Cheltenham Festival At Betting.Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 17.37s

On My Command^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 120| CD

11/10

Improved when landing a Market Rasen novice and C&D handicap on first 2 starts for Harry Fry. This is a less taxing assignment than in the Lanzarote latest, but further progress needed off this mark.

Form: 224-110

Credo^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 110| BF| C

3/1

Point winner who was 2-2 in bumpers. Off the mark over hurdles following a wind op in 16.7f Exeter maiden last month, but disappointing back there in a handicap recently and she looks vulnerable.

Form: 133315

Brown Bullet³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: A Irvine| OR: 102| C

15/2

Novice winner here and also bagged a Fontwell handicap off a 4 lb higher mark last March. Checked out rather tamely on latest start but claims if reproducing form of Newbury effort in January.

Form: 55P446

Ruby Yeats^p¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 102| CD

7/2

Fifteen lengths adrift of On My Command over C&D in December, but right back to form when striking back here a fortnight ago. Remains on a good mark up 5 lb and she needs considering.

Form: 483741

Non-Runners

Sainte Doctor³³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

On My Command (11/10), Credo (3/1), Sainte Doctor (3/1), Ruby Yeats (7/2), Brown Bullet (15/2)

Preference is for SAINTE DOCTOR, who chased home a progressive type when runner-up back from a break at Warwick in January and again found just one too good at Fakenham next time. She looks pretty solid in the context of this race. Brown Bullet will be a threat if reproducing the form of her penultimate start at Newbury and Ruby Yeats is also feared on the back of her recent C&D success.