12:50 Sandown

Saturday 8 December 2018

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Elmbridge Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 19.8s

The Kings Baby^t1¹⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 122| D

7/2

Front-runner who is having first start since coming from Ireland. Was chasing when last seen and current hurdles mark doesn't appear lenient.

Form: 1400-2P

Jubilympics¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: J W Mullins| OR: 121

6/1

Finished last season with a pair of creditable efforts in better races and was entitled to need her come back run at Ascot last month. If deriving benefit from that she could be involved.

Form: 31534-0

Maebh¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 117

7/1

Work to do with Queen's Magic from Uttoxeter but seems to have improved when winning at Warwick and stamina assured at this trip and versatile regarding ground.

Form: 3130-31

Big Penny^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Geraghty| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 117| D

9/1

Running moderately over hurdles and on recent chasing debut, and has been withdrawn before on soft ground so plenty to prove at present.

Form: 6220-PP

Papagana⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Sherwood| OR: 116

11/2

Good ground win at Ffos Las over 2m in May and not disgraced under penalty only run since. Handicap debut now and testing underfoot conditions are an unknown.

Form: 45-14

Miss Tongabezi^h,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Webber| OR: 116

14/1

Sprang a 40/1 shock a year ago at Towcester but disappointing since and isn't the easiest to predict. Claiming jockey has won on her before.

Form: 7133P-3

Secret Door^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 115

7/1

Disappointing of late including in testing conditions and hard to know where we stand with her at the moment though trip is fine.

Form: 5P2-4P5

Waiheke²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L Heard| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 115

9/2

Lightly raced and relishes these conditions. Entitled to come on for her comeback run and looks a player under jockey who always rides her.

Form: 51424-6

Zara Hope⁶²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 108

16/1

Looked a decent prospect with a pair of wins in 2016 but pulled up sharply when going wrong when last seen in March 2017. Fitness to prove on first run since switching yards.

Form: 55116P/

Non-Runners

Queen's Magic³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: R T Dunne

Forecasts

Queen's Magic (7/2), The Kings Baby (7/2), Waiheke (9/2), Papagana (11/2), Jubilympics (6/1), Secret Door (7/1), Maebh (7/1), Big Penny (9/1), Miss Tongabezi (14/1), Zara Hope (16/1)

WALHEKE has room for improvement and with her comeback run under her belt, can regain the winning thread. Maebh and Jubilympics look the chief threats in an ordinary race for the grade.