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Friday 9 April 2021

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vickers.bet Paying 10 Places Grand National Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 10.22s

Cailin Dearg¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

14/1

Point/bumper winner in Ireland. Beaten a long way both starts over hurdles but retains potential.

Form: 31-7154

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Grenadine Save^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hobson

50/1

Modest in bumpers and beaten a long way in 2 outings over hurdles in recent months. Likely up against it again.

Form: 46498

La Mystere¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

4/1

Just modest form in bumpers and ran to just a similar level when second on Newcastle hurdle debut in November. Pulled up Musselburgh the following month. Freshened up since.

Form: 06-652P

Posh Spice^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: T Collier

40/1

25/1 and tongue tied, offered something to work on when seventh in a Newcastle bumper last month. Hurdle debut.

Form: 7

Tonyx³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 108| BF

4/6

Fairly useful winner on the Flat for Ed Walker. Promising start over hurdles when second to useful prospect at Catterick in January. Unable to reproduce that twice since but still much respected here.

Form: 234

Whispering Gypsy^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: D Skelton

7/2

Improved on Irish bumper form when making winning start for Dan Skelton on AW at Lingfield in February. Weakened tamely (reportedly bled) when pulled up on hurdle debut since. Still early days.

Form: 5431P

Non-Runners

Juniper³³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: H Whittington J: Henry Brooke

Red Opium⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward J: Jonathan England

Forecasts

Tonyx (4/6), Juniper (11/8), Whispering Gypsy (7/2), La Mystere (4/1), Cailin Dearg (14/1), Posh Spice (40/1), Grenadine Save (50/1), Red Opium (200/1)

JUNIPER had an excuse last time and is the one to beat here if recapturing the form she showed when second to a subsequent winner at Huntingdon prior to that. Tonyx looks the main threat, although Dan Skelton's Whispering Gypsy is surely better than she showed at Catterick.