15:15 Catterick

Wednesday 6 March 2024

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racingtv.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 156y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:16  |   Winning time: 3m 53.20s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Sweet Fantasy44
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Chadwick(7)| T: James Owen| D
3/1
Useful 1m4f winner on Flat for Ralph Beckett who went in at the first time of asking over hurdles for her new yard in 2m Plumpton novice in January. Can do better still, so she's very much one to consider.
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2
Horse silk
Chantilly Dragon71
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: P D Niven
200/1
Offered something to work on when third in bumper at Sedgefield in November but failed to repeat that effort back there (16.8f, soft) on Boxing Day. Others make more appeal now she goes hurdling.
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3
Horse silk
Lily Du Berlaish,t332
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| D
8/15
Fairly useful bumper performer but yet to match that in this sphere, last seen being pulled up in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse (20.4f, good to soft) 11 months ago. Drops appreciably in grade, so she should go very close provided she's ready to roll.
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4
Horse silk
Naughty Nancie20
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: T Reed
400/1
Tailed off in a bumper/maiden hurdle 5 years apart.
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5
Horse silk
Rialannah30
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith
7/1
Stiff task when ninth in listed bumper at Doncaster on debut in December and showed promise when third of 11 in 20.5f Huntingdon novice hurdle next time. Arguably went for home too soon when well beaten at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) last month, so can get back on track returned to 2m.
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6
Horse silk
Snowrocco32
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: A Nicol
16/1
Placed on her completed start in Irish points and offered something to work on when fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f, heavy) last month. She'll be suited by further than 2m in time, but is entitled to take a step forward all the same.
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Forecasts

Lily Du Berlais (8/15), Sweet Fantasy (3/1), Rialannah (7/1), Snowrocco (16/1), Chantilly Dragon (200/1), Naughty Nancie (400/1)

Verdict

This can go the way of LILY DU BERLAIS, who is yet to match her fairly useful bumper form in this sphere but has been campaigned solely in graded events and this is a much easier assignment returning from 11 months off. Second choice is Sweet Fantasy, who carries a penalty having gone in at the first time of asking over hurdles for her new yard at Plumpton in January, with Snowrocco seemingly best of the remainder.

  1. Lily Du Berlais8/15
  2. Sweet Fantasy3/1
  3. Snowrocco16/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00

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