16:10 Wincanton

Wednesday 1 March 2017

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Lycetts Bloodstock Insurance Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 3.20s

Civitesses⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: W Featherstone⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr

100/1

Well held in a couple of bumpers at Hereford and Lingfield and fared no better on hurdles debut at Exeter.

Form: 068354

Jupiter's Gift⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: M Hamill⁽⁵⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

7/1

Makes her hurdles debut for a yard that has been going well of late. The efforts in three bumpers so far have been modest with the best coming at Fontwell in October although the suspicion remains that she is capable of better.

Form: 037755-

Kohuma⁷⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: James Banks| T: R Walford

100/1

Makes her hurdles debut after being well held in a maiden on the Flat over a mile for Joe Tuite.

Form: 643-

Kristal Hart^p⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland

5/2

Five-time winner on the Flat mostly over 1m2f who has shaped with some promise on a couple of starts over hurdles. Best of those came in a mares' novice at Lingfield in November when she travelled well under a fairly tender ride and looks as though she could progress more over hurdles.

Form: /5324-

Ruby Russet^t1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: P J Brennan| T: C L Tizzard

8/1

Finished second on her bumper debut but failed to follow that up in a subsequent start in the same sphere. Pulled-up on her hurdles debut at Fontwell in January and hard to know what to expect now on her second start over hurdles with the tongue-tie on for the first time.

Form: 29P34

Soiesauvage⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

11/10

Possible improver over hurdlers with her last two starts holding some promise especially her last start. Looked to shape much better than the distance she was beaten by at Lingfield last time out and should be capable of going close in this sort of company.

Form: 66

Tangley²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry

12/1

Won a mares maiden point-to-point on debut but has twice been relatively well fancied in bumpers and run poorly each time. Comes from a powerful yard and should be able to do better as she makes her debut over hurdles.

Form: 1801-

Tricky Issue²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins

20/1

Failed to win (or place) in four starts on the Flat and showed only glimpses of form over hurdles so far and beaten a long way last time out.

Form: UP345-

Non-Runners

Fleur Du Weld⁴¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: Miss G Haywood J: Alice Mills

Forecasts

Soiesauvage (11/10), Kristal Hart (5/2), Jupiter's Gift (7/1), Ruby Russet (8/1), Tangley (12/1), Tricky Issue (20/1), Fleur Du Weld (50/1), Kohuma (100/1), Civitesses (100/1)

Tangley could be expected to do better now that she goes over hurdles coming from a good yard but she would need to improve on her bumper form. The same could be said of Jupiters Gift and Ruby Russet who both look as though they are capable of better. Kristal Hart has shown that she could win over hurdles based on both her starts but SOIESAUVAGE also looks to be an improving sort who could step up on her last run at Lingfield.. 1. Soiesauvage 2. Kristal Hart 3. Jupiter's Gift