Download The At The Races App Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 20.44s

Martha Brae^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 122

11/2

Fairly useful novice hurdler last season but has made an unpromising start this time around, going backwards from her reappearance at Chepstow 28 days ago.

Form: 1222-84

Midnightreflection¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 121

11/8

Fairly useful mare who faced a stiff task at Wincanton but was soon back to form when second at Ascot (23.5f) 16 days ago. Good claims from 3 lb higher.

Form: 671-302

Hawthorn Cottage^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Lucy K Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 119| C

5/2

Fair bumper winner who ended last term on the up over hurdles, winning pair of handicaps at up to 20.5f. Stepped up on her return in a competitive handicap at Cheltenham and remains fairly treated.

Form: 6311-00

Jully Les Buxy^b,t²⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 112| C

25/1

Scored at Lingfield in January and coped with the conditions really well when third of 15 at Ascot in February. Well held last 2 starts and now makes debut for new stable after leaving Keiran Burke.

Form: 618345-

Ding Ding²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 104| C

4/1

6-time course winner who should be shaper for her reappearance and is back on a good mark, so not ruled out.

Form: 30654-4

Non-Runners

Sandymount Rose¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: Non Runner

Royal Claret²⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: T Symonds J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Midnightreflection (11/8), Hawthorn Cottage (5/2), Royal Claret (10/3), Sandymount Rose (7/2), Ding Ding (4/1), Martha Brae (11/2), Jully Les Buxy (25/1)

MIDNIGHTREFLECTION beat the rest convincingly at Ascot, even if she was laughed at by the winner, so looks one to keep onside from her current mark. Sandymount Rose seems sure to be on the premises once again, with Hawthorn Cottage another to consider after shaping better than the distance beaten suggests in a competitive handicap at Cheltenham.