18:00 Uttoxeter

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Follow Fitzdares On Twitter And Instagram Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 5m 6.41s

Flora Paget⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 98

40/1

First piece of worthwhile form when third in an 8-runner Huntingdon novice (20.7f, good to soft) in April, albeit she never looked like laying a glove on the first 2. Improvement needed now that she makes the switch to handicap company.

Form: 69/673-

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Ma Belle Noire^p,t⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 97

3/1

Showed ability in bumpers and placed on 4 of her half-a-dozen starts in this sphere. Looked rather awkward under pressure when third in first-time cheekpieces upped to 3m at Taunton (soft) but that was still a creditable effort and dropping back in trip here looks a good move.

Form: 42/5233-

Chancer Dancer^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 92

7/2

Irish raider who produced by far her best effort to date when finding just one too good in a big-field Hexham handicap (2½m, good) earlier this month. 2 lb nudge easy to swallow and likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 400P-42

Fabreze^p1⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 89

20/1

Point winner in April but she hasn't made much of an impact in 5 starts under Rules, and a significant step forward will be needed now tried in cheekpieces if she's emerge on top here.

Form: 00/F1-64

Mrs Kinsella^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: R Potter| OR: 88

9/1

Decent effort when third at Hexham in April and, following 2 lesser efforts, she raised her game when hitting the crossbar at Worcester (2½m, good) on penultimate start. However, recent Southwell display was poor to put it mildly.

Form: 837-52P

Born To Please^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher| OR: 85| C

11/1

Sole success from 22 hurdles starts was gained here back in 2019 but, to her credit, she has finished runner-up on 3 of her last 5 starts in this sphere, including when narrowly failing at Stratford (16.3f, soft) in April. Well held on the Flat recently but she's a player back hurdling.

Form: 2/25242-

Burrows Treat^t⁵⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: H Fry| OR: 85

50/1

Looked in need of experience in a bumper and well held on sole completed start over hurdles, which was her latest appearance back in November 2021. Probably best watched on handicap debut.

Form: 0P6P/

Tango Arumba^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 82

5/2

Irish point winner who made a winning bumper debut at Newton Abbot last June. Showed more than in her 4 previous attempts over hurdles following a wind op here (23.3f, soft) last month and possibilities if able to build on that back down in trip with cheekpieces enlisted.

Form: 15670-8

Dancing Dani^p1,t²³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 80

22/1

Modest maiden hurdler who was runner-up at Ffos Las on the second of her 3 starts over fences. However, absent since October and she's essentially opposable back in this sphere. Sports first-time cheekpieces.

Form: U/P6626-

Indelible Spin²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: B Roberts⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 76

10/1

Fair third in 7-runner Huntingdon maiden (15.8f, good) last month, which represented a step forward compared to her previous efforts in this sphere. Moving up in trip for this hurdles debut could be a good thing and she's worth a second look.

Form: 3/37F-63

Forecasts

Tango Arumba (5/2), Ma Belle Noire (3/1), Chancer Dancer (7/2), Mrs Kinsella (9/1), Indelible Spin (10/1), Born To Please (11/1), Fabreze (20/1), Dancing Dani (22/1), Flora Paget (40/1), Burrows Treat (50/1)

A chance is taken on TANGO ARUMBA, who was bang there before giving way between the final two flights upped to 23.3f here last time. Eased 3 lb since and with both this drop back in trip and the addition of cheekpieces potentially positive factors, she could be about to take a step forward. Chancer Dancer will be a big threat if backing up her latest effort and, for all that she doesn't appear entirely straightforward, Ma Belle Noire is also shortlisted.