Jennifer Melly Law Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 3m 39.80s

Sue Be It^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 106| D

8/1

Lightly-raced for one of her age winning both her races early last season at up to 2m2f. Returned from a significant break looking to complete the hat-trick at Southwell last time (with usual tongue-tie; restored here), this may bring her on again.

Form: 553/11-5

Khismet^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: T J O'Brien| T: J L Flint| OR: 98

2/7

Tuned-up by a rare Flat start she took advantage of a drop in the weights over hurdles (first run in this sphere for 21 months) to score with ease at Newton Abbot (Definite Winner well behind). Escapes a penalty, due to go up 13lb from the weekend.

Form: 35234/1

Definite Winner^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Price⁽⁷⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 95| CD

7/2

Couple of creditable hurdles wins to her name including over C&D in May (had everything in her favour). Shaped as if she would be better for the run behind Khismet (had fitness advantage) last time; faces a hard task to reverse the form.

Form: U138-15

Binn Boru⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 95

18/1

In good hands having hinted at having ability in three novice hurdles over 2m; looks to have been brought along with handicaps in mind. Jumped better than she had the time before last time; opening mark looks a stiff one.

Form: 607-

Non-Runners

Birch Vale²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Khismet (2/7), Birch Vale (3/1), Definite Winner (7/2), Sue Be It (8/1), Binn Boru (18/1)

Connections are faced with having to run KHISMET again quickly with John Flint’s mare faced with a 13lb rise for her Newton Abbot romp, she can run off the same mark here and unless the quick turnaround finds her out she should win again. Definite Winner certainly faces a hard task attempting to reverse the form from down in the West Country and it’s likely that Don McCain’s Birch Vale is the main danger to another Khismet demolition job. Sue Be It will be fitter this time and returns with her usual tongue-tie fitted but still has plenty to find on these terms.