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Friday 9 February 2024

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Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 8.50s

Georgi Girl¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁸⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 120| D

11/10

Gained valuable experience in junior hurdles last season and doubled his tally with a bloodless 19-length success at Sandown (16f, heavy) a fortnight ago. Has scope for better still, so she may well take some stopping especially if any rain falls.

Form: 32-3421

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On My Command^t⁴³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Harry Atkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 119

28/1

Successful 3 times over hurdles for Harry Fry but following another yard switch, offered little sent chasing sole outing for Nicky Henderson 14 months ago. Betting should prove a useful guide returned to hurdling on debut for another new yard.

Form: 11013/5-

Mucuna²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: Anthony Charlton| OR: 116| D

14/1

Just a modest Flat winner but quickly made up into a better hurdler in summer 2022, winning 4 juveniles. Shaped as if retaining ability in that sphere back from 18 months off at Newbury in December and similar comments applied for her recent spin on the all-weather last month.

Form: 12111-5

Amelia's Dance⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: R Walford| OR: 116| D

11/4

Added to an excellent record at Taunton when winning in December 2022. Lost her way last spring but back on song of late, runner-up in 3 of her last 4 starts, latest when beaten 16 lengths by a well-treated rival at Newbury just under 6 weeks ago.

Form: 45-2252

No No Tonic^b,t⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gillard| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 111

11/2

Dual winner last term and put up a couple of solid placed efforts in recent months. Has never looked a 3-miler but was in trouble too far out to blame the trip alone at Wincanton on Boxing Day so she needs to leave that behind back down in distance.

Form: 9-86325

Parikarma^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Rob Hargreaves⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 108| D

15/2

Taunton novice winner (16.5f) last season who added another victory to her tally in 6-runner claiming hurdle at Leicester (15.5f, heavy) last month, not that it looked likely for most of the way. Looks one to take on back in a handicap.

Form: 22-9271

Non-Runners

Greyval⁴¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Notnowlinda⁸⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Fergus Gillard

Smurfette⁵⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Georgi Girl (11/10), Amelia's Dance (11/4), Notnowlinda (4/1), Smurfette (9/2), No No Tonic (11/2), Parikarma (15/2), Mucuna (14/1), Greyval (14/1), On My Command (28/1)

This could boil down to a match between GEORGI GIRL and Smurfette, with preference for the former having handled testing conditions with aplomb at Sandown a fortnight ago, and with plenty of rain in the forecast, she could well take some stopping. Dan Skelton's mare makes a quick switch to handicaps and she makes plenty appeal from an opening mark of 100, with Amelia's Dance seemingly best of the remainder.