12:50 Musselburgh

Friday 22 January 2021

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Betway Cosmic Case Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 0.0s

Lady Villanelle⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: D W Whillans| D

6/4

Stepped up on bumper exploits when winning a Hexham novice hurdle (2m) in good style in November. Open to improvement and she's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 24-1

Little Mo⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| D

15/8

Placed first 2 starts in Irish points and was well ridden to make a successful debut over hurdles at Hexham last month, dictating matters and kicking on 2 out. Respected under a penalty.

Form: 33P-1

Bravantina^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| D

25/1

Modest 2m winner on Flat. Seemingly being brought along gradually in this sphere, only fifth of 9 in novice (50/1) at Catterick (15.7f, soft) 25 days ago. Handicaps look more her aim.

Form: 27/36-5

Cancan^h1⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander

40/1

Only start over hurdles when pulled up before 2 out in 4-y-o event at Moulins in May. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Boisbrunet. Wears hood.

Form: P

Kitty Hall⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards

4/1

Smooth winner of a Carlisle bumper in December 2019 and shaped as if needing the run switched to hurdling after 10 months off when sixth at Market Rasen 11 weeks ago. More needed to feature.

Form: 316-6

Stevie Smith⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

200/1

Down the field in a couple of Flat starts and yet to make any sort of splash in both starts over hurdles, pulled up on yard debut in a first-time hood after 15 months off over C&D in November.

Form: 7-P

Tara Kay¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie

10/1

Modest form in bumpers, finishing runner-up in a jumpers' bumper at Newcastle a fortnight ago. Hurdling debut here in November was hardly encouraging though so she's readily passed over.

Form: 563452

Brodick^t⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V RussellWS

18/1

Modest 12f maiden on Flat for Karl Burke and offered little sent hurdling in a first-time tongue tie when fifth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (good, 33/1) on NH debut in November.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Sashenka²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: M Scudamore J: T Scudamore

Craylands¹⁸⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Lady Villanelle (6/4), Little Mo (15/8), Craylands (2/1), Sashenka (5/2), Kitty Hall (4/1), Tara Kay (10/1), Brodick (18/1), Bravantina (25/1), Cancan (40/1), Stevie Smith (200/1)

SASHENKA gets the nod to get off the mark over timber at the third attempt having found just one too good on both starts in this sphere so far, unlucky not to finish closer but also reported to have bled at Catterick last time. Lady Villanelle is open to any amount of progress after making a winning hurdling debut so heads up the list of possible dangers, ahead of Little Mo and Craylands.