16:15 Kempton

Monday 28 January 2019

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Matchbook Betting Podcast Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 0.95s

Lassana Angel^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan Johns| T: T R Gretton| OR: 115| D

33/1

Broke her maiden when winning by 9L in a novice hurdle over an extended 1m7f at Catterick (good) at the start of this month. Placed on soft ground on the Flat and is a notable runner on handicap debut.

Form: 631

Foxtrot Juliet²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| BF

9/1

Still in front when falling three out in a novices' handicap hurdle at Fakenham (2m, good) in November. Odds on when beaten 9L by Lassana Angel over an extended 1m7f at Catterick (good) last time out however and is interesting back in a handicap.

Form: 821F23

Hijran³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Jason Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 114| D

11/2

Registered a 2L victory in a soft ground handicap hurdle over 2m at Hereford on her penultimate outing. Struggled on good going at Leicester subsequently and any overnight rain would aid her chances.

Form: 321-417

Empreinte Reconce^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 113

2/1

Novice hurdle winner over 2m1f at Newton Abbot (good) last June. Best effort since came when finishing 5L second on handicap debut at Chepstow (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Raised 1lb for that effort and tongue tie applied for the first time.

Form: 1/5-1652

Everlanes^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 108| D

5/2

Ran well to finish 2L second to Hijran in a handicap hurdle at Hereford (soft) on her penultimate start. Good 5L sixth in a big field novices' handicap at Wincanton (good-to-soft) last time out and remains open to improvement.

Form: 54-4226

Tierra Verde¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Aspell| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 106| D

5/1

Broke her maiden when winning by 3½L in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m at Taunton (good) earlier this month. Raised 6lb for that victory and strong claims of following up in this contest.

Form: 5332-91

Riviere Argentee^t1,v⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Brennan| T: M F Harris| OR: 89

12/1

Winner of four races on the Flat and placed on two of her four hurdles starts to date. Well beaten over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good-to-soft) on handicap debut last time out however and debuts for a new yard.

Form: 7330

Non-Runners

Vocal Heir¹⁰⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: David England

Forecasts

Empreinte Reconce (2/1), Everlanes (5/2), Tierra Verde (5/1), Hijran (11/2), Foxtrot Juliet (9/1), Riviere Argentee (12/1), Vocal Heir (12/1), Lassana Angel (33/1)

TIERRA VERDE is taken to follow-up her recent handicap success at Taunton by taking the concluding race on the card. The selection has run well on ground softer than is forecast here in the past and can see off her rivals with Lassana Angel, who makes her handicap debut following a novice victory last time out capable of confirming last time out form with Foxtrot Juliet in the battle for minor honours.