12:50 Fakenham

Tuesday 18 December 2018

All12:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:20

Your Ultimate Jumps Guide attheraces.com/jumps Mares' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:50  |   Winning time: 4m 9.3s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
It's O Kayh116
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| D
6/4
Bumper winner at Sedgefield in April and ridden with an eye to the future on hurdles debut at Newbury. Built on that when turning tables on Ceara Be at Leicester last time, and will progress again. Can be keen, so may benefit from a first-time hood.
2
Horse silk
Sula Island20
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR:  122
5/4
Won on hurdles bow, and finished ahead of It's O Kay when fourth to Lust For Glory at Newbury on penultimate start, but took a big backward step when down the field at Hereford last time. Needs to prove that was merely a blip.
3
Horse silk
A Little Chaos17
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-10| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds
9/1
Modest in bumpers. Better effort over hurdles when 16L fourth of 15 to Diamond Gait in mares maiden at Ludlow on debut, but failed badly to build on that last time, and something to prove now.
4
Horse silk
25/1
Homebred daughter of Lucarno from a late-developing family. Has hinted at ability on both starts to date, but likely to need more time to fulfil her potential.
5
Horse silk
Mabelat69
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-10| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D SkeltonWS
25/1
Won a bumper on debut, and had breathing operation after second start at Cheltenham. Disappointing when 29½L fourth of 5 to Chequered View in mares maiden at Southwell on hurdling debut, but clearly has the ability to do better.
6
Horse silk
14/1
Showed promise in bumpers and has since been campaigned on the Flat. Best effort in that sphere when fifth in a Class6 handicap at Kempton last time, but this represents a stiffer task now hurdling.
7
Horse silk
40/1
Runner-up in a point-to-point before a couple of runs for experience in bumpers where she showed definite signs of talent without troubling the judge. Not dismissed out of hand now switching to hurdles.

Forecasts

Sula Island (5/4), It's O Kay (6/4), A Little Chaos (9/1), Perfect Myth (14/1), Mabela (25/1), Briery Bunny (25/1), Splash The Cash (40/1)

Verdict

IT'S O KAY needs to improve on the ratings to win this, but she is going the right way, and can reverse Newbury form with Sula Island with a hood likely to help her settle. A Little Chaos has claims if her latest run is ignored, while the market will be useful in regards to Mabela.
  1. It's O Kay
  2. Sula Island
  3. A Little Chaos

Previous Winners

2017
Banjo Girl
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 5
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00

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