Sky Bet Silver Vase Mares' Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 17.3s

Miss Tongabezi^h,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber| OR: 116| D

13/2

Stays 3m on soft ground over hurdles and came good over fences at the second attempt when a 5L scorer at Towcester last month in a novices' handicap, from a mark of 116. That leaves her a bit to do here, but no reason why she can't improve.

Form: 100-771

Rene's Girl⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 141| D

2/1

Stays 3m1f over hurdles and bettered all hurdles form when scoring by 11L on debut over fences at Worcester (2m4f, good) in October. Dropped in trip and was 20L third in similar race to this at Bangor last time. Looks a leading player back at 2m4f.

Form: 21-2F13

Same Circus¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120| BF

11/4

Another thorough stayer over hurdles and although she has not won in two starts over fences, she has run with credit both times. Can continue her improvement today and despite official ratings you wouldn't rule her out at the business end.

Form: 108-623

Song Saa^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George| OR: 124

11/4

Did well in February last year, winning at Huntingdon (2m4f) and Leicester (2m6½f, heavy). Handicapper in control since, but she has plenty of experience and is as good as her mark, meaning that she will need to improve to win at this level.

Form: 133-223

Twenty Eight Guns^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: M Scudamore| OR: 122

10/1

In good form last season over this trip on soft ground, winning three before the handicapper caught up with her. Form going into this is not nearly as hot as you would like from a punting perspective and she looks one of the less likely winners.

Form: 473-P4U

Non-Runners

Casablanca Mix¹⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Casablanca Mix (11/10), Rene's Girl (2/1), Song Saa (11/4), Same Circus (11/4), Miss Tongabezi (13/2), Twenty Eight Guns (10/1)

This looks to be a match between Rene's Girl and CASABLANCA MIX and Nicky Henderson's six-year-old is taken to continue her improvement over fences and re-write the form of her 15L defeat to Dan Skelton's mare when they met earlier in the campaign. Same Circus is going the right way and may have enough improvement in her to give them both something to think about, though she might have to settle for beating Miss Tongabezi and Song Saa in the battle for black type.