15:30 Plumpton

Monday 15 December 2025

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Staddon Send-Off Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

4YO to 5YO | Class 5 | 2m 1f 169y | 12 Runners | Turf

Approaching Storm²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford

Shirocco filly. 28/1, last of 9 in bumper at Fontwell (17.7f, good) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Very hard to fancy.

Form: 9

Flying Pimpernel¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

Promising second at Fontwell on bumper but seemed lacking a change of gear when down the field at Bangor next time. Others preferred.

Form: 28

Joan's Choice^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland

Placed both starts in bumpers and was unlucky not to collect when a fast-finishing second at Wetherby last month. Should learn from that experience and sets the standard.

Form: 32

Ledecka³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

Twice-raced maiden. Improved from her debut when second of 5 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, soft, 25/1) 36 days ago, sticking to task. First run for yard after leaving Toby Bulgin for £30,000 gns. Place claims.

Form: 72

Martha's Cottage

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

£36,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Publican. Newcomers from yard often fancied.

Pure Ocean

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: R Bandey

Crystal Ocean filly out of a half-sister to Champion Hurdler Binocular. Appeals as more of a long-term prospect on paper.

Secret Des Lune

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke

Maxios filly. Dam (c92/h110), 17f-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 23f), closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Tupelo Mississippi. Worth market check for yard with decent bumper record.

Skittish⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: H Morrison

Very green on debut but was much improved when runner-up in a 5-runner bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to firm, 11/4) 68 days ago, finishing some way clear of the remainder. Considered.

Form: 6-2

Svelte Silhouette^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

Jack Hobbs filly. 50/1 and hooded, very green but showed ability when third of 8 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good) on NH debut 37 days ago. Place claims again, especially if sharper this time.

Form: 3

Western Charm

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball

Frontiersman filly. Half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Stainsby Girl. Plenty of stamina in the pedigree but newcomers from yard often fancied.

Willshebe Court^t1¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

Court Cave mare, sister to smart hurdler/chaser Willoughby Court. 16/1, sixth of 10 in bumper at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time. More required.

Form: 6

Wings And Wands⁵⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: R Rowe

£30,000 4-y-o, Wings of Eagles mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler Ooh Betty. Won an Irish point in April 2024 and market may well prove best guide as to expectations on debut.

Forecasts

Svelte Silhouette (10/3), Joan's Choice (4/1), Skittish (9/2), Martha's Cottage (6/1), Western Charm (8/1), Ledecka (10/1), Flying Pimpernel (10/1), Willshebe Court (20/1), Pure Ocean (20/1), Secret Des Lune (20/1), Wings And Wands (20/1), Approaching Storm (50/1)

JOAN'S CHOICE was unlucky not to overcome trouble in running at Wetherby last time and can swiftly make amends here. Skittish pulled clear with the winner when runner-up at Sedgefield last time and lookks the main threat, with Martha's Cottage rating an interesting newcomer.