Racing TV For The Cheltenham Festival Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Wetherby

4:45

Date 2026-02-26

Distance 2m3f154y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,304

Weather Overcast

Temp 11°C

Wind 10mph SW

Rain 1%

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Queenofthejukebox gr J:Sean Bowen T:Noel Williams	J:Sean Bowen T:Noel Williams	160	t	51-4P7	102	106	87	24d	—	—	-8	22.4	15/8 35%
Yet to reproduce bumper form over hurdles but has potential off opening mark
4	Just Call Me Lucy b J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	162	—	2P-425	104	110	105	30d	—	—	-7	22.9	9/4 31%
Heavy ground perhaps too much at Newcastle; goes well here; could play a leading role
3	Devon Skies b J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	164	—	P111P1	106	111	104	27d	—	—	+22	37.4	11/2 15%
Front-runner who has won four of her last five and could make another bold bid
7	Laysoft b J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	145	—	51323	101	113	93	33d	—	—	+15	27.4	7/1 13%
Bumper winner who has also shown ability in juvenile hurdles; not ruled out on h'cap debut
1	La Marquise b J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	170	p	/18-54	112	96	78	105d	—	—	+8	18.6	8/1 11%
Disappointing since hurdle debut win in October 2024 but has had wind op since last time
2	Northern Symphonie b J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Harriet Dickin	J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Harriet Dickin	164	—	11-12P	106	109	104	82d	—	—	+12	14.7	50/1 2%
Won three in a row last spring but pulled up on stable debut at Sandown in December
NR	Parisian Fashion b J:William Maggs(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:William Maggs(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	160	p	13-46P	102	113	60	59d	—	—	—	13	—
Dropping down the weights but tailed off/pulled up on last two outings; cheekpieces go on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Queenofthejukebox	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	13/8
Just Call Me Lucy	9/4	2/1	11/5	2/1	9/4
Devon Skies	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	11/2
Laysoft	6/1	6/1	6/1	7/1	6/1
La Marquise	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Northern Symphonie	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Parisian Fashion	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Devon Skies

37.4

OR: 14 Form: 19 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Laysoft

27.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 11 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Just Call Me Lucy

22.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

9/4

Queenofthejukebox

22.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

La Marquise

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Northern Symphonie

14.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Parisian Fashion

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Marquise Top Rated	112	96	78
Devon Skies	106	111	104
Northern Symphonie	106	109	104
Just Call Me Lucy	104	110	105
Queenofthejukebox	102	106	87
Parisian Fashion	102	113	60
Laysoft	101	113	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queenofthejukebox	24d ago	Fit
Devon Skies	27d ago	Fit
Just Call Me Lucy	30d ago	Fit
Laysoft	33d ago	Fit
Parisian Fashion	59d ago	Fresh
Northern Symphonie	82d ago	Fresh
La Marquise	105d ago	Long break