16:50 Southwell

Sunday 18 August 2019

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7bets4free.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.20s

Smart Getaway²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| C

30/100

Showed promise all four starts in bumpers and a novice hurdle for Dominic Ffrench Davis, and made winning start for current handler when scoring her comfortably over 2m4f last month. Penalised but has champion jockey to help her cause.

Form: 64/32-1

Duck Egg Blue³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J Kington| T: L Bailey

12/1

Three wins on Flat at up extended mile and not completely disgraced when distant fourth of six on hurdles bow last time at Uttoxeter. Will know more now but needs to take a big step forward to score.

Form: 4

Go To Court²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: Micky Hammond

8/1

Won Irish mares maiden point in January and showed a little promise in first two starts under Rules prior to undergoing wind surgery. Appeared not to stay 2m4f here last time but was beaten a long way from home and has plenty to prove.

Form: 2P136-4

Sharaina^p1⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H J Evans

40/1

Home bred mare by Yourgunnabelucky out of French 2m2f hurdle winner. Showed very little on debut when blinkered and last of six in Ludlow bumper in May. Hurdles bow but hard to fancy on what we've seen so far.

Form: 6

Sweet Flora³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

16/1

Showed a modicum of promise on second bumper start when fifth at Hexham and was never placed to challenge when distant third of five over C&D last month. May need more time.

Form: 753

Malina Ocarina¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C Gethings| T: N J Hawke

4/1

Decent third on debut in May in Newton Abbot bumper and finished runner-up in Ffos Las mares bumper penultimate start. Two lengths clear and looked in control on hurdles bow at Worcester recently when fell 2 out. Solid claims if none the worse.

Form: 392F

Mandarin Princess¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

100/1

Very moderate filly who has shown little on the Flat and no better in two starts so far over timber. Very hard to enthuse over her chance here.

Form: P0

Non-Runners

Never Be Enough¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Smart Getaway (30/100), Never Be Enough (2/1), Malina Ocarina (4/1), Go To Court (8/1), Duck Egg Blue (12/1), Sweet Flora (16/1), Sharaina (40/1), Mandarin Princess (100/1)

If none the worse for her fall when in front at the second last on hurdles bow at Newton Abbot in May, MALINA OCARINA may well be good enough to score in receipt of wieght from recent course winner Smart Getaway, who drops back half a mile in trip. Never Be Enough could be a force to reckon with if takng to this game having shown useful form on the level this summer. The market may well give some clues to connections' expectations, while Duck Egg Blue is the other one open to improvement on her second hurdles start.