Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 4m 40.3s

Somespring Special^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 105

15/8

Runner-up sole start in points and gradual progress in novice hurdles, finishing respectable third (in first-time tongue tie) at Wincanton (21.4f) 5 weeks ago. Feasible to think she can do better again now handicapping. Down in trip.

Form: 2P53

Mistral Nell^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 100

4/1

Bumper winner who boasts a mixed record over hurdles, taken off her feet early and ultimately never dangerous in a Fakenham maiden hurdle (2m) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces go on returned to handicaps but she is bred to do better over longer trips.

Form: 7-654P3

Millies Mite^t²⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: K Jewell| OR: 87

9/2

Maiden who ran best race on these shores (granted an uncontested lead) when third in a C&D handicap back in August but proved to be a disappointment at Newton Abbot (16.7f) a month later and off since. Others make more appeal.

Form: 43-BP36

Yesnosorry^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 76

10/3

Not much in the way of promise first 4 starts over hurdles but more like it equipped with first-time tongue tie when second in 7-runner Plumpton handicap (15.9f) 2 weeks ago, rallying from 2 out and finishing with running left. Good claims with likelihood of more to come.

Form: 808662

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Non-Runners

Gio's Girl¹³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: P Gundry J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

Somespring Special (15/8), Yesnosorry (10/3), Mistral Nell (4/1), Millies Mite (9/2), Gio's Girl (13/2)

YESNOSORRY offered much more than previously over hurdles when runner-up at Plumpton recently and, with that effort suggesting there could yet be more to come at this sort of level, she earns the vote to build on that and come out on top. Handicap debutante Somespring Special and Mistral Nell are feared in that order.