CSP Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 1.5s

Kitty Foyle⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins

14/1

Fairly useful stayer on the Flat (stays 2m) and bright start over hurdles when landing 9-runner mares' novice at Newton Abbot (16.8f) 48 days ago, winning readily. Open to improvement but this demands a sizeable step forward on what she achieved then.

Form: 1

Listentoyourheart⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

1/2

Overcame inexperience to make a winning bumper debut at Sedgefield (16.8f) last autumn and even better form in defeat taking on stronger company after. Impressive when bolting up on return/hurdles debut in a mares' maiden at Market Rasen (16.6f) in September and big player with more to come.

Form: 1225-1

Mary^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: Ian Williams| OR: 108| D

11/2

Off the mark in big-field Stratford handicap (16.3f) in August and improved (fair form) when runner-up on 2 of her 3 starts since, latterly in mares' novice at Southwell (15.8f) 2 weeks ago. However, she lacks the potential of a couple here.

Form: P412F2

Roaring Home²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: H D Daly

4/1

Plenty of promise in 3 bumper starts and marked herself out as a good prospect in this sphere when winning 9-runner mares' maiden at Exeter (16.7f) on return 4 weeks ago. Looks sure to improve and may well pose chief threat to Listentoyourheart.

Form: 24-21

Forecasts

Listentoyourheart (1/2), Roaring Home (4/1), Mary (11/2), Kitty Foyle (14/1)

Having built up a solid record in bumpers, LISTENTOYOURHEART made the perfect start in this sphere when impressively landing an 8-runner Market Rasen novice (16.6f) 6 weeks ago. Open to above average improvement, this looks a good opportunity for her to follow up. Exeter-scorer Roaring Home appeals as the one to give Dan Skelton's mare most to think about.