Discover Golwg Gwendraeth At www.dandara.com Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 30.42s

Cast's Tasha^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 100| D

4/6

Ended last term on a winning note at Chepstow and has done nothing wrong in finishing placed all 3 starts this season, moving through the race suggesting there's still more to come at Exeter (21.6f, heavy) last month. High on the shortlist sent chasing.

Form: 621-322

Penny Mallow^p1⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 96

13/2

Bumper/hurdles winner but well below that level in 5 starts over fences so far. Never in the hunt (eventually pulled up) at Hereford last time but she could make more a splash in class 5 company for the first time with headgear applied.

Form: 43/6P-4P

Lady Tremaine^b²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 95| D

12/1

Dual winner over hurdles who made a promising start over fences last spring, making the frame in mares' handicaps over C&D/at Southwell. Ran no sort of race back from 7 months off at Catterick (25.2f, soft) last month and handicapper has reacted accordingly.

Form: 5423-P7

Santa Clarita^v²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 86

10/3

Fair form over hurdles/fences in France. Stepped up on yard debut when third of 7 over hurdles at Huntingdon last March but well held otherwise for current connections. Returns to the larger obstacles from a much-reduced mark and her usual tongue tie is discarded.

Form: 35-7433

Annie Wicks²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 82

14/1

Modest form in bumpers and failed to beat a rival on her only completed start over hurdles last season. Well beaten on both starts this term and needs this switch to fences to spark her into life.

Form: 9/3PP-07

Autumn Blaze^b1²⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: S-J Davies| OR: 66

66/1

No promise in 2 bumpers and similar story switched to hurdles, no improvement on the back of a wind op on her last couple of starts in handicaps (23 lb out of weights last time). Again out of the handicap for her chasing debut so easy enough to look elsewhere. Blinkers go on.

Form: 60-0463

Non-Runners

Nancy Till³⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: M Young J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Cast's Tasha (4/6), Santa Clarita (10/3), Penny Mallow (13/2), Lady Tremaine (12/1), Nancy Till (12/1), Annie Wicks (14/1), Autumn Blaze (66/1)

This is best left to CAST'S TASHA, who arrives in fine form over hurdles and Ben Clarke's mare should make at least as good a chaser. Santa Clarita disappointed over hurdles last time, but she can give the selection most to think about from a much-reduced mark back chasing, with veteran Penny Mallow taken to fill out third dropping into class 5 company for the first time in this sphere.