Belvoir Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 12.3s

Auditoria^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 92

2/1

Fair winning hurdler. Best run over fences this term when second at Fakenham (21f) in first-time blinkers (retained) 26 days ago. Mark unchanged and every chance of going one better if in similar form.

Form: 4F-4442

Toughasoldboots²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 93| D

10/3

Modest winning hurdler. Made a reasonable start to her hurdle career when 8 lengths fourth of 5 at Market Rasen (19f) 3 weeks ago but Stamina Chope was 3 lengths ahead in third.

Form: 335364

Happy News^p,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: C J Todd| T: S Allwood| OR: 86| CD

8/1

Former C&D winner but she lost her way for John Groucott in the second half of last season and has fared no better in 2 comeback runs for her new stable in recent months. Refitted cheekpieces need to make a difference.

Form: P087-55

Legendary Rhythm^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 77

11/8

Not scored for nearly 2 years. Her best form has come around 2m and she's not obviously been shaping as if she's ready to take advantage of this career-low mark.

Form: 52566B

Non-Runners

Stamina Chope²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Dave Roberts J: Lee Edwards

Forecasts

Legendary Rhythm (11/8), Auditoria (2/1), Toughasoldboots (10/3), Stamina Chope (4/1), Happy News (8/1)

If the blinkers continue to have a positive effect this looks a decent opportunity for AUDITORIA to land a first win over fences. Stamina Chope didn't run too badly at Market Rasen recently and may give her most to think about.