Mrs Todd's Birthday Celebrations Start Today Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 7f 156y | 9 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: L Morgan| D

Showed ability in pair of bumpers for Martin Keighley and made a successful hurdling/stable debut after 8 months off at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 25 days ago. That was a poor contest but she's likely to improve.

Form: 821

Beauty To Behold^h1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: P Neville

Winning Irish pointer but she did too much too soon when last of 3 in a course novice hurdle (25.3f) on Rules debut and was beaten even further dropped markedly in trip 2 weeks later. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: P-138

Feel The Breeze³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: J Walton

Kutub mare. Dam (c80/h76) maiden hurdler/chaser. Winning pointer, last of 4 finishers last time (Jan 29). Best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form: 9133-24

Miss Lamb⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| D

Dual bumper winner who was all the rage in betting but blew her chance with a bad mistake 2 out when third on her Wetherby hurdles debut on her sole outing last term. Shaped encouragingly despite pulling hard when fifth on her return there in January and remains with potential as a hurdler.

Form: 1123/3-5

Sawpit Samantha²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

Debut effort in a bumper wasn't completely devoid of encouragement but has shown little both starts over hurdles. Needs this for a handicap mark.

Form: 6-76

Golden Glance^h1¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

Fair form in minor events on Flat, stays 1½m, best effort last time. Sold from Simon & Ed Crisford for 35,000 gns in November and is an interesting hurdling newcomer for in-form stable. Hooded.

Form:

National Charter¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C GrantWS

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¾m) but no impact in pair of juvenile hurdles 5 months apart. Has had a wind op.

Form: 5P

Penumbra⁵⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

Showed little in a pair of minor events on Flat for Mick Channon. Off 19 months ahead of hurdling debut and easily passed over.

Form:

Virtuoso^p1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

Fair 14f winner on Flat for Andrew Balding. Changed hands for 14,000 gns but in need of the experience when well held both starts over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 25

Forecasts

Miss Lamb (13/8), Golden Glance (11/4), Western Safire (4/1), Virtuoso (8/1), Beauty To Behold (12/1), Feel The Breeze (16/1), Sawpit Samantha (16/1), National Charter (50/1), Penumbra (66/1)

Useful dual-bumper winner MISS LAMB presumably isn't the easiest to train but she shaped encouragingly on just her second start over hurdles after a year off at Wetherby in January and this looks a good opportunity to open her account in this sphere. Golden Glance is an interesting hurdling debutante for a stable having a fine season and is feared most ahead of the penalised Western Safire.