13:10 Market Rasen

Friday 18 June 2021

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MansionBet's Summer Of Lovely Offers Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 4m 20.1s

Dylan's Sea Song^h¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher| OR: 96

7/2

Second career success when seeing off 12 rivals at Huntingdon (2m, good) 18 days ago. Likely to remain competitive after a 6 lb rise.

Form: 4854-71

Persuer^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton| OR: 95

20/1

Fair maiden on Flat in 2019. Showed a bit more over hurdles when second of 4 on Stratford handicap debut but looked held when falling 3 out in Huntingdon race won by Fancy Shape since. Tongue tie on.

Form: F8642-F

Fancy Shapes³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 91

9/2

Evidently all the better for wind surgery when striking in 2m Huntingdon handicap last month. Needs to show that she can string good runs together now.

Form: 80/376-1

Miracle Eagle⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 95

9/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Has hinted at promise over hurdles and it's possible she could have more to offer in handicaps. Brian Hughes up. Check betting.

Form: 56-8

Lady Babs^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 89| CD

9/4

Improved to win over C&D (good) last month and not disgraced when fourth of 15 at Southwell since considering she was denied a run approaching the straight.

Form: F790-14

Army Of One²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 88| BF

4/1

Offered little in juvenile hurdles in Ireland but better signs on the Flat this spring and there was promise back jumping for new trainer Dr Richard Newland at Bangor last month. Interesting.

Form: 79U-4

Timassini^t1,v1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 75

14/1

Ffos Las winner in March 2020, but it's been pretty much downhill all the way since. Needs a first-time visor and tongue tie combination to spark an upturn in her fortunes.

Form: 9747-P8

Jenny Ren³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 70

25/1

Modest winner on the Flat but well held on all 3 attempts over hurdles, including a handicap last time.

Form: 679-0

Forecasts

Lady Babs (9/4), Dylan's Sea Song (7/2), Army Of One (4/1), Fancy Shapes (9/2), Miracle Eagle (9/1), Timassini (14/1), Persuer (20/1), Jenny Ren (25/1)

ARMY OF ONE strikes as a possible improver in handicaps this summer for the Dr Richard Newland team so she gets the nod. Dylan's Sea Song is respected after her recent Huntingdon success, while the Brian Hughes-ridden Miracle Eagle is another who could have more to come in handicaps.