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Saturday 13 November 2021

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Stirrups Restaurant And Cocktail Bar Evesham Mares' Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 4m 2.75s

Backinforglory²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: A Irvine

100/1

Fame And Glory mare who made a promising start when third in a Wexford bumper 7 months ago for Vincent Sheehan, but looks out of his depth in this company.

Form: 3-

Betty's Belle⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling| D

33/1

Schiaparelli filly who made a successful start at Warwick 53 days ago. Will need to do a lot more if she's to maintain her unbeaten record, though.

Form: 1

Bolintlea¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland

50/1

Point winner who outran odds of 40/1 when runner up in a Tipperary bumper 172 days ago. Has moved yards since and is the type to do better, so warrants some respect.

Form: 12

Bonttay²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| CD

2/1

Represents a top yard and is two from two so far, upping her game to bely odds of 22/1 in a C&D event 3 weeks ago. Track experience could be crucial.

Form: 11

Code Name Lise²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 114| DWS

6/1

€85,000 Fame And Glory mare who got off the mark at Ascot in Feburary. Not disgraced when seventh of 16 in Sandown bumper 8 month ago, fading late as stamina gave out in the mud. May still do better.

Form: 217-

Fairy Tree¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: M J Smith

28/1

11/1, second of 9 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 121 days ago. Has left John Joseph Murphy since, and big improvement needed if he's to feature in this.

Form: 2

Finest View²¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 103| D

12/1

Passing Glance sister to 4 winners and made the ideal start when landing an AW bumper at Lingfield. Found out in stronger race at Aintree 7 months ago, so others make more appeal.

Form: 18-

Fire Lake^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M F Harris| D

22/1

Confirmed debut promise when readily off the mark at Taunton 17 days ago and stable is flying at the moment, so don't discount a big run at a price.

Form: 21

Leading Theatre¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| D

13/2

Placed in points and has looked above average in landing a couple of bumpers at Worcester, cruising clear on the latter occasion 109 days ago. Should be primed for a big run.

Form: 63-11

Martha Willow³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| D

14/1

Well-bred filly who made the ideal start when landing a bumper at Ludlow 38 days ago. Had nothing to spare that day, but no reason to think she can't improve from it.

Form: 31-1

Mayhem Mya²⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: C Honour| BF| D

22/1

Likeable mare who landed her first two, then lost nothing in defeat when third at Taunton 8 months ago. Vulnerable in this company, however.

Form: 113-

Prime Time Lady¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley

100/1

£16,000 4-y-o, Westerner filly. Placed on third of 3 starts in Irish points (May 22). Hard to imagine he'll feature in this competitive event first time up.

Form: 43-3

Signal Point²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

14/1

Fame And Glory mare who had placed on both starts to date, shaping like a stayer when third at this track 7 months ago. Others look more talented, though.

Form: 23-

Starlyte¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| D

33/1

Stepped up on debut whn comfortably off the mark at Kelso 167 days ago but others have better form and she's not certain to be tuned up for this return.

Form: 31

Wheres Maud Gone^t²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 118| D

5/1

Created a good impression in landing bumpers at Thurles (for Sam Curling) in November and Ayr in March. Final outing was disappointing, but she remains with potential.

Form: 115-

Non-Runners

Lady Excalibur²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: A E Jones J: H Cobden

Lassue¹⁸⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Max Kendrick

Time For Bell¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Christian Williams J: Ellis Collier

Whisky Express²⁴³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: H Fry J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Bonttay (2/1), Wheres Maud Gone (5/1), Code Name Lise (6/1), Leading Theatre (13/2), Lady Excalibur (7/1), Whisky Express (8/1), Finest View (12/1), Signal Point (14/1), Martha Willow (14/1), Time For Bell (16/1), Lassue (20/1), Mayhem Mya (22/1), Fire Lake (22/1), Fairy Tree (28/1), Betty's Belle (33/1), Starlyte (33/1), Bolintlea (50/1), Backinforglory (100/1), Prime Time Lady (100/1)

BONTTAY is unbeaten to date and her experience of this track could prove vital in this wide-open mares' bumper, so she gets the marginal vote ahead of her promising stablemate Leading Theatre, who had plenty up her sleeve when scoring at Worcester last time. Wheres Maud Gone is one of several others with a live chance.