Steve Halliday All 59 Racecourses Challenge Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 42.34s

Troubled Soul³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109

3/1

Consistent sort who was placed again on her return to action at Chepstow recently travelling well as usual but failing to get the job done (may have needed the race/trip too far). Still 8lb above her last winning mark; return to 2m4f may well suit.

Form: F4222-3

Parlour Maid^p,t²²⁷

6/1

Scored twice earlier in the year with the first of those wins coming over C&D (10lb lower); found out in a higher grade twice after the second of those wins. Comeback run (had a wind op) will tell us more; has to prove herself up to this mark/grade.

Form: 851158-

Ruby Yeats¹⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 104

5/2

Had no luck at all since returning to fences earlier in the year failing to complete twice on both occasions going well when departing. Losing sequence is worrying but well handicapped if she can stay upright and overcome a quiet spell for the yard.

Form: 2337-BU

Lizzie Langton^t²³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 89| BF

9/4

Consistent sort, although she's found it touch off a revised mark since winning at Wincanton in December. Only one win to her name though and likely to find this tough enough returning from a break; others make more appeal.

Form: 1P5333-

Bennys Girl¹⁹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 73| D

8/1

Not really been in much form since rattling up a hat-trick in early 2018 in testing conditions over trips like today's. Possible hint at a revival when last seen (first-time cheekpieces); has to cope with long absence and being 10lb out the weights.

Form: 437PP-4

Forecasts

Lizzie Langton (9/4), Ruby Yeats (5/2), Troubled Soul (3/1), Parlour Maid (6/1), Bennys Girl (8/1)

With the Fergal O’Brien stable showing no sign of slowing down their TROUBLED SOUL, the only one not having to cope with an absence is taken to land the spoils and build on her Chepstow run where it looked as though she needed the outing, the drop in trip adds to her appeal. Ruby Yeats has so far looked rather luckless over fences, unseating her rider when going well and being brought down the time before when similarly going well. Her mark looks very acceptable but the yard are a little quiet at the moment. Lizzie Langton has to be respected but race fitness and this shorter trip aren’t on her side while Parlour Maid has yet to recapture her earlier winning form.