14:30 Newbury

Sunday 20 February 2022

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Karen Jackson's 'Bring Your Own Sunshine' Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 33.65s

Tequila Blaze⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120| D

3/1

Improved of late, winning at Ascot on handicap debut before good second at Kempton. Remains unexposed over this sort of trip and can go well again.

Form: 21-F512

Gran Luna³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 119| BF| C

6/1

Enhanced an impressive strike rate when narrowly denying Voice of Calm with a gutsy display over 2m here in December. Similar form when runner-up over same C&D latest but stamina the big query.

Form: 131-012

So Said I³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 117| D

9/4

Seemingly benefited from the step up to this trip when opening her account in a mares' novice at Exeter. Possibly shade fortunate to double tally at Ludlow last time but she's going the right way.

Form: 2-42141

Shirocco's Dream^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 116| D

11/1

£260,000 purchase who landed an Exeter mares' novice in November. Followed up on handicap bow at Sandown but had a wind op and well held at Wincanton latest. Up in trip.

Form: 1/53-116

La Domaniale¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 115| BF

14/1

Successful in juvenile hurdle on sole start in France. Yet to match that for current yard, off a further 5 months following a sixth-place finish at Warwick.

Form: 1/354-6

Lady Kk^t⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott| OR: 115WS

4/1

Hurdles winner last spring and cast aside a heavy defeat over fences at Uttoxeter in November when fourth at Taunton. Since had a wind op and now reverts back to timber.

Form: 313-2P4

Misty Bloom²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J R Wildman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 112| D

14/1

Ended losing run from much-reduced mark at Ludlow (23.8f) in April and confirmed return to form when runner-up at Doncaster (3m) in December. Lesser effort back in trip at Wincanton.

Form: 01-5327

Shantou Sunset^p⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 107| D

18/1

Landed pair of staying handicaps 5 months apart prior to a good third in a stronger race at Ascot in November. Ran no sort of race in blinkers at Doncaster and cheekpieces quickly back on.

Form: 5-21136

Non-Runners

Go Chique⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: Mr Ben Ffrench Davis

Forecasts

So Said I (9/4), Tequila Blaze (3/1), Lady Kk (4/1), Gran Luna (6/1), Shirocco's Dream (11/1), La Domaniale (14/1), Misty Bloom (14/1), Go Chique (14/1), Shantou Sunset (18/1)

TEQUILA BLAZE cemented a positive start to her handicap career when second to a next-time-out winner at Kempton in December and unexposed over this trip she could be the answer. So Said I is going the right way and is second choice, while Gran Luna is a huge threat if her stamina holds.