wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 12.3s

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Madame Luna⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| D

3/1

Sea The Moon filly who overcame inexperience to make a winning start to her career at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) in November. In good hands and can be expected to improve.

Form: 1

Highbury Hill⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke

33/1

Finished over 6 lengths behind the reopposing Ninna Collina on her Ludlow hurdle debut in December and went backwards from that when last of 7 at Newbury since. Likely vulnerable.

Form: 837

La Belle Argentee

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

13/8

Kapgarde filly out of a hurdle/chase winner in France from a good family. Likely type on paper for a top yard with a very strong Wetherby record.

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Livingonaprayer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

8/1

Dartmouth filly. Dam, 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John. Would enter the reckoning on debut if the betting vibes are strong.

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Mystical Martika⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

80/1

More one for longer term judged on her efforts in a course bumper and Haydock hurdle in December.

Form: 55

Ninna Collina⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

9/2

Half-sister to numerous winners and showed a fair level of ability in 2 similar races towards the end of 2024, latterly runner-up at Ludlow (2m, soft). First run for 10 weeks.

Form: 32

Rose's Dart⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M & D Easterby

11/2

Runner-up on Doncaster bumper debut (good ground) in November. Not up to a Cheltenham listed bumper on New Year's Day but in at a realistic level on hurdle debut.

Form: 20

Forecasts

La Belle Argentee (13/8), Madame Luna (3/1), Ninna Collina (9/2), Rose's Dart (11/2), Livingonaprayer (8/1), Highbury Hill (33/1), Mystical Martika (80/1)

MADAME LUNA should have more to come on the back of her Fakenham debut success in November and can make it 2-2, although market confidence behind Dan Skelton newcomer La Belle Argentee would make her a possible big threat. Rose's Dart showed enough on the first of her 2 outings in bumpers to think she could also make her presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.