12:20 Newbury

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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MansionBet Cheers To 2021 Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 2.6s

Mystic Dreamer³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford| OR: 116

11/4

Career best when readily winning 17f handicap hurdle at Exeter last month. Up 8 lb but runner-up has gone in since so he's well in the mix.

Form: 2454-81

Panic Attack⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 113| D

10/3

Debut bumper winner for Willie Mullins and confirmed promise of hurdles debut when scoring at Uttoxeter in October. Seemed to find big-field handicap environment too much latest. Quickly eased 6 lb.

Form: 10-210

She's A Novelty^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109

8/1

Fair maiden on Flat in Ireland. Progressive form over hurdles and she's in very good hands, but opening mark demands further improvement.

Form: 624

Our Dot's Baby^p⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 108| C| D

16/1

Fairly useful for Jeremy Scott in 2018/19, but essentially dropped in the weights without looking ready to take advantage for Zoe Davison. Likely needed her reappearance in October.

Form: P6553-0

Chiavari²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 108

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner though not quite at that level of late and opening mark over hurdles is stiff on balance (ran 3 times in Ireland early last year).

Form: 602/

Roseisaroseisarose³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 106

9/2

Clear promise in bumpers and is progressing gradually over hurdles. Didn't fully convince stamina-wise over 20.5f on handicap bow so drop back in trip could be a good move.

Form: 667-334

Born To Please^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 100| D

9/1

Well held over hurdles at Warwick in October but won on Flat at Nottingham (heavy) under Harriet Tucker since and posted a sound effort when third returned to timber at Leicester latest.

Form: 9/164-63

Dylan's Sea Song^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher| OR: 96| BF| D

11/2

Came through from well off the pace to open account at Southwell last month. Runner-up that day narrowly reversed the form at Leicester but it was still another sound effort. 2 lb rise very fair.

Form: U-23712

Non-Runners

Fair Kate³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T Lacey J: R Johnson

Forecasts

Mystic Dreamer (11/4), Panic Attack (10/3), Roseisaroseisarose (9/2), Dylan's Sea Song (11/2), She's A Novelty (8/1), Fair Kate (8/1), Born To Please (9/1), Our Dot's Baby (16/1), Chiavari (40/1)

PANIC ATTACK seemed to find a big-field handicap at Cheltenham a shock to the system last time, but she's in calmer waters here and an immediate 6 lb ease in the weights could be very lenient. Dylan's Sea Song and Mystic Dreamer arrive in top form but the main danger could be Fair Kate, who won this race a year ago.