Ladbrokes 'We Play Together' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 6m 19.00s

Get A Tonic³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 137

7/4

Won 3 times in a productive first season over hurdles last term and very good start to present campaign when second in a Grade 3 handicap at Haydock (24.3f, good to soft). Up 4 lb for that but leading claims back in a race confined to her own sex.

Form: 13221-2

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Whitehotchillifili^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry| OR: 127

7/1

Useful hurdler who generally held her form last year and put in a good shift when third of 9 on return at Sandown (19.8f, soft). Entitled to come on for that and should make her presence felt.

Form: 64343-3

Glimpse Of Gala³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B Roberts⁽⁷⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 127| BF

4/1

Three wins last season and has performed with credit all 3 starts since returning to action in September, most recently at Ascot where she was 3¼ lengths second to Coquelicot. Enjoys a handy pull at the weights with that rival here and needs considering.

Form: 317-322

Coquelicot^b,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 126| C

11/2

Triple bumper winner who is still lightly raced over hurdles and has resumed progress of late, landing mares' handicaps at Ascot and Sandown. Up total of 11 lb for that brace but couldn't rule out with trip/ground no problem here.

Form: 34/12-11

Midnightreflection^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Bryan Carver| T: B I Case| OR: 122| D

40/1

Landed pair of mares' handicaps at up to 25f during 2020/21 campain but lightly-raced since and offered little back from 6 months off at Sandown.

Form: 41/3F-P8

I Spy A Diva³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 121

13/2

Suffered a few near misses over hurdles last season but has more than made up for that this time round, making it 3 in a row when edging out a last-time-out winner from the Nicholls yard at Taunton (3m, good to soft). 4 lb rise tolerable but she's up in grade here.

Form: 232-111

Terresita²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham| OR: 119| C

15/2

Ended last season with a decisive success in a 21f novice here. Below par in handicaps won by Coquelicot at Ascot and Sandown this time round, though, and she needs to get back on track.

Form: 2831-54

Forecasts

Get A Tonic (7/4), Glimpse Of Gala (4/1), Coquelicot (11/2), I Spy A Diva (13/2), Whitehotchillifili (7/1), Terresita (15/2), Midnightreflection (40/1)

GET A TONIC raised her game when finding just one too good in a valuable Haydock handicap and will prove a tough nut to crack if at least matching that form here. Glimpse of Gala has a good chance of reversing Ascot placings with Coquelicot on these revised terms and is second choice ahead of Anthony Honeyball's charge. I Spy A Diva needs another step forward now upped in grade and Terresita needs to get back on track but Whitehotchillifili is fairly reliable and should make her presence felt.