Join Racing TV Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 4m 53.00s

Merry Berry³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 119| D

15/8

Picked up where she left off last summer after 10 months off with cosy win in 6-runner handicap hurdle at Wincanton (19.8f) 33 days ago. Up 5 lb not taken lightly in her bid for a four-timer.

Form: 052/111-

Bon Retour³⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 111WS

15/2

Best of four runs for her curren yard when fourth in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running after 13 months off the track.

Form: 3B6774/

Taragrace³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 102

15/8

Improved to land pair of novice handicap hurdles around 2m and she posted excellent third in handicap at Bangor (19.6f) 34 days ago. That form is working out well, so she's a player nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 641143-

Persuer^t¹¹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: T R Gretton| OR: 82

11/4

20/1, got off the mark in 8-runner handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f) 11 days ago. Saddles a 7 lb penalty but she had a bit left in the tank there and must enter calculations.

Form: 836U4-1

Forecasts

Merry Berry (15/8), Taragrace (15/8), Persuer (11/4), Bon Retour (15/2)

TARAGRACE still has few miles on the clock and arrives on the back of an excellent Bangor third (form has been franked) so is taken to emerge on top in a tightly-knit handicap. Merry Berry rates a big threat in her attempt for a four-timer despite having a career-high mark to overcome, while recent Warwick scorer Persuer seems sure to be on the premises too.