16:30 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 4 May 2022

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Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 33.32s

Hashtag Val¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105

50/1

Fair form when third in a juvenile hurdle at Fontainebleau (17.6f) last October but has shown little in 3 starts for her current yard, pulled up on handicap debut at Lingfield (2m) in December.

Form: 33/60P-

Blue Bikini¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 103

7/1

Made the frame 3 times in bumpers for Stuart Edmunds. Won second start over hurdles for new yard in Plumpton maiden in November, but found it tough in listed race next time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 023/516-

Triple Nickle^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 98

12/1

Fair dual-purpose performer. Runner-up over hurdles at Stratford in October but hasn't built on that effort since. Down in weights as a result though and can get back on track over this longer trip.

Form: 15/2457-

Sweet Nightingale²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: P Gundry| OR: 95

9/2

Showed signs of ability in maiden/novice company and took a step forward on handicap debut at Taunton (16.5f) last month. Remains lightly raced and can continue her progress stepped up in trip.

Form: 5/78353-

Maroochi¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 88

9/2

Modest form in bumpers and has run to a similar level over hurdles. No impression when seventh of 14 in handicap at Wincanton last time. Back up in trip.

Form: 3U3577-

Karannelle^h,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: D A Rees| OR: 85

3/1

Sixteen runs since last success in 2019, but ran one of better races returning from 5 months off behind a thriving winner at Hereford recently. Major player if backing that up.

Form: 4020F2-

Kimarelli²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 84

10/1

Showed bit more than on her first 2 starts when sixth of 10 in mares' novice at Chepstow (2m) in March. However, failed to progress on handicap debut at Exeter (23.1f) 20 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 9P60-

Gibraltarian^p,t²¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 79| CD

10/1

Found some improvement to open her account in novice handicap over C&D last summer. Has gone the wrong way in 3 starts since though, found to have bled when pulled up here back in September.

Form: 89315P-

Hot Smoked^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: W T Kennedy| T: Claire Hitch| OR: 74

16/1

Showed little on first 3 starts for current yard over fences, but stopped the slide after 3 months off/in 1st time cheekpieces when fourth in maiden hurdle at Exeter 20 days ago. Tongue tie back on.

Form: P0/9PP4-

Miss Marette^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: C J Down| OR: 71

10/1

Appeared to take a step forward on third start in bumpers at Taunton last spring, but remains with little form over hurdles so it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 4/009P7-

Forecasts

Karannelle (3/1), Sweet Nightingale (9/2), Maroochi (9/2), Blue Bikini (7/1), Gibraltarian (10/1), Miss Marette (10/1), Kimarelli (10/1), Triple Nickle (12/1), Hot Smoked (16/1), Hashtag Val (50/1)

SWEET NIGHTINGALE is taken to continue her progress and make her second start in a handicap a winning one. The 5-y-o took another step forward when third at Exeter behind David Pipe's Kolisi, who has gone on to complete a hat-trick, and the step up in distance should suit. Karannelle also bumped into Kolisi on her last start so is respected, while Triple Nickle is interesting having dropped in the weights.