HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Aintree

7:30

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Masked Dance ch Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	162	—	930P-2	111	119	108	8d	—	—	+2	28.3	11/4 27%
Won this race in 2024 and returns here after good effort at Huntingdon last week
1	Ile De Jersey b Freddie Gordon(3) · Nicky Henderson	Freddie Gordon(3) · Nicky Henderson	168	—	72/66-	117	124	97	29d	—	—	+1	23.4	10/3 23%
Sixth of 16 in valuable series final at Cheltenham last month; in calmer waters here
2	Sunday Soldier ch Nick Slatter(5) · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	Nick Slatter(5) · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	168	tp	29265-	117	122	114	23d	—	—	+10	24.3	6/1 14%
Second in a Listed race in February but two lesser efforts in handicaps have followed
9	Versace Twentyone gr Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	155	—	24521-	104	119	113	23d	—	—	+20	31.3	15/2 12%
Up in grade after last month's Ludlow win but might still have more to offer
6	Midnight Ginger ch Jay Tidball(5) · Andrew J Martin	Jay Tidball(5) · Andrew J Martin	161	—	66428-	110	118	110	29d	—	—	+12	21.2	8/1 11%
Ended last season in fairly good form but younger rivals appeal more all the same
8	Touchy Feely b James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	156	—	4P5P6-	105	121	102	112d	—	—	+5	17.4	13/2 13%
Fourth in this race in 2024; on dangerous mark but far too inconsistent to rely upon
7	Police Academy b Mr Ben Sutton(5) · Fergal O'Brien	Mr Ben Sutton(5) · Fergal O'Brien	158	—	29256-	107	117	107	224d	—	—	+14	19.4	16/1 6%
Off since below-par run in October; resumes on workable mark and with conditions suitable
3	Hiconic b Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	164	t	72314-	113	115	83	250d	—	—	+23	26.6	28/1 3%
Seven-time winner; absent since September, though, and resumes on fairly tough mark
4	Wudya b Brian Hughes · Tjade Collier	Brian Hughes · Tjade Collier	163	tp	35172-	112	119	102	225d	—	—	+23	27.2	25/1 4%
Second to useful rival on final start in Ireland; makes stable debut after 225-day absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Masked Dance	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	9/4
Ile De Jersey	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Sunday Soldier	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Versace Twentyone	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Midnight Ginger	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1
Touchy Feely	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Police Academy	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hiconic	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Wudya	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Versace Twentyone

31.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Masked Dance

28.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Wudya

27.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Hiconic

26.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Sunday Soldier

24.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Ile De Jersey

23.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Midnight Ginger

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Police Academy

19.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Touchy Feely

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ile De Jersey Top Rated	117	124	97
Sunday Soldier	117	122	114
Hiconic	113	115	83
Wudya	112	119	102
Masked Dance	111	119	108
Midnight Ginger	110	118	110
Police Academy	107	117	107
Touchy Feely	105	121	102
Versace Twentyone	104	119	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Masked Dance	8d ago	Quick return
Ile De Jersey	29d ago	Fit
Sunday Soldier	23d ago	Fit
Versace Twentyone	23d ago	Fit
Midnight Ginger	29d ago	Fit
Touchy Feely	112d ago	Long break
Police Academy	224d ago	Long break
Hiconic	250d ago	Long break
Wudya	225d ago	Long break

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