Bet At toals.com Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 6m 50.86s

Hoo Bally Diva⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: R H Buckler| OR: 109| D

11/10

Good 8L second in a six runner 3m novices' chase at Exeter (good-to-soft) last time out. One to note switched to handicaps.

Form: 6P/1-122

Silent Steps^b1,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 108| D

9/2

Decent effort when third of four over 2m6f at Uttoxeter (good) a month ago. Well beaten subsequently however and blinkers are tried for the first time in this contest.

Form: 247-335

Dawnieriver^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore| OR: 104| CD

2/1

Chasing a hat-trick following wins at Newcastle (good) and last time out at Fakenham (good) over around this distance. Likely to run well once more.

Form: 436211

Archview Sunshine¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J Kington| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 102

33/1

Sprung an 80/1 shot when winning a maiden hurdle over an extended 2m4f at Newcastle (good) last month. Interesting to see if she can back that up on chase and handicap debut.

Form: 259081

Megaboost^b1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 98

18/1

Placed once from seven starts and beaten 42L off this mark at Lingfield (2m4f, good-to-soft) last week. Blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 3P9-9P6

Forecasts

Hoo Bally Diva (11/10), Dawnieriver (2/1), Silent Steps (9/2), Megaboost (18/1), Archview Sunshine (33/1)

HOO BALLY DIVA finished runner-up to a useful hurdler in a chase at Exeter last time out and she can go one better switched to handicaps. The selection is taken to get the better of the hat-trick seeking Dawnieriver who has been in great form in recent weeks while the first time blinkered Silent Steps can finish third.