14:37 Leicester

Thursday 2 December 2021

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Tracey & Mark's 60th Birthday Celebration Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 5m 18.3s

Ballybough Mary²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/4

Point scorer who showed useful bumper form when winning at Hereford. Ran poorly in Sandown listed bumper 8 months ago, but yard is going well, so she's a player on her hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 212120-

Bold Princess^h1³⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

16/1

Martaline mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Demopolis and Georgiator. Pulled up in two points over 12 months ago. Wears hood for hurdles bow.

Form: PP-

Do You Think²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle

11/1

Fair form when winning bumper at Bangor in May. Much respected on her hurdles bow.

Form: 7-1

Flying Nun²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J R Wildman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

25/1

Modest form in two bumpers and when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Exeter (18.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 22 days ago, not knocked about. May do better.

Form: 24-8

Kings Krackertara²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford

33/1

Ran green when fourth of 11 in bumper (6/1) at Warwick (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months but no forlorn hope now going over hurdles.

Form: 4-

Lady Thistledown^p⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: W Greatrex

200/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 7 in bumper at Uttoxeter (100/1) 48 days ago. Lots more required on her hurdles debut.

Form: 777

Love Envoi^t1²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| D

6/1

8/1, made a winning debut in Wexford bumper 8 months ago on sole run for Sean Doyle. Bought for £38,000 and well worth considering on hurdling/yard bow. Tongue strap on.

Form: 1-

Miss Fairfax²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: H Morrison| BF

10/3

Fairly useful form when placed in bumpers at Hereford and Ascot last winter. One to consider now going over hurdles for good yard.

Form: 32-

Ready To Please^t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

300/1

400/1, had wind op before pulled up in novice over C&D on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with lots more required.

Form: 0P

Rosearelli¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A Stronge

50/1

100/1 but much better effort over hurdles when fifth of 9 in novice at Lingfield (19.5f) 16 days ago, not knocked about. May do better still, especially once qualified for handicaps.

Form: 87-65

Runwiththetide³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

7/2

11/8, went backwards from her debut Chepstow second when fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Stratford (22f) 35 days ago. Hails from top yard, so she's worth another chance.

Form: F1-24

Step To The Top²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Craig Lidster| BF

9/1

Useful form when placed in bumpers last term. Failed to land odds when only third of 4 on hurdling debut in Fontwell novice in May but remains with potential starting out for another new yard.

Form: 22/369-3

Wasastylequeen²⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| D

66/1

20/1, encouraging third of 5 in bumper at Carlisle on NH debut. Off 9 months, but this winning pointer is no forlorn hope on her hurdles debut now stepping up in trip.

Form: 1/3-

Non-Runners

Millie Round¹⁵¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: T R George J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ballybough Mary (11/4), Miss Fairfax (10/3), Runwiththetide (7/2), Love Envoi (6/1), Step To The Top (9/1), Do You Think (11/1), Bold Princess (16/1), Flying Nun (25/1), Kings Krackertara (33/1), Millie Round (33/1), Rosearelli (50/1), Wasastylequeen (66/1), Lady Thistledown (200/1), Ready To Please (300/1)

The market should prove highly informative, but BALLYBOUGH MARY showed useful form in bumpers and this point winner is fancied to go in at the first time of asking over hurdles with her yard going well. Fellow hurdling debutante Love Envoi landed a Wexford bumper in March and is feared most now starting out with Harry Fry, although the Skelton's Runwiththetide is not ruled out easily either.