14:00 Hexham

Friday 6 October 2023

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equestrianeye.com For All Things Equine Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 38.91s

Milajess^p,t¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 100

14/1

Went close in a Clonmel mares maiden in May but subsequent efforts were below par and she now has something to prove having since left Michael C. Griffin. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 46P-27P

Noble Affair¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 100| CD

9/2

Suited by step up in trip when winning over C&D in April but found life tougher under a penalty dropped back to 2m on her next outing. Mark still looks on stiff side, so she'll likely require some improvement.

Form: 06281-4

Paddy's Fancy^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 100

33/1

Made a successful hurdling debut at Leicester in November (for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerreiro) but didn't particularly kick on from that and returns to this sphere after a poor spell on the Flat for this yard. Others preferred.

Form: 16523P-

Just Jess¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 87| C

5/2

Scored at Catterick (25f) but form subsequently was patchy and though she's now only 1 lb above last winning mark, others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 3182P8-

Solway Molly⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 83

4/1

Runner-up at Perth and Cartmel in the summer and looked well worth another crack at this trip when fifth in a messy Perth contest on her penultimate outing. Ground was perhaps against her last time, so isn't one to fully discount.

Form: P-6225P

Joie De Vivre^v³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 83| D

2/1

Flat winner last season but went wrong way hurdling last time, not at her best when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Cartmel (22.1f, soft) 39 days ago. Visor back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 3495-95

Non-Runners

Police Academy²⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: Non Runner

Moonlight Glory¹³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: M Walford J: Tom Midgley

Sinndarella³⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Non Runner

Theirshegoes¹⁴³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Millie Of Mayo⁴⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Moonlight Glory (13/8), Joie De Vivre (2/1), Sinndarella (2/1), Police Academy (9/4), Just Jess (5/2), Solway Molly (4/1), Noble Affair (9/2), Theirshegoes (11/1), Millie Of Mayo (11/1), Milajess (14/1), Paddy's Fancy (33/1)

Those at the top of the weights make most appeal. SINNDARELL gained a deserved first handicap success at Cartmel last time and is selected from a 4 lb higher mark, whilst Moonlight Glory has a good record here and can't be discounted after a summer break.