Kellyhill Financial Planning Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Course: Bangor-on-Dee
Date: 27th Oct 2026
Distance: 2m3½f (2m3f123y)
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Prize: £5,281
Runners: 10
Going Detail: GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.0)
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Queen Maeve
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Harry Skelton
Trainer: Dan Skelton
Alcester, Warwicks
Owner: Mrs John Magnier
Breeding
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Queens Gesture (IRE)
Damsire: Getaway (GER)
Comment
Queen Maeve won last time out and was third three starts back, but that came 185 days ago, and she carries 153 lb off an official rating of 107. Our rating of 99 ranks her last of ten, so the layoff makes her hard to fancy.
Previous Trainers
- Ciaran Murphy (until 2025-12-29)
Race History for Queen Maeve
Hornica
6yo br Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Beau Morgan(5)
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Naunton, Gloucs
Owner: J Hornby J Hornby
Breeding
Sire: Affinisea (IRE)
Dam: Manuels Sister (IRE)
Damsire: Lend A Hand (GB)
Comment
Hornica won last time out and was third two starts back, but a 191-day break is a concern, and she has run on today's going before. Carrying 161 lb off an official mark of 113, she looks a midfield sort, and our rating ranks her seventh of ten.
Race History for Hornica
Crystal Spring D BF
5yo gr Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Charlie Hammond
Trainer: Stuart Edmunds
Stewkley, Bucks
Owner: J Hankinson P Hanson R Pipe And T Pipe
Breeding
Sire: Crystal Ocean (GB)
Dam: Simonia (IRE)
Damsire: Yeats (IRE)
Comment
Crystal Spring has strong recent form, winning three starts back and finishing second two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 117 ranks her fourth of ten. The main risk is a 314-day absence, plus 156 lb and a sixth last time out.
Race History for Crystal Spring
Iamyouare D
6yo g Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Theo Gillard
Trainer: Donald McCain
Cholmondeley, Cheshire
Owner: The Taking Part Racing Club
Breeding
Sire: Jukebox Jury (IRE)
Dam: Christina (IRE)
Damsire: King's Theatre (IRE)
Comment
Winner last time out and second in her two runs before that, Iamyouare arrives fit after 26 days and has run over today's trip and going, but she carries 158 lb and our rating of 114 only ranks her sixth of ten.
Previous Trainers
- P M J Doyle (until 2025-07-05)
Previous Owners
- S Kennedy (until 2025-07-05)
Race History for Iamyouare
Betty's Daisy
6yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Naunton, Gloucs
Owner: Mrs Bridget Henley
Breeding
Sire: Jack Hobbs (GB)
Dam: Burgundy Betty (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting (GB)
Comment
Betty's Daisy is our pick on profile: she won three starts back, followed it with a second, and has run over today's trip and going before, while carrying 170 lb. The reservation is a 220-day absence and a pulled-up effort last time out.
Race History for Betty's Daisy
Hot Goddess
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Freddie Keighley(5)
Trainer: Martin Keighley
Luckley, Gloucs
Owner: Two Sisters
Breeding
Sire: Mahler (GB)
Dam: Hot Choice (GB)
Damsire: Zafeen (FR)
Comment
Without a win in her last four starts, Hot Goddess is hard to fancy after 269 days off, though a second last time out and prior experience over today's trip and going count in her favour. Carrying 155 lb, she is ranked eighth of ten on our figures.
Race History for Hot Goddess
Edith Pelham D
6yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Jack Hogan
Trainer: Fergal O'Brien
Withington, Gloucs
Owner: Mrs J May
Breeding
Sire: Blue Bresil (FR)
Dam: Midnite Grace (GB)
Damsire: Midnight Legend (GB)
Comment
Edith Pelham won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, but she was eighth last time out and returns after 220 days off, carrying 161 lb. Our rating of 115 puts her fifth of ten, so she looks a midfield sort.
Race History for Edith Pelham
I Spy A Diva
9yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Ciaran Gethings
Trainer: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Cheltenham, Gloucs
Owner: J Perriss
Breeding
Sire: Telescope (IRE)
Dam: Molly's A Diva (GB)
Damsire: Midnight Legend (GB)
Comment
I Spy A Diva was third last time out, and a fourth two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has her top of ten, though 299 days off and 164 lb are the main risk.
Previous Trainers
- Kim Bailey (until 2023-05-29)
Race History for I Spy A Diva
Masked Dance D
8yo ch Mare (FR)Connections
Jockey: Toby Wynne
Trainer: Mel Rowley
Bridgnorth, Shrops
Owner: Poplar Cottage Racing Club
Breeding
Sire: Masked Marvel (GB)
Dam: Breakdance (FR)
Damsire: Sunday Break (JPN)
Comment
Masked Dance bounced between a win and two seconds earlier in her last five, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 126 ranks her second of ten; the concern is a 165-day absence after a fifth and a sixth in her last two outings.
Previous Owners
- The Masked Dancers (until 2024-05-17)
- Philip Rowley (until 2024-02-07)
Race History for Masked Dance
Laysoft
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Peter Kavanagh
Trainer: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
High Eldwick, W Yorks
Owner: Ron Hull
Breeding
Sire: Churchill (IRE)
Dam: Spirited Girl (IRE)
Damsire: Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Comment
Laysoft's form tailed off with a fifth last time out, and she returns after 243 days off, which is hard to ignore under 146 lb. She has run over today's trip and going, and a third two starts back, then a second, shows she can still hit the frame.
Race History for Laysoft
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