15:00 Plumpton

Monday 26 February 2018

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Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 35.7s

Sue Be It^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 105

8/1

Beaten just a length in novice event at Leicester 13 months ago and not disgraced after 6 month break when fifth at Hereford last month. Step back up in trip suits and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 32-8U25

Theatre Rouge^h²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105

9/2

Scored at Newton Abbot last term over furlong further off 6lb lower mark when trained by Philip Hobbs. First start for new yard but has nine-month absence to overcome. Market may give a few clues to expectations.

Form: 8471-PF

Sunday In The Park^h⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 104

8/1

Progress during first three runs at two miles over hurdles culminating in 40/1 second at Lingfield in December. Appeared not to stay stepped up in trip at Hereford latest but connections persevere and is not without hope if she does stay.

Form: 8626

Kiwi Myth^t1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr M Legg⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs F M Shaw| OR: 103

20/1

100/1 third at Exeter penultimate start her only real piece of form to date. Soon beaten at Newbury last time but makes handicap bow here on feasible mark and with first-time tongue-tie. Can't be ruled out on her previous effort.

Form: 00939

Shroughmore Lass³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Won off 9lb lower mark at Chepstow in November then good third subsequent start at Warwick. Disappointed when hot favourite at Leicester in heavy ground last time and better ground at this trip should help. Very much in the reckoning.

Form: 967134

Keep To The Beat⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 93

14/1

Runner-up at Sedgefield in October 2015 off 12lb higher but has shown little in two runs since returning from two-year absence. Handicapper has given her a chance on old form but questionable how much ability she retains.

Form: 31472/U

Sheelbewhatsheelbe²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 92

7/2

Raised 3lb for game neck success at Towcester last time out under today's rider. Stays and is in form so has a solid chance in an open race.

Form: 73-4261

Sixties Idol^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 84

6/1

Modest mare still a maiden after 25 starts. Fair third over 2m here last month and runner-up earlier in term at Fontwell over 2m3f. Not out of it, but very hard to win with.

Form: 672535

Walk Of Gleams²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Brennan| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith| OR: 79

20/1

14-race maiden on the downgrade over the last year and has run poorly all four starts this term. Surprising top jockey booking is only straw at which to grasp.

Form: 55-P666

Forecasts

Shroughmore Lass (3/1), Sheelbewhatsheelbe (7/2), Theatre Rouge (9/2), Sixties Idol (6/1), Sue Be It (8/1), Sunday In The Park (8/1), Keep To The Beat (14/1), Kiwi Myth (20/1), Walk Of Gleams (20/1)

SHROUGHMORE LASS is a tentative suggestion in an open contest. Heavy ground probably did for her last time out, but on previous form she has solid claims in this company. Top weight Sue Be It wil be better for a recent pipe-opener and comes into the reckoning on the balance of her form, along with recent Towcester scorer Sheelbewhatsheelbe. Kiwi Myth and Theatre Rouge are others worth a second glance.