Mucklow & Harris Anniversary Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 5m 20.14s

Pardon Me²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 110| BF| D

16/5

Has got her act together over fences this summer, winning over 2½m at Uttoxeter and Perth in July. Good second at Sedgefield last time and every reason to expect another solid showing.

Form: P-38112

Diva De Vassy^p,t1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 107| D

4/1

Dual hurdle winner in France who struck over fences for new yard at Huntingdon in November. Unable to reproduce that since, however, and headgear has been changed again.

Form: P-46344

Makety⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 102

5/2

Winner of sole start between the flags and, though yet to strike under Rules, she made a positive start to chasing when runner-up over C&D 71 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 3779-32

Bleue Away^t¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 96| D

11/4

8/1, excellent second of 12 in handicap hurdle over C&D (20f, soft) 126 days ago. Still low mileage, and this winning pointer is well worth considering on her chase debut.

Form: 5/7P85-2

Stupid Cupid^p,t²⁸⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 89| C| D

18/1

Back to form from out of the blue when scoring over fences at Bangor almost a year ago. Creditable fourth over hurdles latest but liable to need her first run for 9 months.

Form: PP/P1F4-

Silvretta Schwarz⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: M Young| OR: 74

16/1

Poor maiden hurdler/chaser nowadays and easy to oppose from out of the handicap.

Form: 96P-633

Forecasts

Makety (5/2), Bleue Away (11/4), Pardon Me (16/5), Diva De Vassy (4/1), Silvretta Schwarz (16/1), Stupid Cupid (18/1)

BLUEUE AWAY has shown only modest form under Rules to date but her latest effort over hurdles was more encouraging and she scored easily on both outings between the flags earlier in her career, so she's worth taking a chance on switched to chasing after a break. Pardon Me and Makety are both formidable dangers.