15:00 Huntingdon

Tuesday 23 May 2023

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 41.70s

Ayr Of Elegance^b³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 97| D

12/1

Below par since landing an 18.7f Stratford handicap (good) last summer but has slipped back to that winning mark and drying ground in her favour. One to consider with last month's spin back at Stratford (first run for 6 months) under her belt.

Form: 312424-

Symphorine^v²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 95

2/1

Visored for first time when taking 7-runner novice selling hurdle at Exeter (18.5f, soft) last month. However, put in her place returned to handicap company next time and she's likely to find a few too good here, too.

Form: 344816-

Masked Dance²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 94

11/1

Made the frame both starts in bumpers and showed ability on hurdles bow when third of 11 in mares' maiden at Southwell in November. However, has failed to build on that since (unseated early on at Ludlow last time) and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 44369U-

Qoya⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: G Sheehan| T: A King| OR: 99

4/1

Fairly useful on Flat for William Haggas (successful twice at up to 1¾m in 2022) and showed promise on hurdles bow at Ffos Las in January. No progress in 2 subsequent starts but this 4-y-o could be about to take a step forward now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 453-

Eventful^b⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & S Best| OR: 92| D

25/1

Off the mark over hurdles at Plumpton early last year and added to her tally back from a break at Southwell (15.8f, good) in November. Struggled both runs since, though, and will need to bounce back if she's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 67/6105-

Coastal Sun^h,t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 84| DWS

22/1

Sole success from 9 hurdles starts was gained in a Ludlow claimer for Alastair Ralph in November and she was pulled up starting out for this yard at Fakenham last month. Since undergone a wind op.

Form: 37P81P-

Well Done Dani^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 80| D

7/2

Placed 3 times during the autumn and improved when opening her account on the back of a break/wind op at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) last month. 5 lb rise isn't the end of the world and she will be a danger to all if able to build on that.

Form: 0323P1-

Ceci Wells^b⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: P R Webber| OR: 79

40/1

Little solid form on the level and has fared no better in 3 starts over hurdles. Needs to raise her game now tried in a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 644-

Only Fools^t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 78

12/1

Fair Flat winner in France who hasn't shown much in 3 starts over hurdles but improvement is likely now moving into handicap company off a lowly opening mark. One to monitor closely in the betting.

Form: 565-

Vision Of Hope^h,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 77

9/1

Won 2 of her 5 starts on the Flat for George Boughey but too headstrong on each of her 3 starts over hurdles, including on debut for this yard at Worcester recently. Will need to settle better if she's to make an impact on this handicap bow.

Form: 54-7

Non-Runners

Tonyx¹

Weight: 12-5| Age: 7

T: Miss A Murphy J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Symphorine (2/1), Well Done Dani (7/2), Qoya (4/1), Vision Of Hope (9/1), Masked Dance (11/1), Only Fools (12/1), Ayr Of Elegance (12/1), Tonyx (20/1), Coastal Sun (22/1), Eventful (25/1), Ceci Wells (40/1)

QOYA and Only Fools are both of strong interest now handicapping in this sphere and, armed with their 4-y-o allowances, they could be the pair to focus on. Marginal preference is for the former, who did pretty well on the level for William Haggas last year and it was a decent mares' novice at Ffos Las in which she was fourth on her hurdles debut in January. Well Done Dani and Ayr of Elegance are others to consider.