16:15 Worcester

Monday 8 July 2019

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Visit attheraces.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 3m 47.50s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Bannixtown Glory15
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr
6/4
Fame And Glory mare, point-to-point winner in March and purchased for £45,000 in April. Runner-up on hurdles bow at Southwell (2m, good to soft; 12-1) recently (made running) and should be in the shake-up again.
2
Horse silk
Evita Du Mesnilh,t20
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland
11/4
French import, did as well as could be expected on debut for this yard at Stratford (2m2½f, good to soft; 9-2) when chasing home odds-on on jolly in Mares' Novices' Hurdle recently. Yard in sparkling form, player.
4
Horse silk
Miss Heritage15
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Maxime Tissier(5)| T: L Wadham| BF| D
2/1
Consistent in bumpers, including soft-ground Catterick success in March. Well held last month in Southwell novice hurdle on debut for this yard, leaving plenty to work on.
5
Horse silk
Unsuspected Girl96
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones(7)| T: J M Bradley
100/1
Rip Van Winkle mare, lost her way on the Flat since winning a claimer at Winsor in autumn of 2017. Best watched on hurdles introduction unless market says different.
6
Horse silk
Unzippedt15
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: S Edmunds
40/1
Early promise as a juvenile long forgotten now, showed very little on hurdles bow returning from 775-day absence at Southwell (2m, good to soft; 100-1) last month and hard to recommend.
7
Horse silk
Annieareyouok
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Jason Dixon(7)| T: Lady S Brooke
100/1
Passing Glance filly, dam ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser Diamond Harry (plenty stamina in pedigree).
8
Horse silk
Mergeelav115
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls
25/1
Won a Wincanton bumper in May over this sort of trip, an effort that was at odds with previous two starts in that code. 50-1 poke and pulled up on hurdles bow at Southwell (1m7½f, good to soft) since. Plenty to prove.
9
Horse silk
Sitron15
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales
8/1
Not entirely without promise in her three starts (fell on second run) but this daughter of Black Sam Bellamy appears to lack a gear-change and perhaps will offer more when having stamina tested.

Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Line Of Beauty33
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: Jack Barber  J: Nick Scholfield
NR

Forecasts

Bannixtown Glory (6/4), Miss Heritage (2/1), Evita Du Mesnil (11/4), Sitron (8/1), Line Of Beauty (25/1), Mergeela (25/1), Unzipped (40/1), Unsuspected Girl (100/1), Annieareyouok (100/1)

Verdict

Bannixtown Glory made an encouraging start over hurdles last time but did rather get things her own way in front. She didn’t find as much as might have been hoped when push came to shove and faces a worthy opponent now in EVITA DU MESNIL. Dr Richard Newland's team remain red-hot, with a 50 per-cent strike rate recently. There was plenty to like about the French import's run at Stratford and there should be more in the offing. Sitron could have place claims, for all that she looks likely to need a longer trip to be at her peak.
  1. Evita Du Mesnil
  2. Bannixtown Glory
  3. Sitron

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £205.00

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