Happy 90th Birthday John Barnett Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 6.1s

Crystal Gazing^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 108| D

3/1

Bagged her second win this season in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f) in September. Might have needed last month's return from a break at Ludlow and she's back on her last winning mark.

Form: 14R145

Midnight Callisto^p,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 104| BF

2/1

Bumper winner who finally got it right over hurdles in maiden company at Exeter in February. Ran poorly when last of 5 in Doncaster handicap since but she's consistent overall and could bounce back.

Form: 642315

Taylors Three Rock^h1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: G Sheehan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 95

10/1

Hard-pulling front runner who was second on her Plumpton hurdle debut last May but has been well held in 2 hurdles and a Flat maiden since. Makes handicap debut with a hood added.

Form: 260-26D

Blue Collar Glory^h,t¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 95| D

8/1

Fair bumper winner. In the frame in maiden/novice hurdles last autumn. Off since a lesser run on handicap debut in November but returns from a break with her stable among the winners. Remains unexposed.

Form: 216347

Eva's Diva²⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R Patrick| T: R Brotherton| OR: 91

12/1

Modest maiden hurdler. Still in touch when unseating 2 out on course chase debut last June. Below par back hurdling at Market Rasen 5 weeks later (final start for D J Jeffreys). Been off for 8 months.

Form: 042-3U5

Annie Nail²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J E Moore| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 80

3/1

Hinted at ability on Rules debut, but has offered little in 4 subsequent starts, including handicap chases last twice. Others preferred.

Form: F589P7

Result Amended

Blue Collar Glory - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Eva's Diva - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Midnight Callisto (2/1), Crystal Gazing (3/1), Annie Nail (3/1), Blue Collar Glory (8/1), Taylors Three Rock (10/1), Eva's Diva (12/1)

CRYSTAL GAZING should be sharper with a run behind her and is taken to strike having dropped back to the same mark as when successful at Warwick last autumn. Oliver Greenall has his team in good form and the returning Blue Collar Glory may provide the chief threat ahead of Midnight Callisto.