16:10 Fakenham

Wednesday 26 October 2022

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Greene King IPA Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 19.09s

Cluain Aodha²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 102

9/4

Point winner who has finished runner-up on all 3 starts over hurdles, going down by only a short head on 19f Warwick handicap debut 3 weeks ago. Front-running style could be suited to this venue. Bold show likely.

Form: 31-4222

Runwiththetide^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 97| BF

9/1

Signed off for last term with creditable third of 13 in 17f novice hurdle at Exeter. Recent Carlisle reappearance was disappointing, though, so first-time cheekpieces will need to have a positive effect.

Form: 43583-0

Call Blue²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 89

10/3

Has shown she can be very competitive off her mark when placed in handicaps at Worcester this autumn. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 476-032

The Yellow Mini^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: G Sheehan| T: M Wigham| OR: 85

16/1

Successful on hurdles debut at Fontwell last September but has drawn a blank since, not showing enough on recent first outing after 5 months off to be positive about her prospects here.

Form: 456P-58

Sawpit Sienna^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 80| CD

15/8

C&D winner in November 2020. Shaped as if needing the run when seventh of 13 on her 2m Worcester reappearance 3 weeks ago and should strip fitter now. Booking of Brian Hughes catches the eye.

Form: 52583-7

Chillabella^t¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 77

12/1

Good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (20.5f) in February but had a wind op and soon beaten at Ludlow 2 months later. In the right hands to bounce back.

Form: 08720-

Non-Runners

Follow That⁶¹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: O Murphy J: Fergus Gregory

Rio Silva²²⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: Lewis Stones

Forecasts

Sawpit Sienna (15/8), Cluain Aodha (9/4), Call Blue (10/3), Follow That (7/1), Runwiththetide (9/1), Chillabella (12/1), Rio Silva (12/1), The Yellow Mini (16/1)

CLUAIN AODHA has been knocking at the door over hurdles this season and is taken to get off the mark at a track which should suit her. Call Blue is another who arrives in similarly good form and rates the chief threat. Sawpit Sienna is a former C&D winner and has Brian Hughes up so she may prove best of the rest.