15:35 Cheltenham

Saturday 12 December 2020

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Close Brothers Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 5m 14.61s

Eglantine Du Seuil^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 143| C

4/1

Smart hurdler for Willie Mullins and, though she went backwards from a positive debut for this stable, this slightly less testing ground should see her in a better light.

Form: 3540-58

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Miah Grace²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 137

3/1

Progressive hurdler last season and, having needed her return, resumed her improvement when an excellent second at Wetherby last time. Stiff test at this trip should suit.

Form: 2131-62

The White Mouse³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 130| D

10/3

Likeable mare who returned from a lengthy absence with a career-best to get up late at Wincanton last month. That form looks solid and an 8-lb rise might not stop her.

Form: 9121F/1

Aggy With It³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 127

7/1

Bumper winner who is going the right way over hurdles and once again seemed to have something in hand when scoring in a novice at Taunton recently. Notable handicap debutant with more to come.

Form: 1/F7-211

The Bay Birch^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Sheppard| OR: 125| D

10/1

Struggling for form over fences of late and hard to make a solid case for despite lower hurdling mark.

Form: 28-3350

Crossgalesfamegame³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 125

11/2

Fairly useful winning hurdler who wasn't discredited behind The White Mouse at Wincanton on reappearance but needs a step forward to get more competitive.

Form: 5/4163-6

Printing Dollars²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: B S Hughes| T: W Greatrex| OR: 118

33/1

Largely below form last term and not a great deal of promise in her reappearance, so up against it from out of the weights.

Form: 9508P-6

Schiaparannie³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs V Makin| OR: 117| D

25/1

Benefited from yet another stable change when staying on strongly to lead late at Carlisle on reappearance. That race panned out nicely, though, and she's well out of the weights in this.

Form: 46/164-1

Non-Runners

Indefatigable¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P R Webber J: Non Runner

Molly Ollys Wishes¹⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: William Marshall

Forecasts

Miah Grace (3/1), The White Mouse (10/3), Eglantine Du Seuil (4/1), Indefatigable (4/1), Crossgalesfamegame (11/2), Molly Ollys Wishes (13/2), Aggy With It (7/1), The Bay Birch (10/1), Schiaparannie (25/1), Printing Dollars (33/1)

AGGY WITH IT is an improved mare this term and further progress looks firmly on the cards now she goes handicapping with her having comfortably landed novices the last twice. As such, she's narrowly preferred to The White Mouse, with another bold showing expected from Miah Grace.