Happy Birthday Mary Toone Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 51.5s

Asa¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: R Hobson

2/1

Promising third in a 5-runner juvenile hurdle on debut at Toulouse (17.4f, soft) in June. Open to improvement for new connections and will surely have a big part to play, provided the faster ground here doesn't inconvenience her.

Form: 3

By Pass¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, best effort at around 1m, and stamina has to be taken on trust now switched to hurdles.

Form:

Fillyfudge²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

15/2

Bettered previous efforts on the Flat when third in a 14-runner handicap over 1¼m at Yarmouth last month. Failed to back that up at the same course 8 days later but she's worth a second look on this hurdles debut.

Form:

Lechro¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

85/40

Fair maiden on the Flat and positive start in this sphere when just touched off at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) where the re-opposing Toute Chic was a tailed-off last of the 3 finishers. That form may not amount to much but she merits respect all the same.

Form: 2

Miss Fedora¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: J W Mullins| OR: 91

13/2

Encouraging start to her career when finding only Mr Freedom too strong at Fontwell in September but subsequent efforts have represented steps in the wrong direction.

Form: 23P

Paddy's Fancy^p1¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

9/2

Form on the level was modest and she will need to improve for the switch to hurdles/fitting of cheekpieces in order to play a leading role.

Form:

Toute Chic¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: J & A O'Neill

33/1

Fairly useful on the Flat (stays 1½m) in France for Jean-Claude Rouget but she made a most unpromising start over hurdles at Fakenham recently.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Asa (2/1), Lechro (85/40), Paddy's Fancy (9/2), Miss Fedora (13/2), Fillyfudge (15/2), Toute Chic (33/1), By Pass (50/1)

ASA shaped well on her sole start on the other side of the Channel and is taken to make a winning start for her new connections. Next on the list is Lechro, who probably wouldn't need to improve much on her Fakenham hurdles debut near-miss in order to go close again here. Fillyfudge could be the pick of the trio making their debuts in this sphere.