Doncaster Race 1

Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) (Gbb Race)

Prize Money: $83,025

HIGHLAND CRYSTAL (1) bids for a hat-trick with a 14L victory in a Punchestown maiden hurdle preceding an impressive 6.5L success in a Listed Fillies Juvenile Hurdle at Newbury. Major player. TRALEE GIRL (6) is yet to win in two hurdle starts. Did place both outings so far including finishing runner-up behind the top pick in the aforementioned Listed hurdle at Newbury. May reverse placings. MANLAGA (2) makes UK and stable debut representing notable connections. Last seen winning by 3L a hurdle at Auteuil. Dangerous. MANGANESE (4) aims to remain unbeaten after three successes including a 6.5L triumph at Catterick.

Distance: 3335m
Track: Soft
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: Turf
Class: JHDLE, C1

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Highland Crystal (1) 11
Trainer: Gordon Elliott(@Longwood, Co Meath)
Jockey: Jordan Gainford
Weight: 72kg
Prize Money: $59,258
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Unbeaten Jockey / Horse Combo

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo Chestnut Filly

Sire: CRYSTAL OCEAN (GB)

Dam: GLASGOW ALLEN (FR)

Dam's Sire: American Post

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 2-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 1-0-0

Turf

2: 2-0-0

Soft

1: 1-0-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Hurdle

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 2-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3319m - 3721m

Comments

Raced twice to date. When well supported at debut, to post a big 14 len win. Punchestown on November 13 over 3721m on heavy going defeating Ritz Plan with 67.5kg at $4.30 in a hurdle. Second-up to post a big 6 len win. Newbury in a LR on November 28 over 3300m on rain affected going defeating Tralee Girl carrying 70kg at $2 in a jumps. Hard to go past.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 12	28/11/25	Newbury	3319m	LR OPEN F 3	-	Jordan Gainford	70kg	Soft	4:09.03	48.0 km/h	6.5L	9-2	$2.00f	15	$89,070	$47,284	1. Highland Crystal 2. Tralee Girl 3. Zahra Dodville
1st of 14	13/11/25	Punchestown	3721m	HDLE F 3	-	Jordan Gainford	67.5kg	Heavy	4:51.40	46.0 km/h	14.0L	-	$4.33	-	$20,810	$11,974	1. Highland Crystal 2. Ritz Plan 3. Kilbarry Lizzy

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 12

28/11/25

Newbury

3319m

LR OPEN F 3

Jordan Gainford

70kg

Soft

4:09.03

48.0 km/h

6.5L

9-2

$2.00f

$89,070

$47,284

1. Highland Crystal

2. Tralee Girl

3. Zahra Dodville

1st of 14

13/11/25

Punchestown

3721m

HDLE F 3

Jordan Gainford

67.5kg

Heavy

4:51.40

46.0 km/h

14.0L

$4.33

$20,810

$11,974

1. Highland Crystal

2. Ritz Plan

3. Kilbarry Lizzy

Manlaga (2) 1x
Trainer: Nicky J. Henderson(Upper Lambourn, Berks)
Jockey: James Bowen
Weight: 72kg
Prize Money: $47,613
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: MAXIOS (GB)

Dam: TORNADA (FR)

Dam's Sire: Ballingarry

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Turf

1: 1-0-0

Soft

1: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Hurdle

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Comments

Resuming from a lengthy break. Won at only race start by 3 len Auteuil on March 15 over 3000m defeating Manita with 67kg at $5.60 in a hurdle. Has ability and worth including.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 12	15/3/25	Auteuil	3000m	HDLE UNR F 3	-	Ludovic Philipperon	67kg	SH	3:50.13	46.9 km/h	3.0L	8-5	$5.60	-	$103,510	$47,613	1. Manlaga 2. Manita 3. Donatella

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 12

15/3/25

Auteuil

3000m

HDLE UNR F 3

Ludovic Philipperon

67kg

3:50.13

46.9 km/h

3.0L

8-5

$5.60

$103,510

$47,613

1. Manlaga

2. Manita

3. Donatella

Laysoft (3) 5132
Trainer: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith(High Eldwick, W Yorks)
Jockey: Danny Mcmenamin
Weight: 70kg
Prize Money: $9,666
Win / Place: 25% / 75%

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: CHURCHILL (IRE)

Dam: SPIRITED GIRL (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Invincible Spirit

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Track

2: 0-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

2: 0-1-1

Non-Metro

2: 1-0-0

Turf

4: 1-1-1

Good

4: 1-1-1

Clockwise

4: 1-1-1

Hurdle

2: 0-1-1

Steeple

1: 1-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3218m - 3332m

Comments

Last start tracked on the speed and boxed on steadily finished second of 7 runners at this track on December 29 over 3300m, 10 len behind Made U Blush with 70kg at $2.40. Before that finished third in a small field at this track on November 28 over 3300m, 24 len behind Aqua Bleu with 66.5kg at $5.50. Might find this a bit too tough.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	29/12/25	Doncaster	3319m	JHDLE MDN F	-	Peter Kavanagh	70kg	Good	4:00.61	49.7 km/h	10.0L	2-2	$2.38f	31	$15,300	$3,565	1. Made U Blush 2. Laysoft 3. Penn Avenue
31 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 6	28/11/25	Doncaster	3319m	HDLE HUNT 3	-	Peter Kavanagh	66.5kg	Good Soft	3:58.93	50.0 km/h	24.0L	1-3	$5.50	17	$17,810	$2,083	1. Aqua Bleu 2. The Grayster 3. Laysoft
1st of 8	11/11/25	Huntingdon	3218m	CHSE HUNT FL	-	Peter Kavanagh	70kg	Good	3:52.95	49.7 km/h	3.3L	1-1	$29	28	$7,260	$4,018	1. Laysoft 2. Saxons Pride 3. Crystal Jet
5th of 8	14/10/25	Market Rasen	3332m	HUNT FLAT 3	-	Peter Kavanagh	67.5kg	Good	4:16.90	46.7 km/h	25.5L	3-5	$19	-	$7,380	-	1. Pureis King 2. Cracks Speed 3. Luna Grace

Manganese (4) 1x11
Trainer: Max Comley(Naunton, Gloucestershire)
Jockey: David Bass
Weight: 70kg
Prize Money: $28,284
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Unbeaten Jockey / Horse Combo

Picket Fence

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: NIRVANA DU BERLAIS (FR)

Dam: BUTTERCUP (FR)

Dam's Sire: Limnos

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 3-0-0

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

3: 3-0-0

Turf

3: 3-0-0

Good

2: 2-0-0

Soft

1: 1-0-0

Clockwise

2: 2-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Hurdle

2: 2-0-0

Handicap Rating

117

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 2-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3118m

Comments

Third-up today. Resuming won by 1.75 len Leicester on November 17 over 3100m slow track defeating Trad Jazz with 71kg at $5 in a hurdle. Second run from a to post a big 6 len win. Catterick on December 16 over 3100m defeating Keyboard carrying 70kg at $3.30 in a hurdle. Capable of another big run.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	16/12/25	Catterick Bridge	3118m	JHDLE APP 3	-	David Bass	70kg	Good Soft	3:48.14	49.2 km/h	6.5L	2-1	$3.25	29	$14,520	$8,039	1. Manganese 2. Keyboard 3. Frank Stamper
1st of 5	17/11/25	Leicester	3118m	JHDLE MDN F	-	David Bass	71kg	Soft	4:01.60	46.5 km/h	1.8L	4-2	$5.00	126	$18,150	$10,048	1. Manganese 2. Trad Jazz 3. Emily Rebecca
126 Day Spell
1st of 9	14/7/25	Vittel	2400m	3	3	D Breux	62.5kg	Good Soft	2:45.59	52.2 km/h	1.0L	-	$1.00	-	$20,390	$10,197	1. Manganese 2. Maiorca 3. Maredsous Jesspi

Sovereign Applause (5) 705x8x357
Trainer: Rebecca Menzies(Mordon, Durham)
Jockey: Nathan Moscrop
Weight: 70kg
Prize Money: $2,064
Win / Place: 0% / 14%

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: TEN SOVEREIGNS (IRE)

Dam: ROUND OF APPLAUSE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Galileo

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-0-1

Turf

3: 0-0-0

Good

2: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

4: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

7: 0-0-1

Hurdle

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2414m - 3319m

Gear Changes

[Tongue Strap]

Comments

Last run got back early finished seventh of 10 runners at Southwell All Weather on January 3 over 3300m, 17 len behind Nunc Est Bibendum carrying 61kg at $34. Start before ran last in a small field at Warwick on December 11 over 3200m, 46 len behind Cloaks Of Gold with 70kg at $17. Impossible to recommend on recent runs.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 10	3/1/26	Southwell	3319m	APP HCP 4U	6	Kaiya Fraser	61kg	Neutral	3:37.35	55.0 km/h	17.0L	10-8	$34	23	$13,060	-	1. Nunc Est Bibendum 2. Fascinating Shadow 3. Edwardtheninth
5th of 5	11/12/25	Warwick Uk	3218m	JHDLE MDN F	-	Sam Twiston-Davies	70kg	Good Soft	3:56.24	49.0 km/h	46.5L	4-4	$17	41	$12,700	-	1. Cloaks Of Gold 2. Miss Carbo 3. Made U Blush
41 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 6	31/10/25	Southwell	2414m	NOV F 3U	5	Kaiya Fraser	58kg	Neutral	2:37.14	55.3 km/h	12.5L	2-2	$9.00	153	$13,250	$1,708	1. Desert Spring 2. Pyleates 3. Sovereign Applause
153 Day Spell
8th of 9	31/5/25	Chester	2112m	HCP 3	5	Joanna Mason	55kg	Good	2:15.28	56.2 km/h	6.5L	9-9	$51	189	$27,230	-	1. War Hawk 2. Magellan Cloud 3. Premier
189 Day Spell
5th of 9	23/11/24	Newcastle	1408m	NOV F 2	5	Kaiya Fraser	56kg	Neutral	1:26.66	58.5 km/h	5.0L	6-7	$101	12	$11,430	$356	1. Qarlyga 2. Orangesandlemons 3. Bosphorus Rose
10th of 10	11/11/24	Newcastle	1421m	NOV F 2	3	Kaiya Fraser	58kg	Neutral	1:27.87	58.2 km/h	12.8L	7-7	$251	14	$17,800	-	1. North Star 2. Shwaimah 3. Like A Vision

Tralee Girl (6) x111247x32
Trainer: Dan Skelton(Alcester, Warwicks)
Jockey: Tristan Durrell
Weight: 70kg
Prize Money: $61,060
Win / Place: 30% / 80%

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: CAMELOT (GB)

Dam: DEBDEBDEB (GB)

Dam's Sire: Teofilo

100

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-3-2

Distance

1: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

2: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

8: 3-2-2

Turf

6: 2-2-1

Good

4: 2-0-1

Soft

2: 0-2-0

Synthetic

4: 1-1-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

9: 3-3-2

Hurdle

1: 0-0-1

Handicap Rating

120

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2816m - 3319m

Comments

Third-up today and won third-up in the past. First-up finished third of 8 runners at Wetherby in the LR on October 31 over 3200m, 5.5 len behind Minella Study carrying 66.5kg at $15. Second run from a spell finished second of 12 runners at Newbury in the LR on November 28 over 3300m, slow track; 6 len behind Highland Crystal carrying 70kg at $4. Can get the job done this time.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 12	28/11/25	Newbury	3319m	LR OPEN F 3	-	Harry Skelton	70kg	Soft	4:09.03	48.0 km/h	6.5L	5-3	$4.00	28	$89,070	$17,742	1. Highland Crystal 2. Tralee Girl 3. Zahra Dodville
3rd of 8	31/10/25	Wetherby	3218m	LR JHDLE 3	-	Tristan Durrell	66.5kg	Good	3:48.93	50.6 km/h	5.3L	6-4	$15	76	$72,600	$7,897	1. Minella Study 2. Ammes 3. Tralee Girl
76 Day Spell
7th of 7	16/8/25	Newmarket Uk	2816m	HCP F 3U	1	Callum Shepherd	55kg	Good Firm	3:02.31	55.6 km/h	9.3L	1-1	$10	34	$90,750	-	1. Moon Angel 2. Orchard Keeper 3. Spirit Of Jura
34 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 11	13/7/25	Southwell	2234m	HCP F 3U	1	Jay Mackay	53.5kg	Neutral	2:22.93	56.3 km/h	4.8L	2-2	$15	14	$65,500	$4,153	1. Bowerchalke 2. Likealot 3. Quebella
2nd of 9	29/6/25	Ffos Las	2414m	HCP APP F 3U	3	Hector Crouch	58kg	Soft	2:39.56	54.5 km/h	3.3L	4-2	$4.00	33	$14,520	$3,625	1. Simply Ruby 2. Tralee Girl 3. Paggane
33 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	27/5/25	Wolverhampton	2414m	HCP F 3U	4	Hector Crouch	57kg	Neutral	2:38.85	54.7 km/h	4.0L	1-1	$3.25	15	$13,800	$7,339	1. Tralee Girl 2. Spiced Rum 3. Damzon

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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