Stanley & Lillian Thompson Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 5m 2.4s

Sweet Auburn⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107| C

6/4

Won bumper here last Christmas and opened account in this sphere when taking 5-runner novice at Bangor (16.7f, good) 72 days ago. Likely capable of better yet.

Form: 11334-1

Thermusa²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: Ruth Jefferson| CD

4/5

Promising type who made a winning Rules debut in 5-runner novice over C&D (good to soft) 29 days ago. Improvement is on the cards and she looks the one to beat.

Form: 11

Anti Bridgie¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

6/1

£28,000 5-y-o, Doyen mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 27f) Speed Master. Runner-up sole start in Irish points earlier this year and worth a second look in the market on Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Solway Primrose¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson| T: Miss L Harrison

200/1

Offered little sole start in bumpers and fared no better in a couple of runs over hurdles thus far.

Form: 6/40

Wedding Stress^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonathan England| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

150/1

Not disgraced on bumper debut at Kelso in September but beaten a long way at Hexham since and is best watched on hurdles bow.

Form: 48

Non-Runners

Havana Cabana³⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: N Mechie J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thermusa (4/5), Sweet Auburn (6/4), Anti Bridgie (6/1), Havana Cabana (100/1), Wedding Stress (150/1), Solway Primrose (200/1)

Winning-pointer THERMUSA landed the odds with the minimum of fuss on her hurdling debut over C&D last month and can follow up. Sweet Auburn looks the obvious danger.