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Wednesday 17 December 2025

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Alfa Aggregates EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 3m 54.02s

Ashpriors

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

16/1

Half-sister to fair 19f hurdle winner Don't Wind Me Up (by Jack Hobbs). Dam bumper/2m-2¾m hurdle winner, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 23f) Tidal Flow. Not overfaced on debut and one to note.

Form:

Athena's Dream³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: H Dickin

40/1

Ulysses filly. Closely related to 2 winners, including bumper winner Noble Miss and half-sister to 5 winners on Flat. 33/1, showed a bit but didn't travel with a great deal of fluency in Huntingdon bumper on debut 5 weeks ago.

Form: 4

Ghost Dancing³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A King

25/1

First foal of a Flat/hurdle winner for this yard. 4/1, showed a bit in similar event on debut at Hereford 5 weeks ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

Isabella Islay^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: C Boultbee-Brooks

50/1

Half-sister to a point winner. Dam bumper/2m/17f hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Towering. Tongue tied.

Form:

Mya Du Clos⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams

100/1

100/1, well held in Stratford bumper on debut 7 weeks ago, outpaced leaving back straight. Likely to need more time and distance now jumping.

Form: 7

Palma Springs³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁷⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| BF

7/1

Half-sister to 17f French hurdle winner Lollita. Failed to justify favouritism on debut at Huntingdon 5 weeks ago, green under pressure and not seen to best effect having been forced to make ground wider than ideal. Clearly thought capable of better and goes hurdling now.

Form: 6

Peace Of Amaron⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs D A Hamer

66/1

Bred more for the Flat but showed a bit on debut in similar event at Hereford (125/1) 6 weeks ago.

Form: 5

Psychologicaldrama¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: R Potter

18/1

Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Brandy McQueen and bumper winner Minella Diamond. Bred to stay well but showed some dash in similar event at Leicester on recent debut, no extra only late on. Can improve and one to consider.

Form: 3

Stroke Play

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

4/11

Masterstroke filly. Dam, bumper winner/17f hurdle winner in France, closely related to French chaser (17f-2½m winner) Illico and 17f hurdle winner in France Kiss Kiss. No surprise to see her go well on debut.

Form:

Taktics

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

40/1

Walzertakt filly. Dam 2¼m hurdle winner in France.

Form:

Whitletts^h1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| BF

7/1

Nathaniel half-sister to bumper winner Finnthemagician out of a dual bumper/17f hurdle winner (stayed 21f). 6/4, showed plenty when third in similar event at Warwick 4 weeks ago, not knocked about. Hood goes on and likely to improve. Obvious claims.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Stroke Play (4/11), Whitletts (7/1), Palma Springs (7/1), Ashpriors (16/1), Psychologicaldrama (18/1), Ghost Dancing (25/1), Athena's Dream (40/1), Taktics (40/1), Isabella Islay (50/1), Peace Of Amaron (66/1), Mya Du Clos (100/1)

WHITLETTS was well backed and shaped with plenty of promise on debut at Warwick last month. Now fitted with a hood she can make her experience count and strike. Stroke Play could be the pick of the newcomers, while Psychologicaldrama offered a fair bit to work on at Leicester and can improve.