14:08 Taunton

Saturday 22 January 2022

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BioWaveGo Pain Relief Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:09 | Winning time: 5m 35.98s

Whatsdastory^b²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 116

9/1

Fairly useful chaser who was still going well when falling 4 out at Wetherby last time. Solid claims if she can avoid mistakes.

Form: 225-43F

Dame du Soir¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 116

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who ran respectably in first-time cheekpieces when fourth over hurdles at Chepstow earlier in the month. Fairly treated back in this sphere.

Form: 137-364

Fortunes Melody^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: H Fry| OR: 120

7/2

Yet to match French hurdles form in 4 starts for current yard but there was mild encouragement to be gleaned from her chasing debut at Wincanton last time. Could build on that.

Form: 3222-45

Bourbon Beauty²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 115

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler who was below form last time but does have the physical scope to make a chaser. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 131-054

Molly Carew²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 114| CD

7/2

Ended last season in excellent form, gaining third success at Haydock (21.6f) in April. Back on her game when third at Warwick recently, so expected to give another good account.

Form: 11-4673

Lilly Pedlar²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N J Henderson| OR: 112

11/1

Scored over hurdles at Ffos Las in May but disappointing since, including twice over fences. Something to prove.

Form: 3P-1PP9

Lucky Lara³⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: James Best| T: H Brown| OR: 105

25/1

Signed off for Nick Mitchell with a disappointing handicap debut over hurdles, and this is a big ask switched to chasing.

Form: 3/4558-

Bleue Away^b1,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 95

5/1

Dual point scorer who has taken quite well to chasing and could be perked up by first-time blinkers here, so she's well capable of getting involved.

Form: 5-22323

Forecasts

Fortunes Melody (7/2), Molly Carew (7/2), Bourbon Beauty (9/2), Bleue Away (5/1), Dame du Soir (6/1), Whatsdastory (9/1), Lilly Pedlar (11/1), Lucky Lara (25/1)

WHATSDASTORY isn't bombproof by any means given her tendency to make errors, but she's on a fair mark and was still full of running when coming down 4 out at Wetherby last time, so she's worth chancing in a thin race. Bleue Away is an obvious threat with blinkers tried and Dame du Soir can't be completely dismissed.