17:15 Aintree

Thursday 6 April 2017

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Goffs Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 9.00s

Boogie Life⁶⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Lee| T: J S Goldie

50/1

Winner by 10L at the third time of asking in a bumper at Carlisle over 2m1f in May 2015. Finished third later that month in a similar race and unraced since. Looks likely to struggle in this.

Form: 8213/06-

Drops Of Jupitor^h1⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N D Fehily| T: A J Honeyball

14/1

Finished eighth behind subsequent Cheltenham winner Fayonagh at Naas on her rules debut. Subsequently finished fourth at Fairyhouse and a short-head winner at Musselburgh on good ground last time out. Makes her debut for a new yard here.

Form: P841

Irish Roe²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Atkinson

10/1

Winner of first three outings including when dead-heating in a Listed event at Cheltenham in November. Beat just two rivals home in a Grade 1 contest at that track last month and looking to bounce back here.

Form: 1110

Maria's Benefit²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

14/1

Winner at the second attempt in bumpers at Huntingdon last month. Had earlier finished runner-up at Doncaster and open to improvement upped in grade here.

Form: 121

Martello Park^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

16/1

Successful at the fourth time of asking in first time cheekpieces on heavy ground at Thurles in February. Finished fourth at Sandown in a Listed event on her only subsequent outing and likely to run well in this.

Form: 23314

Monar Rose^h,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case

100/1

Placed in two of her three outings to date including when 4L second at Bangor last month. Steps up in class here and likely to find this a lot tougher.

Form: 9328-6

Oscar Rose²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

20/1

Victorious by a neck in a Listed event at Huntingdon last month. Subsequently finished seventh in a Listed mares event at Sandown last month and more is needed to figure here.

Form: 344172-

Petticoat Tails^p1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

9/2

Winner of her first two outings in bumpers at Wetherby and Huntingdon. Beaten ½L when finishing runner-up in a Listed event at Sandown last month and looks likely to prove hard to beat if repeating that effort in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 112

Polly's Pursuit³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: N J Henderson

16/1

Successful in a bumper on the AW at Lingfield on her penultimate start. Finished runner-up over the same C&D a month ago and represents a yard going well at present (8/34).

Form: 5/4129-

Redemption Song⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: K Frost

16/1

Point-to-point winner prior to going under rules. Winner at the second time of asking at Wetherby in February. Raced prominently on that occasion and interesting to see if similar tactics are employed in this.

Form: 4141

Sassy Diva^t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: S Crawley

7/1

Finished runner-up behind subsequent Grade 1 winner Fayonagh when beaten 20L in a Listed event at Fairyhouse in February. Also placed in two other Listed bumper races including on good ground last September and likely to run well with a top jockey booked to ride.

Form: 9332

Scorpion Princess³⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C E Longsdon

33/1

Victorious at the fourth attempt in a bumper on good ground at Southwell over a year ago. Upped in grade here for her return to action with a leading jockey booked for this.

Form: 3291-

Skewiff⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: Evan Williams

28/1

Winner at Southwell on good ground last time out. Had finished well beaten in a Listed event at Huntingdon on her previous outing and has a bit to do here on that form.

Form: 10-

Sweetlittlemystery⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: B G Powell

8/1

Unbeaten in two outings to date. Latest of those came when finishing 1L in clear of seven rivals on soft ground at Ascot in February. Has also won at Towcester this season and an interesting runner in this.

Form: 11

Dame Rose³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: R Hobson

14/1

Finished fifth in a bumper over an extended 2m on her latest outing at Newbury a month ago. Had earlier run out the 3¼L winner of an 18 runner bumper at Doncaster and interesting to see how she fares in Grade 2 company.

Form: 515

Donnachies Girl²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Craig Nichol| T: A C Whillans

100/1

Unraced for Andre Fabre in France but placed in each of her two bumper outings for current stable. Latest of those came at Sedgefield last month. Looks likely to struggle.

Form: 33-

Mountain Path⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill

16/1

Had today's rival Shearing a neck behind when winning a bumper over an extended 1m4f at Wetherby in January. Represents a yard enjoying a good run of form of late (5/23).

Form: 1

Shearling²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R Johnson| T: B Ellison

5/1

Winner of three of her four outings so far. Most recent success came when sent off an odds-on favourite at Catterick a month ago. Two victories prior to that had been over shorter than today's trip and interesting receiving weight from most of her rivals.

Form: 11

Forecasts

Petticoat Tails (9/2), Shearling (5/1), Sassy Diva (7/1), Sweetlittlemystery (8/1), Irish Roe (10/1), Dame Rose (14/1), Maria's Benefit (14/1), Drops Of Jupitor (14/1), Redemption Song (16/1), Martello Park (16/1), Polly's Pursuit (16/1), Mountain Path (16/1), Oscar Rose (20/1), Skewiff (28/1), Scorpion Princess (33/1), Boogie Life (50/1), Monar Rose (100/1), Donnachies Girl (100/1)

SASSY DIVA has gained plenty of experience racing in competitive bumper events so far in her career. The selection has made the frame in three Listed contests so far including when runner-up to a Grade 1 winner last time out and she can get off the mark at the fourth attempt in this sphere in this Grade 2 contest. Shearling has won three of her four outings to date and can claim second at the expense of Sandown runner-up Petticoat Tails while Mountain Path, victorious on her only start to date is another to take note of in this.