16:00 Ludlow

Wednesday 25 January 2017

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:30

Racing UK Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 29.6s

Tara Mist³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly| OR: 117

3/1

Twice winner, including on this track and off a higher mark than this at Perth in 2015. Not disgraced in three runs in better company last season, and no surprise to see her exploit this drop in class if primed after an absence.

Form: 344/148-

Toberdowney³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 115

11/4

Well-backed when landing a Perth bumper last summer and has improved with each run over hurdles, culminating in a gutsy success at Wincanton last time. Should continue to progress.

Form: 521236-

Aunty Ann^t1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 115

16/1

Point-to-points winner who also scored on her hurdles bow at Newton Abbot in May, though has found life tougher since. Too early to be writing off, having given the impression something was amiss at Market Rasen last time.

Form: F1-125P

Star Rider^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: H Morrison| OR: 112

7/2

Flat-orientated yard's hurdles runners always merit respect, and she is no different after a winning hurdles debut at Fontwell. Backed that up with a solid third in a better race at Wetherby and is clearly one to consider.

Form: 1

Tullow Tonic^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: T H Weston| OR: 108

14/1

Well-placed to rattle off a hat-trick of wins earlier this year but the handicapper has acted accordingly and she was well beaten off before stamina became an issue when stepped up to 3m latest. No easy task here.

Form: 654511

Marvellous Monty⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Farrelly| OR: 108

11/2

Seemingly much-improved to chase home a useful type in Annie Alainn over 2m4f at Uttoxeter last month, but fluffed her lines off the same mark at Bangor next time. Probably better than that, but 8lb rise to contend with now.

Form: 3/32352-

Seas Of Green¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: C Gethings⁽⁵⁾| T: P E Cowley| OR: 106

9/1

Won twice in 2014 before losing her way, though bounced back to form in emphatic fashion when dotting up over 2m5f at Warwick last month. A follow-up by no means certain off an 11lb higher mark, however.

Form: 62/P4P-9

Non-Runners

Wildehearted Woman¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: Jamie Snowden J: D A Jacob

Forecasts

Toberdowney (11/4), Tara Mist (3/1), Star Rider (7/2), Marvellous Monty (11/2), Seas Of Green (9/1), Tullow Tonic (14/1), Aunty Ann (16/1), Wildehearted Woman (16/1)

Precious course-and-distance winner TARA MIST is Henry Daly's only runner on the card and she could be primed to exploit this drop in grade, having shown up well in three runs in better company last term. Toberdowney and Seas of Green both arrive here in winning form and have obvious claims despite ensuing weight rises, but a bigger threat may emerge from the progressive Star Rider who backed up a winning debut over hurdles with a solid third at Wetherby. 1. Tara Mist 2. Star Rider 3. Toberdowney