Fitzdares Club Is The Best Club In London Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 26.86s

Catchmeifyoucan¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 119| BF| C

5/2

Took her form up a notch this season, resuming winning ways at Uttoxeter (23.3f) prior to following up here (25.4f) last month. Solid second at Bangor has followed and she's a big player again.

Form: 024112

Liffeydale Dreamer^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 107| BF| CD

5/2

Building up a very good course record, forging clear to score over extended 25f in June. Runner-up behind Catchmeifyoucan back here since and no reason why she won't go well again.

Form: 27-4212

Timetoroe¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 104

5/2

Mares' novice winner (16.6f) for Archie Watson last summer. Sound enough start for new yard, finishing well in to third at Bangor (19.5f) 12 days ago. Return to further well worth exploring.

Form: 454-333

France De Reve^v³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 100| D

14/1

Fairly useful 21f hurdle winner for Nicky Henderson. Limited impact for present stable but shade more encouragement prior to a chance-ending mistake 3 out at Uttoxeter (20f) in July. 2 lb lower now.

Form: F89-P45

Calliope⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 100| BF

8/1

Likeable mare who typically gave her running when 7.5 lengths third of 6 over 17.2f here in June. Handicapper has relinquished his grip a little but she's yet to win beyond 2¼m.

Form: 3P32-23

Thimbleweed^t1⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: William Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

11/1

Fairly useful handicapper on the level earlier in career but still to make a significant impact over hurdles, well held on return to action at Kelso (25.7f) in May. Others make more appeal.

Form: 94080-6

Forecasts

Catchmeifyoucan (5/2), Liffeydale Dreamer (5/2), Timetoroe (5/2), Calliope (8/1), Thimbleweed (11/1), France De Reve (14/1)

A competitive small-field mares' event in which it may pay to side with TIMETOROE. She's matched rather than built on last year's exploits in 3 starts for Donald McCain but she shaped better than the bare result when finishing well into third at Bangor latest and this longer trip is well worth exploring again. Liffeydale Dreamer and Catchmeifyoucan arrive in grand order and can also feature.