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Sunday 18 February 2018

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Enhanced Place Odds At 188Bet EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 20.10s

King's Reste^p1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy K Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

25/1

Related to four winners but hasn't shown much in two starts, a bumper in May and last month a 2m4f novice hurdle at Sedgefield, sent off 50/1 there and never threatened. Cheekpieces added today.

Form: 64

Magic Of Milan³¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: S England

16/1

Comes from a good family line and picked up for £6,000 after a modest point-to-point debut in Ireland. Probably best watched on racecourse bow unless market signals otherwise.

Form: 6-

Oksana^h⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case

12/1

Best effort in three bumpers came in low-grade Worcester affair (2m, good) in July when close up in third. Beaten 36L on hurdles bow at Southwell in November, retains the hood here and should be capable of better effort with experience.

Form: 3334

Potters Sapphire^b³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham

2/1

Maiden after six starts and put in her best effort over hurdles when finishing third at Huntingdon (2m4½f, soft) last month. Still leaves her requiring a bit more but yard have been amongst winners lately.

Form: 5833-53

Rouergate³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss V Williams

5/4

Useful in two bumpers, she made a sound start in this sphere at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in November and looked a likely winner last month at Ludlow (soft) over same trip until coming down at the last. Big chance if getting a clear round.

Form: 2-53F

Taras Day⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington

25/1

Modest in Warwick bumper in November, and well held in decent 2m5f soft-ground novice hurdle at Ludlow in December having gone off a 66/1 poke in December. Down in trip, yard in decent form but must improve significantly.

Form: 09

Trooblue¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

11/2

Ran a big race at 66/1 on second start in Sedgefield bumper on Boxing Day (third of 12), since been well held in heavy-ground Wetherby novice hurdle over 2m but could be capable of better effort here.

Form: 834

Youknowell³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

33/1

Mare was running a pleasing race on debut at Towcester in a maiden hurdle in November when suffering a crashing fall three out. Showed little no last month at Huntingdon (2m4½f, soft) and will perhaps require some patience to get over her mishap.

Form: 42-F0

Forecasts

Rouergate (5/4), Potters Sapphire (2/1), Trooblue (11/2), Oksana (12/1), Magic Of Milan (16/1), King's Reste (25/1), Taras Day (25/1), Youknowell (33/1)

ROUERGATE appeared to forfeit a winning chance at Ludlow last month on her second start over timber when coming down at the last. Venetia Williams' charge ought to prove hard to beat here if that mishap has not dented her confidence. She has been given time to recover and should have her jumping sharpened, while she meets a fairly tame bunch here on form. Potters Sapphire producer her best effort to date at Huntingdon last time and may be the biggest threat now dropped in trip. Oksana and Trooblue have displayed positive signs in bumpers, though both must improve on their hurdling debuts to hit the frame today.