14:00 Southwell

Sunday 14 December 2025

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attheraces.com/marketmovers Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 14.56s

A Chara³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

25/1

£70,000 Irish point recruit who ran as if needing the outing when 21 lengths fourth of 9 on Sedgefield hurdle 31 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 31-4

Blue Marvel²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds

20/1

Showed promise when third of 8 in bumper at Market Rasen (heavy) on debut in July but only midfield in a similar race at Warwick 4 months later. Hurdle debut.

Form: 37

Chatty Girl²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

6/1

Flat-bred mare who won a Newbury bumper last December. Failed to reproduce that form in 2 subsequent bumpers last season but got her career back on track when 4 lengths second of 8 on 2m Windsor hurdle debut 3 weeks ago. Up in trip.

Form: 195-2

Noble Grace²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

22/1

Made an encouraging start to her career when second of 18 in bumper at Cheltenham in April. That made last month's Warwick hurdle debut disappointing but her yard continues to go very well in general and it would be no surprise were she to prove a different proposition now.

Form: 2-0

Queenofthejukebox^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Noel Williams| BF

4/1

Dual soft-ground bumper winner last season but could only manage fourth when sent off at 4/6 for her Uttoxeter hurdle debut 29 days ago. Should be capable of better in this sphere.

Form: 2/4151-4

Raincloud^t,p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: M C Chapman| OR: 70

200/1

Long-standing maiden on Flat/over hurdles (0-33 overall) and she looks set for another struggle.

Form: 725P99

Rosie Baloo³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| C

10/1

Made a successful start to her career in a course bumper in June and shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when 9 lengths third of 11 on Hexham hurdle debut 5 months later, still close second when losing all momentum with a mistake at the last. Open to progress.

Form: 13

Strong Run^t1³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

8/15

Sister to very smart hurdler Strong Leader. Bumper winner last season and made a promising start to her hurdle career when third of 13 in Newbury mares' novice (2m, good to soft) 38 days ago. Tongue tie added now. This longer trip will suit and she's the one to beat with improvement likely.

Form: 2316-3

Forecasts

Strong Run (8/15), Queenofthejukebox (4/1), Chatty Girl (6/1), Rosie Baloo (10/1), Blue Marvel (20/1), Noble Grace (22/1), A Chara (25/1), Raincloud (200/1)

A few with potential here but it's still tough to ignore the claims of STRONG RUN, who made an encouraging hurdle debut over 2m at Newbury last month and should relish the extra yardage this afternoon. Rosie Baloo also shaped nicely on her hurdle debut and is second choice ahead of Queenofthejukebox, whose bumper ability suggests she should be capable of better than the level she achieved at Uttoxeter on her first attempt over hurdles.