14:50 Southwell

Tuesday 20 November 2018

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toals.com Casino Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:54 | Winning time: 4m 13.10s

Kimberley Point^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 122| D

5/2

Life gets a little tougher from this point as she has to give weight away to the entire field here via a penalty gained for her Uttoxeter win. That form was an improvement on her C&D hurdles debut and she will appreciate the good ground.

Form: 280-21

Briery Bunny^h1¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood

50/1

Looks to have a decent jumping pedigree; makes her hurdles debut here having been easily brushed aside on her one bumper outing so far. This will be her second run back from wind surgery with a hood now added for the first-time; long-term prospect.

Form: 0

Ceara Be¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| D

6/1

Had some fair form to her name in bumpers winning an AW version at Lingfield on 4th start under a good ride. In need off the run on her hurdles debut both in terms of experience and fitness (hot Newbury contest) and better in this grade.

Form: 5/0210-6

Ena Baie³²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: H FryWS

3/1

Hurdles debutant (had wind op) who has already shown herself to be useful in bumpers winning a Grade 3in France before transferring to her current yard. Well fancied and did well to finish 4th in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham; leading contender.

Form: 214-

Onelasthand^t1⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S EnglandWS

100/1

Modest in bumpers she ran below that level when making her hurdles debut over C&D in the summer since when she has had a wind op. Now runs in a tongue-tie for the first time but likely to be outclassed in this.

Form: 6-3208

Princess Roxy^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B I Case

10/1

A winner on her sole point-to-point outing she opened her bumper account also at the first time of asking although she did get the run of the race. Failed to cope with higher grade bumpers after that and still learning over hurdles; may do better.

Form: 1/170-93

Quasha¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: C T Pogson

33/1

Form in bumpers has shown a steady improvement despite the fact he has a rather dubious look. Well behind Kimberley Point on what was effectively her hurdles debut (unseated rider early on debut); more to do here and faces a tough task.

Form: 65-44U6

Quizzacle Nomad⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Morgan

200/1

Took nine attempts to get off the mark in point-to-points (pulled up in first five starts in that sphere). Back from a long break to make her Rules debut and went with little zest; best watched.

Form: 24613/P

Sea Story²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| D

2/1

Twice a winner in bumpers at Ludlow and Catterick with cut in the ground on both occasions. Disappointed when highly-tried in an Aintree Grade 2 bumper. Trainer expects her to do well this season over hurdles; she makes her debut here.

Form: U1410-

Non-Runners

Prophets Prayer²⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Aidan Coleman

Forecasts

Sea Story (2/1), Kimberley Point (5/2), Ena Baie (3/1), Prophets Prayer (5/1), Ceara Be (6/1), Princess Roxy (10/1), Quasha (33/1), Briery Bunny (50/1), Onelasthand (100/1), Quizzacle Nomad (200/1)

Ena Baie is the one that sets the standard here having been won a Grade 3 bumper in France (beat males) and then finished 4th when not well positioned in a classy Cheltenham bumper and having been given a wind op she can only improve. Ceara Be showed up well on her hurdles debut in a warm Newbury heat while C&D bumper winner Prophets Prayer is expected to go well. SEA STORY ought to have run better in a Grade 2 mares’ bumper at Aintree but her previous form entitles her to plenty of respect on her hurdles debut with her trainer expecting big things this year. Kimberley Point already has a win to her name but may find life tough under a penalty.