Flo & Tom Powell Celebration Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 16.95s

The Wild Wild Sea²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 83| CD

11/8

Returned from 4 months off with an improved display to land a 14-runner C&D handicap in April. May well have gone in again but for hanging in the closing stages at Ludlow (21.2f, good) next time and she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 77041-2

Miss Wachit^b1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 82

50/1

Showed ability sole bumper start last spring, but no impact in three starts over hurdles and improvement needed now blinkered for this handicap debut. Yard also saddles Pollypockett.

Form: 4/46-7

Misscarlett^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: P A Kirby| OR: 81| D

11/1

Largely below par since scoring at Market Rasen in November, but now 3 lb below that winning mark and there were more positive signs back at the aforementioned course last time. Not discounted.

Form: 31597-7

Pollypockett³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 80| C

17/2

Fair bumper winner last summer, but efforts in this sphere to date have not been overly inspiring and, as in the case of her stablemate Miss Wachit, she needs to raise her game now handicapping.

Form: 3137-4

Sparkling Dawn^p1,t⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 78

2/1

Bumper winner back in 2018 and first piece of worthwile form over hurdles when third of 14 in a 20.7f Huntingdon handicap (soft) in March. Possibilities on debut for new yard if able to build on that improved effort with cheekpieces enlisted.

Form: U798/73-

Cut And Run^b1¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 75| D

7/1

Sole success from 20 hurdles starts was gained in a Bangor maiden in August 2019. Rather hit-and-miss since, but shaped pretty well back from a break here (24.3f, good) recently and will be a threat off this reduced mark if responding well to the first-time blinkers.

Form: P8406-5

Iroseaboveitall^t1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 63

20/1

No real signs of ability so far, including when switched to handicap company on debut for new yard at Bangor 13 days ago. Hopes pinned on step back up in trip/fitting of a tongue strap working the oracle.

Form: 7090-3

Forecasts

The Wild Wild Sea (11/8), Sparkling Dawn (2/1), Cut And Run (7/1), Pollypockett (17/2), Misscarlett (11/1), Iroseaboveitall (20/1), Miss Wachit (50/1)

Martin Keighley has been among the winners of late and his representative CUT AND RUN is of interest having slipped to a career-low mark. The 9-y-o made an encouraging return from a break here last month and both this drop back in trip and the fitting of blinkers are potentially positive factors. The Wild Wild Sea has to be feared in current form, while Sparkling Dawn will also be in with a shout if able to build on her latest effort.