fit
Seekingrainbows	32d ago	Fit
Fine As Wine	36d ago	Fit
Shouldvebeenshav	61d ago	Fresh
Looks Matter	124d ago	Long break
Iamyouare	235d ago	Long break
Longhouse Gem	—	—
Vale Of Tears	—	—