16:00 Taunton

Thursday 8 January 2026

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9 March DragonBet Festival Fever Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 104y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 4m 20.89s
1st
Horse silk
5
9/2
T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Robbie David (7)
Held up towards rear, detached from main group by four lengths setting out on second circuit, rapid headway before 2 out, led before last, went clear run-in, comfortably op 13/2 and tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
1
14/1
T: D PipeJ: Rian Corcoran (7)
Held up in rear, headway from 4 out, tracked leaders 3 out, went second 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, kept on but no chance with winner towards finish op 11/1 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
7
10/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton (5)
Prominent, briefly led on bend after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, outpaced by leading pair before last, weakened run-in op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
4
2
3/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Chad Bament (7)
Prominent, mistake 4 out, outpaced 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 11/4 tchd 5/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
12/1
T: K BishopJ: James Best
Never better than mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after last op 16/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
17
3
80/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring
Narrowly led, pushed along when headed 4 out, mistake 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, soon faded op 50/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
11/4f
T: Claire HitchJ: Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Raced in close second, lost ground quickly 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out (trainer said mare was unsuited by the going, which in her opinion was slower than the advertised good going) tchd 3/1
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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Bluenose Belle45
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 8
T: R T Phillips  J: Finn Lambert
NR
4
Horse silk
East End Girl19
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 9
T: A Ralph  J: C Gethings
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.40, £3.60EX:£30.30Trifecta:£193.10Tricast:£299.02SF:£38.58Swingers:£5.20, £4.20, £10.80

Forecasts

Jukebox Annie (11/4), Getmetothemoon (3/1), Bluenose Belle (3/1), East End Girl (7/2), Broomfield Gale (9/2), Ruler Of The River (10/1), L'inoubliable (12/1), Best Night (14/1), Getarose (80/1)

Verdict

Dual-hurdles scorer BLUENOSE BELLE made a pleasing return at Ludlow in November and remains on a workable mark. She gets the nod. East End Girl and Getmetothemoon rate the principal dangers.

  1. BLUENOSE BELLE (USA)
  2. EAST END GIRL
  3. GETMETOTHEMOON

Previous Winners

2025
Ironed Out
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 5
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00

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