Hadwins Motor Group Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 9.10s

Undefined Beauty¹⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 114| BF

5/1

Twice a winner last autumn soon after joining this yard her form after that just levelled off slightly and she was beaten in a match when last seen on heavy ground. Now back from a break and on better ground with the champion jockey on board.

Form: 211322-

David's Phoebe²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 114| BF

5/2

Improved on her previous form to get off the mark on her handicap debut (appreciated the soft ground) but failed to build on that success. Returned to form last time at Southwell (again over brush hurdles) in a competitive heat but only up 2lb.

Form: 2418-32

Secret Escape²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 112| CD

5/4

C&D winner who showed some useful form in bumpers last season and was beaten on her first two hurdles starts (at odds-on for her debut). Presented with a good opportunity over C&D last time making all in a weak race; now goes handicapping.

Form: 446-231

Hermanus^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 94

11/2

Hard to keep making excuses for this one who is now 0-10 over hurdles but has been placed twice off this mark. Ran a poor race here last time out over 2m6f and needs to find some zip for the addition of some blinkers.

Form: 53-6337

Louloumills^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 86

14/1

With an overall hurdles record of 1-24 she's not one that is going to find life easy here against some mildly progressive types especially 2lb out of the handicap. Failed to come on for a creditable reappearance run over 2m7f last time; best watched.

Form: 3765-64

Non-Runners

Cherry Princess²⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: B Butterworth J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Secret Escape (5/4), David's Phoebe (5/2), Undefined Beauty (5/1), Hermanus (11/2), Cherry Princess (6/1), Louloumills (14/1)

This looks to concern the top three in the weights and there isn’t much between them on what they have shown so far and Secret Escape will find this a lot tougher than when beating a weak field over C&D last time. David’s Phoebe has shown her best form over the brush hurdles so far and she might be seen to better effect over those. That leaves UNDEFINED BEAUTY as the pick of that trio she comes back from a break and is back on better ground which she appears to prefer. The other three have plenty to do at the weights with Cherry Princess looking the best of them if there were to be a relative upset.