Vickers Bet Club-Bet 30 Get 5 Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:09 | Winning time: 4m 59.25s

Betty Baloo¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: T D Easterby| BF

4/7

Above-average bumper performer who was looming large when making a bad mistake at the last in a novice at Hexham on hurdling debut. Looks capable of making amends.

Form: 1-124

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Fiadh²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant

15/8

Off the mark at the third attempt in bumpers and posted a reasonable hurdling bow when second in a novice at Ayr recently. Could improve, but might be outclassed by Betty Baloo.

Form: 5U-312

Fille D'avignon³²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

66/1

Yet to offer any promise over hurdles and hasn't been seen for 10 months.

Form: 90/88P-

Tigerpomp¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: Chris McSharry

10/1

Fair form in bumpers and looked booked for third when coming down at the last in a novice at Sedgefield first time over hurdles. Claims if she's none the worse for that 6 months on.

Form: 55-F

Howzat Hiris¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond

33/1

Minimal promise in bumpers and similar story to date over hurdles.

Form: 6457-6

Non-Runners

Letthetruthbeknown²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Betty Baloo (4/7), Fiadh (15/8), Letthetruthbeknown (4/1), Tigerpomp (10/1), Howzat Hiris (33/1), Fille D'avignon (66/1)

BETTY BALOO and Fiadh are both bumper winners who arrive on the back of a promising start in this sphere, so they're fancied to dominate this small-field mares' maiden hurdle. The first-named seems to have a bit more class, so she's marginally preferred, while Letthetruthbeknown shouldn't be completely dismissed having her first go over obstacles.