13:45 Wincanton

Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Welham Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 5m 47.61s

Don't Rightly Know¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Chloe Emsley⁽⁷⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 117

8/11

Back from a long absence when readily taking 6-runner novice hurdle at Exeter (23.1f, soft) 16 days ago, Looks the one to beat, despite having to concede weight all round.

Form: 182/1

Astro Annie²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

50/1

Schiaparelli mare. Dam, prolific point winner/3m chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 27f) Ridgeway Flyer. Pulled up both starts in points earlier this year and market should prove best guide to claims on Rules debut.

Form: PP-

Baby Shally³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball

9/1

Point winner who looked in need of outing when seventh of 16 in bumper at Warwick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 34 days ago. Upped in trip on switch to hurdling and this run should reveal more.

Form: 1-7

Country Lady³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Confirmed promise of her Lingfield debut effort when landing a bumper at Plumpton in April. Shaped like a stayer when third on hurdling bow at latter course last month, so should step forward now upped in trip.

Form: 51-3

Jersey Gem²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

13/2

Showed a bit more than on hurdling debut when ninth of 13 in novice at Market Rasen last month but looks more one for handicapping down the line.

Form: 63-99

Musique De Fee³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: G Nicholls

28/1

Ran to modest level both starts in bumpers and is likely best watched on hurdles debut here.

Form: 2-36

Seasmoke³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lily Pinchin| T: Billy Aprahamian

100/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points but little encouragement to be gleaned from her sixth in a novice at Ffos Las 30 days ago.

Form: 52-6

Non-Runners

Queen Annie²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: H Fry J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Don't Rightly Know (8/11), Country Lady (11/4), Queen Annie (3/1), Jersey Gem (13/2), Baby Shally (9/1), Musique De Fee (28/1), Astro Annie (50/1), Seasmoke (100/1)

DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW has clearly been difficult to train but won in good style in similar conditions at Exeter last month and may be able to defy a penalty. Queen Annie and Country Lady look the obvious dangers.