14:15 Newbury

Thursday 6 November 2025

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CSP Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 11.8s

Country Mouse²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

125/1

Point winner who was too free when finishing down the field in an 18-runner bumper at Cheltenham (16.8f, good) on Rules debut in April, pulling hard. Starts out over hurdles in a warm-looking affair.

Form: 4310-

Delta Blues Belle¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton

150/1

£70,000 buy after winning on the last of her 3 starts in Irish points and found the test inadequate on her bumper debut at Hexham in May. Type to do better over longer trips in due course.

Form: 331-5

Heron In The Park^h1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: T R George| BF| CD

16/1

£280,000 Walk In The Park mare who was an impressive winner of her sole outing in bumpers over C&D in March. Left poorly placed in a steadily-run race on her recent hurdling debut and seems sure to do much better.

Form: 11-6

Hornica^h²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

12/1

€70,000 Affinisea filly. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to unbeaten bumper performer/Champion Hurdle winner Annie Power. Hood and produced a promising first effort amidst greenness when fourth of 18 in bumper at Cheltenham (16.8f, good) in April. Type to do well over jumps.

Form: 4-

Hyperbole¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: O Murphy

300/1

Hinted at ability on her sole outing in bumpers but was pulled up in a novice at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 15 days ago, losing touch entering straight.

Form: 6P

Jackie Hobbs²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| D

13/8

Fetched £130,000 after winning her only start in points and has looked a good prospect when going 2-2 in bumpers at Ascot in February. Found less than looked likely in the Nickel Coin at Aintree but is still a bright hurdling prospect.

Form: 1/119-

Just A Heartbeat^h1,t⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry| BF

80/1

Scorpion mare who showed promise when runner-up on her 19f Fontwell hurdle debut in May. However, went backwards at Worcester in August so has something to prove now fitted with a first-time hood.

Form: 42-29

Kapability²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

18/1

Looked a bright prospect when making a winning bumper debut at Aintree last autumn but ghas failed to match that form both subsequent starts, including when last of 20 in Nickel Coin at aforementioned track on final outing. Switches to hurdling now and needs to get back on track.

Form: 140-

Pottersville²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

5/1

Ocovango mare who made a winning start in the manner of an above-average sort in 15-runner bumper at Clonmel (19.9f, good) in April, quickening to lead early in straight. That form has worked out well and she's one to note now going hurdling for new yard (has left R. P. O'Keeffe).

Form: 1-

Sheezer Dancer²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

20/1

€60,000 3-y-o, Jeu St Eloi filly. Half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler/fair chaser Plougala. Shaped well from a long way back in a falsely-run race when third of 18 in a Cheltenham bumper on debut in April and open to improvement now switching to hurdling.

Form: 3-

St Irene²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Nick Scholfield| D

40/1

Well prepared for debut when scoring at Southwell in May 2024 but limitations exposed in better company since. Makes hurdle bow on first run for yard after leaving B. F. Brookhouse.

Form: 1630-

Strong Run²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| D

11/4

Sister to useful bumper winner/very smart hurdler Strong Leader. Placed first 2 starts (including listed event) before edging out reopposing stable-companion at Warwick (soft) in February. Creditable sixth of 20 in Nickel Coin at Aintree on final outing and should have a good future over hurdles.

Form: 2316-

Watamu³⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| D

13/2

Crystal Ocean filly who showed a good turn of speed to win 11-runner bumper (25/1) at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) on debut last October. Has left Pat Murphy and is an interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form: 1-

Non-Runners

Khrisma¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Jackie Hobbs (13/8), Khrisma (15/8), Strong Run (11/4), Pottersville (5/1), Watamu (13/2), Hornica (12/1), Heron In The Park (16/1), Kapability (18/1), Sheezer Dancer (20/1), St Irene (40/1), Just A Heartbeat (80/1), Country Mouse (125/1), Delta Blues Belle (150/1), Hyperbole (300/1)

A warm-looking race with plenty of future winners sure to emerge. SHEEZER DANCER shaped notably well in a falsely-run bumper at Cheltenham in April and is open to plenty of improvement now switching to hurdling, so she's narrowly preferred to standard-setter Khrisma, who improved on her hurdling debut form when second at Punchestown in May, though did carry her head a bit awkwardly. Strong Run, Jackie Hobbs and Pottersville are a trio of others to note.