16:00 Newton Abbot

Friday 12 October 2018

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Weatherbys VAT Services Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 47.5s

Poetic Lady^p,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 115| D

33/1

Returning from a long break when pulled up at Uttoxeter last month. Down 3lb, but may need another run to bring her to peak fitness.

Form: 24114-P

Western Sunrise²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: J Farrelly| OR: 114| C

6/1

Faller over C&D in August, but made amends over longer trip at this venue last month. Drop in distance should not pose a problem, but has to cope with a 6lb rise.

Form: U-222F1

Rosemary Russet^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: N D Fehily| T: H Fry| OR: 114

5/1

Beaten 16L when runner-up over C&D last time. Runs off the same rating and has a break since May to overcome.

Form: 61/852-2

Lucca Lady¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 114

9/2

Runner-up on both starts last month, latterly under this jockey, and remains on a competitive mark. Has solid each-way claims once again.

Form: 2-36322

Daytime Ahead¹⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: R J Hodges| OR: 112

14/1

Wincanton winner in March, but went up 10lb to current mark and was third, beaten 19L, on only subsequent outing. Bit to find on her first run since April.

Form: 24PU13-

Miss Mash²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 108| BF

5/1

Good runs, following a break, on last two starts at Worcester. Competes off the same mark and stable is among the winners.

Form: 42PP-32

Midnight Glory¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 106

5/2

Off the track since being beaten a long way at Kempton in April. Stable in much better form now, but improvement is needed off 2lb lower.

Form: 3/P4440-

Lee Side Lady^p1⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 103

33/1

Fourth to an in-form horse over fences on last outing at Uttoxeter in July. Returns to hurdling off 4lb higher and cheekpieces are fitted for the first time.

Form: 2P4-534

Amour D'Or^p1¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: David Noonan| T: Miss G Haywood| OR: 100| BF| CD

14/1

Scored twice at this venue in the summer before going up in the weights and finishing a distant 14th of 15 over C&D in June. Has been given a break and may be capable of bouncing back in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 034-110

Just For Tara¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams| OR: 91

20/1

Making her handicap debut when only 10th of 12th, beaten a long way, at Warwick last month. Down 5lb, but needs significant improvement.

Form: 2-5530

Dartmoor Girl^t²⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 88

100/1

Has made little impact in four starts over hurdles. Handicap debut on first start since February and is hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 7365-

Flighty Filia^b¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryony Frost⁽³⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 88

50/1

Lightly raced in the last couple of years and has been pulled up on last two starts, the latest in April. Readily opposed until showing more.

Form: 06/84PP-

Avithos⁴¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: James Davies| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 87

66/1

Stable companion of Dartmoor Girl and similarly difficult to fancy following an absence of 416 days unless the market speaks heavily in her favour.

Form: 149/9P7-

Non-Runners

Included⁴⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A Ralph J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Midnight Glory (5/2), Lucca Lady (9/2), Included (9/2), Miss Mash (5/1), Rosemary Russet (5/1), Western Sunrise (6/1), Daytime Ahead (14/1), Amour D'Or (14/1), Just For Tara (20/1), Lee Side Lady (33/1), Poetic Lady (33/1), Flighty Filia (50/1), Avithos (66/1), Dartmoor Girl (100/1)

Not many of these arrive in good form, but one who does is MISS MASH, who has been placed on her last two starts and hails from an in-form stable. Midnight Glory may be capable of better than she has shown and is respected along with top-weight Included, Western Sunrise, Lucca Lady and Amour D'or.