15:15 Huntingdon
Thursday 20 February 2025
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2025 Annual Badges On Sale Now EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 4f 145y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  15 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:15Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 30.3s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Telescope mare. Dam (c94/h99), 23f-25f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Geordie B. Wears hood.
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Got back on track returned to a novice when second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Ludlow (21.2f, soft, 7/2) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Looks more or less exposed now but respected nonetheless in this company.
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Has shown ability in bumpers without setting the world alight but she's a useful-looking mare who could do better now going jumping over further.
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Showed a bit more than on debut when fourth of 8 in bumper at this course (15.8f, heavy, 10/3) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip and she's bred to make a jumper.
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Off the mark in Irish points at third attempt in February 2023 but has shown little both starts over hurdles.
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Went backwards from hurdling bow when only seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, soft) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip.
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Placed both starts in point bumpers and repeated the feat switched to an open race at Newcastle 23 days ago, despite swishing tail under pressure. Upped in trip for hurdle bow.
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Winning pointer who left previous Rules efforts well behind in a first-time hood when third in 21.4f novice at Wincanton 3 weeks ago. Needs more again, however.
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Hinted at ability sole outing in bumpers and showed appreciably more than first time up over hurdles when second of 10 in 19f novice at Warwick (good to soft, 11/1) 31 days ago. Open to further improvement and should go well.
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Well held in bumper on debut and just modest form at best in 2 runs over hurdles.
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Milan mare out of a bumper/2¼m hurdle winner but offered little on last month's debut at Taunton. Up in trip.
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Third on sole start in points and has shaped encouragingly in finishing third both starts under Rules, needing stiffer test at Ludlow latterly. Remains with potential.
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Telescope filly. Dam (h120), hurdle winner around 3m, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (stays 3m) Copper Coin. Looked green when unseating rider early doors at Ludlow on debut.
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£30,000 Irish point winner who produced an impressive display when taking Carlisle bumper in December, galloping strongly and pulling clear with the promising runner-up. Well held up in grade at Market Rasen subsequently but still an interesting hurdling debutante now moving up in trip.
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Winner of the second of her 2 starts between the flags but hasn't shown much in a bumper/mares' novice hurdles since embarking on a career under Rules.
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Forecasts
Sea Presenting (9/4), Betty's Tiara (9/4), Diamonds Galore (11/2), Smile Back (7/1), Pismo Beach (15/2), Dramatic Encore (10/1), Hello Cello (14/1), Only Gossip (40/1), Land Girl's Luck (66/1), Fortune Dancer (80/1), Shorten Sassy (125/1), Ramalamadingdong (150/1), Astroscope (150/1), Rubymurree (200/1), Varinia (300/1)
It was by no means a strong race PISMO BEACH was runner-up in at Warwick last month, but she shaped notably well in coming from the opposite end of the field to the winner and is taken to get off the mark with the likelihood of further improvement. Smile Back and Sea Presenting are considered the main threats.
- Pismo Beach15/2
- Smile Back7/1
Prize Money
1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00
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