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12:55 Haydock Park
Virgin Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Abram Hurdle) (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 191y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £11,390
- 2nd: £4,274
- 3rd: £2,140
- 4th: £1,066
- Form 12-1134
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Isabel Williams
led, dived at 3rd, joined from 3 out, ridden and battled on well run-in, headed and no extra towards finish, lost 2nd post
- Form 54-111F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 133
waited with in last pair, closer at 6th, plenty to do approaching 2 out, went 6 lengths 3rd approaching the last, ridden switched right and stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd post, not reach winner
- Form 24-314
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
chased leader, challenged 3 out, challenged last, stayed on strongly run-in, driven ahead towards finish, gamely
Mayhem Mya
35- Form 113-4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Honour
- Jockey Tom Cannon
wore hood to post, raced keenly disputing 3rd, awkward 3rd, went right 5th, pushed along and well held when lost 3rd approaching and mistake at the last
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up and always last, no chance when hit 2 out, never a factor
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey J J Burke
disputing 3rd until pushed along and mistake 3 out, weakened quickly, mistake last
- Form 23F2-20
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Russian Rumour is a likely improver after landing a Lingfield maiden on her racecourse debut. Sashenka is more exposed but her stable won this last year but CURRENT MOOD is preferred. She didn’t stay 3m at Cheltenham last week so that run is ignored with earlier efforts giving her every chance in this grade. Mayhem Mya is an interesting recruit to hurdling given her form in bumpers but Nina The Terrier looks a bigger danger as she would probably have finished second in a hot race at Newbury three weeks ago had she not fallen at the last. Miss Milano is preferred to Haute Estime of the others.
Formwatch
Current Mood 16-1 (10-8) Prominent, pressed leaders between last two flights, ridden and weakened before last, 4th of 6, 16 1/4l behind Blazing Khal (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m (1) gs in Dec.
Nina The Terrier (IRE) Evensfav (11-3) Towards rear, went 3rd and shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, pressing leaders and every chance when fell final flight, at Newbury 2m lst (1) gs in Nov.
Haute Estime (IRE) 18-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, hit 4 out, nudged along and outpaced before 3 out, dropped to rear, stayed on again after final flight, never threatened, 4th of 5, 9 3/4l behind Barrichello (11-0) at Haydock 2m lst (1) gs in Nov.
Mayhem Mya 22-1 (11-0) Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, closer tracking leaders 6f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, not quite enough pace to threaten, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Bonttay (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) gd in Nov.
Miss Milano (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Mid-division, niggled along 6th, ridden and went third approaching 2 out, stayed on from last, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Cancan (10-12) at Ayr 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Russian Rumour (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and pressed leader before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, led last, ridden out and stayed on well, won at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Nov beating Speech Bubble (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Sashenka (GER) 13-2 (11-6) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, weakened final 100yds, 11th of 18, 5 1/4l behind Mc Alpine (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.