TBA/EBF Mares' Beginners' Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 37.40s

Miss Crick⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 132

10/3

Winner of four races over hurdles, she makes her chasing bow off her handicap mark over timber. Assuming she takes to fences, she is likely to be a player.

Form: P6-3336

Sheneededtherun¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore| OR: 112

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdle winner, has struggled in both handicaps since justifying long odds-on to score at Doncaster in April. Goes chasing now with plenty questions to answer.

Form: 1/441-8P

Surtee Du Berlais²⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 138

13/8

Peak rating of 139 over hurdles, including Listed success at Kempton over extended 3m a year ago. Off since February but an obvious contender for honours if taking to fences.

Form: 01/1933-

Tacenda³³⁰

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

9/2

Just two starts under rules and the mare ran a pleasing race at Exeter in December over 2m1½f (soft) when third in a mares' novice chase. Should be suited by this longer trip and capable of putting that experience to good use if fully wound up.

Form: U/33-

Two Swallows²⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

11/4

Positively thrived over timber for this trainer last season after spending 619 days in the wilderness. Won three of five starts, runner-up up in other two, culminating in Class 2 handicap success over 3m at Cheltenham in April. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5/12121-

Forecasts

Surtee Du Berlais (13/8), Two Swallows (11/4), Miss Crick (10/3), Tacenda (9/2), Sheneededtherun (20/1)

An open heat, Surtee Du Berlais was a Listed winner over hurdles and looks very capable of a big say if taking to this discipline first time while chasing debutante Two Swallows also showed fair ability over the smaller obstacles last season off a long layoff and merit consideration. Likewise, Miss Crick holds solid credential if transferring hurdles form across. TACENDA is taken to make experience count however. She ran well in a decent mares' novice chase at a year ago and has plenty scope to do better on just her third start under rules, with Noel Fehily an assured presence in the saddle.