17:30 Southwell

Tuesday 11 June 2024

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Get The Inside Track With Raceday Ready Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 12.34s

Our Pink Lady^t⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: James Owen| OR: 100| CD

5/1

Lightly raced and improved when landing back-to-back C&D handicaps in March. Never looked like completing the hat-trick at Uttoxeter and while that race may have come too soon given that it was her third within a 5-week period, she looks up against it under top-weight.

Form: 663114-

Blow The Budget^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 95

6/1

Remains a maiden but this will be just her seventh start over hurdles and, having undergone a wind op following a low-key effort at Musselburgh in February, she posted arguably her best effort yet when third of 10 back from a break at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) recently. Possibilities.

Form: P3588-3

Kellie's Dream²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: D Bourke| OR: 92

7/1

Dual handicap hurdle winner for Andrew Slattery in Ireland and showed a bit when making the frame at Carlisle on her stable debut in February. Yet to fully click for present yard but she's dangerous to discount back up in trip here with her mark continuing to head south.

Form: 64474-5

Mrs Tabitha^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 88| BF

2/1

Debut bumper winner at Bangor and left previous hurdling form well behind when justifying support in a 9-runner event on handicap debut at Ludlow in April. Didn't do much wrong when runner-up at Sedgefield (19.8f, good) since and she should have a part to play.

Form: 1/P071-2

Fiadh^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 80| D

12/1

Won over 3m at Wetherby last March but has shown very little recently since returning from an 11-month absence in March. Passed over.

Form: 16/PP9-0

Emily Wade^h,t1⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 78| BF| CD

10/3

Opened hurdles account off a 2 lb higher mark over C&D last March. Not at her best in 5 starts since returning from a break in October but it could be that she's essentially a spring/summer horse and she will have a real chance if responding well to the first-time tongue strap.

Form: 035769-

Far Away West^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 75

25/1

Yet to trouble the judge under Rules and improvement was not forthcoming on last month's handicap debut at Fontwell.

Form: U6/507-8

Non-Runners

Mays Hill¹⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Lady Salvador³⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: J & S Best J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Mrs Tabitha (2/1), Emily Wade (10/3), Our Pink Lady (5/1), Mays Hill (5/1), Blow The Budget (6/1), Kellie's Dream (7/1), Fiadh (12/1), Lady Salvador (16/1), Far Away West (25/1)

A chance is taken on KELLIE'S DREAM, who is 11 lb lower in the weights compared to when making her debut for present connections in February and this step back up in trip/drying ground may help. Emily Wade also figures on a good mark and she will be a big threat if on-song, while Mrs Tabitha is third choice ahead of Blow The Budget.