14:50 Hexham

Friday 5 October 2018

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Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 9.2s

Katy Royal¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Joe Colliver| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 112| C

6/1

Maiden hurdle winner at this venue in May and has run well in two subsequent outings, latterly despite a slipping saddle. Has her fair share of weight, but is consistent and cannot be ruled out.

Form: 243-123

Lady Mix^p¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Tom Buckley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 111

7/1

Likes to force the pace and employed those tactics when running well in defeat at Worcester and Uttoxeter in May. Has not been seen since, but likely to be fit enough and gets on well with this claimer.

Form: 3663-24

Isle Of Destiny^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

7/2

Placed three times over hurdles in Ireland and makes her handicap debut for powerful trainer/jockey combination. Leading contender and likely to be popular in the betting.

Form: 2/B-5333

Champagne To Go¹⁰⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 105

14/1

Has been running well without getting her head in front since joining yard from Kim Bailey. First run since June and is back down to a feasible handicap mark.

Form: PP2-234

Only Orvieto¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 103

9/1

First run for this stable after leaving Ruth Jefferson's yard when beaten a long way at Uttoxeter last month. Needs to find more from 3lb lower mark.

Form: P534P-6

Tara Mac^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 100| D

4/1

Clear-cut winner over fences at Worcester last week and reverts to hurdling off a 2lb lower mark. Obvious chance if in the same mood.

Form: P1-1851

Reivers Lodge^h⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 99

25/1

Ran well to be second at Perth in June, but two subsequent visits to that venue have not been so productive. Handicapper is starting to relent, however.

Form: 54-S256

Shine Away⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 90

16/1

Has been off the track since finishing down the field over fences at Cartmel in June. Down 1lb for this return to hurdling, but has questions to answer.

Form: 2P-24P8

Miss Mcilroy^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: G T Lynch| OR: 85

16/1

Irish challenger who is 0-18 over hurdles. Below form off this mark on last two starts and has to take a step forward to figure.

Form: 6440-09

Theatre Act^v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: B S Hughes| T: C Grant| OR: 83| D

5/1

Returned from a break to run a solid race at Kelso last month. Down 1lb and has each-way prospects if showing the benefit of that outing.

Form: P28-445

Beyondtheflame^t,v¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: J C Haynes| OR: 63

125/1

Maiden who has been placed only once in 25 starts. Impossible to fancy from 18lb out of the handicap.

Form: 7-6P47P

Non-Runners

Hermanus¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Stef Keniry J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Isle Of Destiny (7/2), Tara Mac (4/1), Theatre Act (5/1), Katy Royal (6/1), Lady Mix (7/1), Hermanus (7/1), Only Orvieto (9/1), Champagne To Go (14/1), Miss Mcilroy (16/1), Shine Away (16/1), Reivers Lodge (25/1), Beyondtheflame (125/1)

Katy Royal is a consistent sort who should go well despite top weight, but ISLE OF DESTINY represents a red-hot combination and can score on her handicap debut. Theatre Act ran well last time and can chase her home, while last week's chase winner Tara Mac, Lady Mix and Champagne To Go are not out of it,