14:40 Warwick

Monday 6 May 2024

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eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 13.75s

Kit's Coty⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 105

5/1

Placed all 3 starts in Irish points (£60,000 purchase) and made it third time lucky in this sphere when landing a mares' maiden at Hereford (21.7f, soft) in January. Shaped as if amiss on handicap debut 6 weeks on at Wincanton, so needs to leave that well behind.

Form: 32/U41P-

Just Sophie^p1¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams| OR: 102

16/1

Won 19.5f Huntingdon novice hurdle last March and standout effort in 2023/24 season was when fourth of 7 at Market Rasen (23.1f, soft) in November. Headgear goes on returning from a break and that needs to spark some sort of revival.

Form: 14/334P-

Midnight Gold^p³²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 101

15/2

Belatedly off the mark in this sphere in 8-runner handicap at Southwell (20.4f, good) when last seen 11 months ago, driven clear having led last. Has clearly benefited no end from the fitting of cheekpieces and may do better still on reappearance from 6 lb higher.

Form: 03U5/21-

Annie Magic^p⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryan Carver| T: J Scott| OR: 100| D

9/1

Irish point winner who showed fairly useful form over hurdles last in 2022/23. Not as good as her form figures over fences last time round might suggest and ran poorly returned to hurdling at Newbury (24.2f, good to soft) in March. Best watched.

Form: 3P/P32P-

Trump Lady⁸³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: S Hosie| OR: 100| CD

33/1

Point/novice hurdle winner who offered little on chase bow but bounced back to form when scoring at Exeter back in January 2022. Shaped as if still in good form at Wincanton 8 days later but not seen since and returns for a new stable. Watching brief advised.

Form: 26P615/

Well Vicky¹²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: A Ralph| OR: 96

14/1

Won her first 3 handicaps in 2022/23, completing a quick-fire hat-trick at Plumpton (2m) last February. Only seen twice last season (pulled up both times) so percentage call is to look elsewhere after 4 months off despite a tumbling mark.

Form: 1140/PP-

After Many Days⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Stan Sheppard| T: H D Daly| OR: 96

11/2

Didn't perform at all badly under an inexperienced amateur when fifth of 13 on handicap debut at Leicester (20.5f, heavy) and built on that when third over a similar trip at Southwell (heavy again) next time. Not so good at Hereford since, however.

Form: 427537-

Clararose^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton| OR: 93

9/2

Runner-up on her final start in bumpers last season and back on track in a first-time tongue tie when second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Fakenham (20f, good, 9/1) 24 days ago. Should be bang there from the same mark.

Form: 2/358P2-

Darsi's Darling¹⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 93

100/1

Modest form when third in bumper on debut and matched that level at the third attempt over hurdles, filling the same position in mares' novice at Sedgefield (19.8f) in January 2023. Showed nothing after 9 months off on handicap debut when last seen in November and so looks an easy swerve.

Form: 386F3/P-

Grain Of Hope¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 97

8/1

Half-sister to useful hurdler Zanjabeel and has taken well to hurdling, runner-up twice before going one better at Ludlow (2m) in October. Well held sent handicapping after 13 weeks off at Cheltenham 18 days ago but this looks much more suitable stepping up in trip.

Form: 22126-

Pollyonesock¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 84

18/1

Limited form in bumpers/hurdles and low-key start for this yard on handicap bow at Ludlow. Unseated rider second on chase debut at Southwell (20.4f, good) recently and quickly reverts to timber.

Form: U3/658U-

Our Friend Mo^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: R T Dunne| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 84

8/1

Bettered anything she achieved over hurdles at the first attempt over fences when runner-up in handicap at Bangor (20.3f, heavy) in December. However, her form has gone the wrong way since, pulled up at Exeter the last twice. Switches back to hurdling.

Form: 26F5PP-

Miss Ghillie⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 82

16/1

Failed to complete both starts in points last spring and has well held in 3 mares maiden hurdles. Makes handicap debut and market can guide expectations returning from 3 months off.

Form: F/B050-

Non-Runners

Caughtinaspell¹²⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Clararose (9/2), Kit's Coty (5/1), After Many Days (11/2), Midnight Gold (15/2), Our Friend Mo (8/1), Grain Of Hope (8/1), Caughtinaspell (8/1), Annie Magic (9/1), Well Vicky (14/1), Miss Ghillie (16/1), Just Sophie (16/1), Pollyonesock (18/1), Trump Lady (33/1), Darsi's Darling (100/1)

CAUGHTINASPELL offered little on her 5 starts in Ireland but she's been allotted a modest mark as a result, and starting out for a yard with good record with new recruits, she's worth chancing for the in-form Olly Murphy yard. Second choice is Grain of Hope, who should appreciate this step up in trip, with Clararose and Midnight Gold taken to fight out third.