15:20 Ludlow

Thursday 24 October 2024

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Richard Strachan Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 8.95s

Regal Renaissance¹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 111| C

5/1

Resumed winning ways over hurdles at Chepstow in March and backed it up with two good efforts, just touched off here on chasing debut five months ago. Definite player.

Form: 42312-2

So Said I^b¹⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gingell⁽³⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 110| CD

5/2

Opened his account in this sphere at Lingfield in February. Signed off with a creditable fourth from out of the weights at Cheltenham and shouldn't be written off returning on her proper mark.

Form: 2271B4-

Love Of Neymore¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 107

22/1

14/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft) 6 months ago, responding well. Upped in trip for this chasing debut and is one to be interested in.

Form: 89/P431-

Shirocco's Dream^t¹⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 106| D

12/1

Scored over fences at Hereford (25.2f) almost a year ago and, while her form was up and down subsequently, she ran with credit over hurdles at Newton Abbot when last seen four months ago.

Form: 542P-72

Kit's Coty¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 103

4/1

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. Back on track when last seen five months ago and looks an interesting chasing debutant.

Form: 2/U41P-3

Mistral Nell¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 103| BF

10/1

Fair hurdler who ran up to her best when runner-up in a handicap at Kelso five months ago. Should be well prepared for this chasing debut and can make her presence felt if taking to it.

Form: P217-22

Current Mood¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 102| C| D

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler at her best, though below that level last season over hurdles and fences. Might have needed her return at Stratford and is on a fair mark.

Form: P6436-5

Another Day Out^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 98| D

8/1

Winning Irish pointer and got off the mark under Rules in 6-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f, good) in May. Returned with a solid showing at Market Rasen last month and is likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 354-815

Non-Runners

Flintara¹⁸⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: R Bandey J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

So Said I (5/2), Kit's Coty (4/1), Flintara (4/1), Regal Renaissance (5/1), Current Mood (6/1), Another Day Out (8/1), Mistral Nell (10/1), Shirocco's Dream (12/1), Love Of Neymore (22/1)

FLINTARA made a positive start to her chasing career last season and is the type to do better again this time round, so she's preferred to Regal Renaissance in an open-looking contest. Ex-pointer Kit's Coty is worthy of interest having her first go over fences.