Hereford Ladies Day Saturday 7th March Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

16:30

Date 2026-01-26

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 18.46s (slow by 45.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Princess Keri (IRE) Ben Jones · Evan Williams	5/6F	Won
2nd	Gower Spirit (GB) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	11/8	17
3rd	Chosen Bae (IRE) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	10/1	13
4th	Ezmerellda (IRE) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	66/1	2.25

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Princess Keri Bay J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	164	—	-4211U	96	102	78	8d	—	—	-15	43.5	—	1/2 67%
Looked set to complete the hat-trick at Fakenham but unseated rider on run-in; big player
1	Gower Spirit Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	168	—	417P82	100	100	83	14d	—	—	0	26.9	—	9/4 31%
Back to form with a second over C&D and that was behind a major improver; respected
4	Chosen Bae Bay J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	142	ht	-79868	74	98	60	26d	—	—	+1	8.1	—	12/1 8%
Won at Bangor last February but she's not come close to that form since; out of weights
3	Ezmerellda Bay J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	154	p	4544-F	86	97	49	37d	—	—	+8	9.5	—	80/1 1%
Sole win was in December 2023 and has struggled in last five runs; cheekpieces added

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Princess Keri	1/2	1/2	1/2
Gower Spirit	9/4	9/4	2/1
Chosen Bae	12/1	11/1	11/1
Ezmerellda	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Princess Keri

43.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 12 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Gower Spirit

26.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 6.3 Odds: 8.2

9/4

3rd

Ezmerellda

9.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Chosen Bae

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gower Spirit	100	100	83
Princess Keri	96	102	78
Ezmerellda	86	97	49
Chosen Bae	74	98	60

Last Run