Total Waste Management Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 55.49s

Betty's Banjo⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| C

11/8

Won sole outing in Irish points and left hurdling debut form behind after 6 months off when running out an authoritative winner of an 8-runner novice at this course (19.9f) 45 days ago. Likely to progress further.

Form: 17-1

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Leading Theatre⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 105| D

1/1

Dual bumper winner who overcame a pace bias to make second hurdle start a winning one at Ffos Las (15.8f) 46 days ago, readily. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 1120-21

Lunar Shadow²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| D

6/1

Fair Flat winner who made a successful start over hurdles in 2m Southwell maiden in May and might have followed up had she not fallen at the last at Stratford subsequently. Respected.

Form: 1F

Cabayo Lady^h1,t1⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: Deborah Cole

150/1

Unplaced in bumpers and offered little on Warwick hurdles debut in April. Fitted with a first-time hood and tongue strap.

Form: 6076-

Elena De La Vega²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond

150/1

Down the field in newcomers bumper/varied events on the Flat.

Form: 9-

One Last Dance^h,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon

28/1

Fair on the Flat (stays 9.5f) but achieved nothing sent hurdling in a tongue strap at Stratford 15 days ago. Hood quickly added.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Leading Theatre (1/1), Betty's Banjo (11/8), Lunar Shadow (6/1), One Last Dance (28/1), Cabayo Lady (150/1), Elena De La Vega (150/1)

LEADING THEATRE did well to overcome a pace bias at Ffos Las last time and remains open to improvement given her fairly useful form in bumpers, so she looks capable of defying a penalty. Betty's Banjo ran out an impressive winner here in May and is feared most ahead of Lunar Shadow.