13:00 Wetherby

Saturday 3 February 2024

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Download The Vickers.Bet App Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 12.93s

Lady Alex³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: H D DalyWS

8/1

Promising start over hurdles in 2m Uttoxeter maiden in October 2022 but off 14 months after and well beaten on return at this course (19.7f, heavy) on Boxing Day. Has had a breathing operation since.

Form: 7/3-6

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Mivvi⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

250/1

Sixties Icon filly who was readily left behind when the pace lifted in a bumper at Bangor (16.7f, heavy) just over 7 weeks ago. Best watched on hurdles bow.

Form: 5

Reine Des Tartes⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: L Morgan

80/1

Successful on last of 3 starts in points but made a discouraging start to Rules career when finishing tailed off in a novice hurdle over C&D (heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: P317

Snowrocco⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: A Nicol

18/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Shirocco mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Lady KK, stays 3m, and fairly useful hurdler Rock On Cassie. Dam unraced. Third completed start in Irish points (Dec 3).

Form: P3

St John's Road^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

2/1

Finished runner-up in a bumper and having been friendless in the betting, shaped with promise switched straight to hurdling when filling that same position at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) 6 weeks ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 22

Strong Belle³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 108

6/4

Didn't kick on in bumpers but she did show some promise when runner-up on hurdles debut at Huntingdon in October. Disappointed next time but was in the process of showing improved form when departing late on at Catterick (15.7f, heavy) just over 5 weeks ago. Can make amends.

Form: 84-62PF

Yorkshire Lady⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M & D Easterby

10/3

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, stays 10.5f. She's beaten just a solitary rival in a couple of starts on the all-weather this winter but is certainly worth a second look sent hurdling.

Form:

Non-Runners

Largy Force⁴⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: W Greatrex J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Strong Belle (6/4), St John's Road (2/1), Largy Force (3/1), Yorkshire Lady (10/3), Lady Alex (8/1), Snowrocco (18/1), Reine Des Tartes (80/1), Mivvi (250/1)

STRONG BELLE looked a big danger when departing late on at Catterick just over 5 weeks ago and is fancied to make amends at the expense of St John's Road, who is open to improvement having found just one too strong on her recent hurdles bow at Newcastle. Hurdling-debutantes Largy Force and Yorkshire Lady can fight out third.