Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:53 | Winning time: 5m 25.32s

Corey's Courage⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 107

11/4

Bumper winner on debut and also landed her first 3 starts over hurdles. Hasn't gone on as hoped since then but she ran a bit better last time and this looks weaker.

Form: 117-554

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Santa Clarita^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 104

40/1

Fair form over hurdles/fences in France but she didn't shape with much obvious encouragement when down the field on her recent 2m Leicester stable debut. Steps up significantly in trip now.

Form: 71-45P7

Mistral Lady⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 103

11/2

Some encouragement in bumpers and again when placed in a pair of maiden hurdles in the autumn. Handicap debut run at Taunton in December was disappointing but it's early days and it's possible she'll get her career back on track after a break.

Form: 46-329

Hillfinch⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 95| CD

4/1

Landed a C&D maiden last term but her form has nosedived this season, dropping away tamely back here at the end of January. Mark continues to fall but could only really consider if backed.

Form: 3-736P0

Fortune Cookie⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 90

2/1

First real sign of promise when fourth of 8 over 20.5f at Leicester 6 weeks ago. This unexposed type has the potential to build on that. Could be the answer.

Form: 75-0P74

Committee Of One⁴³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: T R Gretton| OR: 82

12/1

Stepped up plenty on previous exploits when running out a shock 66/1 on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m) last February but isn't reprodcued that since, pulling up at Uttoxeter last time.

Form: 8143/0P-

Hello Bob^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 80

14/1

Uttoxeter handicap winner back in summer 2020 but hasn't fully fired since returning from an 18-month absence last May and there's no real reason to anticipate a revival here.

Form: 6495P0

Forecasts

Fortune Cookie (2/1), Corey's Courage (11/4), Hillfinch (4/1), Mistral Lady (11/2), Committee Of One (12/1), Hello Bob (14/1), Santa Clarita (40/1)

The suggestion is FORTUNE COOKIE who offered more when fourth last time and a lightly-raced profile suggests she may go on from that. Mistral Lady failed to fire on her handicap debut just before Christmas but retains potential back from a break, while this represents a drop in class for Corey's Courage.