Capital Windscreens Supports Muscular Dystrophy Charity Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 7.8100000000000005s

Endless Escape^p,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 120| BF

7/1

Enjoyed a productive campaign over hurdles last term, winning 4 times prior to a respectable seventh at the Cheltenham Festival. Displayed promise without scaling same heights over fences this winter and didn't impress with her response to pressure behind Tilly Toughnut back over hurdles last time.

Form: 17-5422

Sedge Wren⁴⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 115

7/1

Promise in bumpers and overcame a sloppy round of jumping to make a winning hurdling debut in a 3-runner novice at Huntingdon in October 2022. Improved to defy a penalty at Southwell (form worked out) 3 months later and now goes handicapping from a fair-looking mark after 13 months off.

Form: 33/11-

Sammy's Guarantee^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 114

16/5

Much improved (after a breathing op) when taking 14-runner novice hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, soft) in January, pushed out. Worth another crack at this longer trip and must enter calculations on handicap debut.

Form: 2-76912

Tilly Toughnut²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| OR: 108

13/2

Won a point bumper in November 2021 and showed much improved form to get off the mark under Rules on handicap debut at Exeter (16.7f, heavy) 23 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Hit with a 7 lb rise but further progress can't be ruled out.

Form: 1/6361

Followango³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 106| BF

5/2

Point/bumper winner who has shown plenty in 3 starts since switched to hurdles, just touched off on her latest start in a Lingfield novice (19.5f). Into handicaps now and remains unexposed.

Form: 1-1322

Regal Renaissance³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 102

18/5

Dual winner over hurdles last season who wasn't disgraced after 9 weeks off when third in 7-runner handicap at Ludlow (21.2f, soft, 11/2) 39 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 1-82423

Non-Runners

Blue Beach²⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Followango (5/2), Sammy's Guarantee (16/5), Regal Renaissance (18/5), Blue Beach (5/1), Tilly Toughnut (13/2), Endless Escape (7/1), Sedge Wren (7/1)

SEDGE WREN hasn't been since landing a brace of novices last season, but the form of the second of those wins has worked out well and, from a fair-looking opening mark, she's taken to defy a 13-month absence and make a successful handicap debut. Blue Beach was only narrowly denied back over hurdles by a course specialist at Market Rasen and looks sure to go well again, while Exeter-scorer Tilly Toughnut remains unexposed.