15:00 Chepstow

Sunday 8 January 2017

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Bathwick Tyres Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: -

Hope's Wishes⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-4| J: T Dowling⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 121

20/1

Has some useful four over hurdles (won four times so far) and probably needed her run at Hereford last time on a return from a break. Can look quirky on occasions but is capable if in the mood and likely to have come on for her last outing.

Form: 433230-

Annie Alainn²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 115

7/2

Has won her last three start all in handicaps with the most impressive of the trio of wins coming at Newcastle by 19 lengths. Showed a good attitude despite being well-in at the weights last time at Uttoxeter. Faces a tougher task now off a mark of 115 and she should still be respected as she bids for a four-timer.

Form: 400411

Shaama Grise^h1²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 114

5/2

Has won over hurdles in France and joined the current yard for €100,000 in the summer. Yet to run in UK but makes her handicap debut here after being placed on her last two starts and clearly worthy of consideration for a powerful yard.

Form: 26-32

Poppy Kay⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 114

9/4

Won on her only start in bumpers and off the mark over hurdles on her second attempt when winning at Uttoxeter in November. Showed a good attitude in that win and further progress is likely now that she goes into handicap company.

Form: 1-41P

Deja Bougg^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J Quinlan| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108

12/1

Some reasonable form over hurdles but does appear to have trouble seeing out her races having often travelled well. Not the best of jumpers either and likely to find one or two of these too good here.

Form: 44P3F-1

Bobble Boru¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Stan Sheppard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 103

8/1

Won a similar contest over C&D in November off an 11lb lower mark and matched that form on her next start when second at Leicester. Ran poorly last time at Ludlow (not able to lead) and starting to look as though the handicapper may be in control.

Form: 345435

Blue Court²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 97

25/1

Yet to win in four starts over hurdles and the switch to handicaps didn't bring about much improvement last time out at Southwell. Work to do with all of these based on her runs so far.

Form: 3-54

Non-Runners

Hannah Just Hannah¹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Mat Salaman J: James Banks

Forecasts

Poppy Kay (9/4), Shaama Grise (5/2), Annie Alainn (7/2), Bobble Boru (8/1), Hannah Just Hannah (8/1), Deja Bougg (12/1), Hope's Wishes (20/1), Blue Court (25/1)

It’s hard to rule out Annie Alainn here who is chasing a four-timer but the handicapper may just be tightening his grip on her now and she faces a tough test here giving weight away to all bar one of her rivals here. Poppy Kay looks an improver now that she goes handicapping and it’s not hard to see her winning in this sphere soon. SHAAMA GRISE makes her stable and handicap debut here and she's a relatively unknown quantity for the handicapper to assess and could be on a lenient mark for her U.K. debut. 1. Shaama Grise 2. Poppy Kay 3. Annie Alainn