Betfred 'Don't Pay The Penalty' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 6m 14.8s

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Odds

Skewiff

5/2, 11/4, 5/2, 9/4, 5/2

9/4

Final Reminder

11/4, 5/2, 11/4

3/1

Drinks Interval

9/2, 5/1, 5/1, 9/2

4/1

Katy Royal

6/1, 13/2, 7/1

6/1

Cockley Beck

5/1, 11/2

6/1

Kayla

10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1

8/1

SP Book Percentage 115.45

Non-Runners

Ten Trees³⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Sam Coltherd

Sauvignon²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Sauvignon (2/1), Skewiff (9/4), Final Reminder (3/1), Drinks Interval (4/1), Katy Royal (6/1), Cockley Beck (6/1), Kayla (8/1), Ten Trees (12/1)

Not a deep race by Aintree standards, but a tricky puzzle to solve with a number of likeable enough mares in their grade. Final Reminder and Katy Royal are both progressive horses who clearly stay very well, whilst the steady weights climber Sauvignon commands respect given the form of the Skelton string. However, we look higher up the handicap for the likeliest winner and that is the Evan Williams-trained SKEWIFF. She is a tough sort who managed to see off all bar the previous (and improving) winner Litterale C at Ffos Las last month and can gain a deserved success despite her revised career high mark.