DJB Cleaning Ltd Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 12.21s

Miss Heritage³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 128| D

11/4

Consistent and genuine mare who was far from disgraced when fourth at Lingfield a month ago. Doesn't appear to be ahead of the handicapper at present, though.

Form: 22P-654

Voice Of Calm^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 122| D

7/2

Score decisively at Cartmel in May and good efforts in defeat on each of her last three outings, narrowly denied by Gran Luna over C&D 3 weeks ago. Should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 310222

Gran Luna²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 119| CD

11/4

Enhanced an impressive strike rate when narrowly denying Voice of Calm with a gutsy display over C&D last time. Has only gone up 2 lb and she's generally progressive, so capable of following up.

Form: 1/131-01

Megan²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 115| D

5/1

Leicester hurdle debut winner who was quickly back to form when third to Gran Luna over C&D 3 weeks ago. Still not fully exposed.

Form: 3P-F443

Pogo I Am²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 110| D

6/1

Fair hurdler who has been in reasonable form this season but shaped as if a return to further would suit when only fourth to Gran Luna over C&D 3 weeks ago. Hard to imagine her turning the tables.

Form: 345-324

Brown Bullet¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 106| D

25/1

Fair hurdler who has been below form this term (including over fences). Latest effort offered a bit more encouragement and her mark is sliding, so not completely dismissed.

Form: 51-55P4

Forecasts

Gran Luna (11/4), Miss Heritage (11/4), Voice Of Calm (7/2), Megan (5/1), Pogo I Am (6/1), Brown Bullet (25/1)

GRAN LUNA had three of these rivals behind her when scoring over C&D last time and is still going the right way so, having gone up just 2 lb, she's fancied to uphold the form and add to an already impressive strike rate. Voice of Calm, a head second to the selection that day, is likely to give another good account and looks the main danger.