17:05 Sedgefield

Tuesday 12 March 2024

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Betting.Bet Cheltenham Free Bets Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 39.69s

Bea My Shadow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

9/1

£52,000 Flemensfirth mare. Half-sister to bumper winner Feast. Makes some paper appeal and needs checking out in the betting.

Form:

Gale Mahler

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: A Keatley

6/5

Mahler half-sister to fair hurdler Rebellious Gale. Yard more than capable of readying one for a race like this and Brian Hughes has been booked. It'll be very interesting to see how she goes in the betting.

Form:

Holly Bird⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

10/3

Mount Nelson filly who showed promise when 17 lengths second on her Carlisle debut in December. Should go well.

Form: 2

Thatswhatshesaid⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

10/1

Sir Percy filly who made a winning start to her career in a 2m Newcastle bumper (AW) in January, leading close home. That bare form is nothing special so she'll need more to defy a penalty.

Form: 1

Cyclonic

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Jones| T: T H Weston

18/1

Jack Hobbs half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Monbeg Park. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (winner up to 23f) Hidden Cyclone. Stable 0-27 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons but she is bred to have a future.

Form:

Positivia

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: J & S Quinn

5/1

Massaat filly. Half-sister to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Endlessly. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 1m. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Wendywilldo⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Brooke

18/1

Fairly encouraging start when fourth in a 10-runner bumper at Catterick (2m, soft) 7 weeks ago but she will need to step up on that form to go close.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Trysting Thorn

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: I A Duncan J: Callum Bewley

Pour Tout Le Monde

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: A Crook J: J Kington

Forecasts

Gale Mahler (6/5), Holly Bird (10/3), Positivia (5/1), Bea My Shadow (9/1), Thatswhatshesaid (10/1), Wendywilldo (18/1), Cyclonic (18/1), Trysting Thorn (25/1), Pour Tout Le Monde (25/1)

It's interesting that Adrian Keatley has engaged the services of Brian Hughes for GALE MAHLER and she might be worth chancing on debut, with confidence increased should the betting vibes be strong. Positivia is another interesting newcomer, while Carlisle runner-up Holly Bird may prove pick of those with experience.