Worcester
19:00
Happy Birthday Fergal O'Brien Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)
Worcester Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.80 £13.10 £8.80 Exacta: £374.40 Trifecta: £4062.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - pressed leader 5th - led before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon clear - eased towards finish(op 4/1)
5 M Good Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 153 lbs 11/4 Won
2nd
Held up in rear - headway after 6th - went fourth approaching last - went second run-in - kept on well
5 M Poor James Evans 155 lbs 80/1 6.5
3rd
Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - went fourth last - kept on run-in - went third final strides(tchd 33/1)
4 F AVG Gary Hanmer 155 lbs 40/1 1
4th
Midfield - headway after 6th - went third approaching last - kept on run-in - lost third final strides(op 18/1)
5 M Poor Justin Landy 158 lbs 8/1 0.1
5th
Midfield - headway after 4th - prominent 6th - went second after 3 out - awkward jump last - soon weakened(op 10/3 tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1)
6 M Poor Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 7/2 6.5
6th
Held up in rear - mistake 2nd - no chance but kept on run-in
4 F Poor Sophie Leech 151 lbs 125/1 13
7th
Midfield - weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)
6 M Poor Andrew J Martin 155 lbs 28/1 1
8th
Took keen hold - led - pressed leader when headed 2nd - led again 5th - headed before 3 out - weakened last (jockey said mare ran too free)(op 14/1)
6 M Poor Mark Gillard 158 lbs 17/2 3.75
9th
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened after 2 out - mistake last (jockey said mare boiled over in the preliminaries due to race being slightly delayed)(op 13/8)
6 M Poor Harry Fry 158 lbs 5/2F .75
10th
Always behind(tchd 50/1)
5 M AVG Olly Murphy 155 lbs 40/1 10
11th
Always behind(op 28/1)
5 M Poor David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 158 lbs 33/1 4.75
12th
In touch with leaders - disputing third home turn - mistake 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare made a mistake jumping 3rd last hurdle; vet reported mare lost her left-fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
6 M AVG Robert Stephens 158 lbs 11/1 .5
13th
Midfield - not fluent 1st - prominent 3rd - lost position gradually from 4th - weakened after 6th - tailed off(op 14/1)
6 M Good Sheila Lewis 158 lbs 18/1 35
99th
Pressed leader - led 2nd - headed 5th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet reported filly lost her left-fore shoe)(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)
4 F Poor Joanne Thomason-Murphy 155 lbs 200/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield 3 out - no impression when bad mistake and unseated last(tchd 80/1)
5 M Poor Michael & David Easterby 158 lbs 100/1 -