12:15 Newbury

Wednesday 29 December 2021

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MansionBet Bet 10 Get 10 Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 4m 11.65s

Voice Of Calm^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 121| D

11/2

Score decisively at Cartmel in May and matched her reappearance form when narrowly denied at Ludlow (15.8f) 23 days ago, sticking to task. Still relatively unexposed and should remain competitive.

Form: 1-31022

Megan⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 117| BF| D

7/2

Leicester hurdle debut winner who posted a good fourth in a strong race at Ascot in October, but underperformed down in grade at Fakenham last time. Must bounce back.

Form: 13P-F44

Gran Luna²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 117| CD

10/3

Made it 2-3 over hurdles in 19f novice at Chepstow in the spring, but was easy to back and well held on handicap debut at Taunton 8 months later. Bit to prove.

Form: 1/131-0

Haseefah²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 117

7/1

Fairly useful on Flat and made a winning start over hurdles in a good time at Market Rasen in September, drawing clear. Failed to progress on more testing ground at Lingfield but worth another chance.

Form: 14

Pogo I Am⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 112| D

5/1

Fair hurdler who ran her best race when second in 15-runner handicap (4/1) at Exeter (21.6f, soft) 57 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P345-32

Cup Of Coffee^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Alain Cawley| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 112| D

6/1

Confirmed the promise of her reappearance when landing 6-runner maiden at Ludlow in November. Ran at least as well in defeat on handicap debut at Southwell and remains unexposed.

Form: 9/FF-213

Born To Please^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 95| D

12/1

Modest hurdler who ran poorly on the Flat at Windsor in June and fared no better back in this sphere after 5 months off at Leicester 27 days ago. Enough to prove.

Form: 3263-P6

Non-Runners

Drash On Ruby⁴⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: J Scott J: Rex Dingle

Forecasts

Gran Luna (10/3), Megan (7/2), Pogo I Am (5/1), Voice Of Calm (11/2), Cup Of Coffee (6/1), Haseefah (7/1), Drash On Ruby (7/1), Born To Please (12/1)

HASEEFAH proved a shade disappointing under a penalty at Lingfield, but having scored in a good time on her debut in this sphere at Market Rasen, she has to be worth another chance to progress now switching to handicap company. Cup of Coffee ran well on her handicap debut at Southwell and remains unexposed, with Voice of Calm completing the shortlist.