13:45 Wincanton

Saturday 9 November 2024

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BetMGM Richard Barber Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 7.42s

Sabrina^p,t¹⁸²

28/1

Produced a career best refitted with cheekpieces when winning 11-runner C&D handicap in April. Merely added to her patchy record when pulled up at Haydock the following month. Has had wind surgery ahead of reappearance. Cobden on the yard's other runner.

Form: 1/4381-P

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Pretending²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: G Sheehan| T: L Wadham| OR: 122

11/4

Ended last season with a win in a big-field event at Cheltenham (2½m) in April and improved again to score on her Uttoxeter reappearance 22 days ago. Raised another 6 lb but further progress can't be ruled out in her current mood.

Form: 43221-1

All The Glory^p¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 121| D

8/1

Improved when taking the EBF Mares' Final at Newbury (2½m, good to soft) in March. A bit better than the result in a couple of warm handicaps at Market Rasen over the summer and returns from a break with the yard going well. Not discounted.

Form: 251-F56

Space Voyage^p,t¹⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 118| D

16/1

Bounced back to form to win a 2½m Perth handicap in April and creditable fifth of 14 at Aintree the following month. Can be competitive if fully primed after 6 months off.

Form: 357P1-5

Porter In The Park³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 116| D

16/1

Pair of wins over 3m+ earlier in the year. Shaped as if better for first outing in 10 weeks when fifth over 25f at Huntingdon last month but this test might be sharper than ideal.

Form: 1-21255

Greyval²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114| BF

11/1

Dual winner in her juvenile season but has drawn a blank since, finishing last of 6 in 2m Stratford handicap last month. Remains to be seen whether a significant step up in trip sparks an upturn in her fortunes.

Form: 664-346

The Height Of Fame^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Brendan Powell| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 113| BF| CD

14/1

Stuck on 21.5f Newton Abbot reappearance in July. Went close at Worcester the following month but not in the same form the last twice.

Form: 16-1234

Bethpage³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 112| D

12/1

Progressive mare who completed the hat-trick in good style at Southwell in June. Good efforts in defeat twice since and likely to be in the thick of things again.

Form: 41-1132

Larchmont Lass^h²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 111| BF| CDWS

11/4

Useful listed bumper winner and came good over hurdles in a C&D novice in February. Not seen to best effect in a couple of handicaps in the spring and very interesting on this return to action after wind surgery.

Form: 524145-

Mermaids Cave¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 110

13/2

Landed a fourth win since switching to Jame Owen when leading late on over 19.5f at Bangor (heavy) 11 days ago. Just as effective on a sounder surface. Should give another good account.

Form: 111541

Strong Belle²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 107

28/1

Bagged 2m mares' maiden at Bangor in February but only fifth of 6 on her completed start in handicaps since. Others are more obvious.

Form: PF21-P5

Pure Theatre^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 105| BF

20/1

Tasted success twice in mares' hurdles in spring 2023 but has been more miss than hit since. Labouring a long way out switched to fences at Fontwell in September and quickly returns to the smaller obstacles.

Form: 1363-68

Non-Runners

Good Look Charm²²⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: A J Honeyball J: Rex Dingle

Ma Belle Noire¹⁸⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: H Fry J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

Larchmont Lass (11/4), Pretending (11/4), Mermaids Cave (13/2), All The Glory (8/1), Greyval (11/1), Bethpage (12/1), Good Look Charm (12/1), The Height Of Fame (14/1), Ma Belle Noire (14/1), Porter In The Park (16/1), Space Voyage (16/1), Pure Theatre (20/1), Sabrina (28/1), Strong Belle (28/1)

Two defeats in the spring shouldn't be taken to suggest LARCHMONT LASS can't do some damage from this sort of mark and she can make a successful return from wind surgery back at the scene of her novice win. Mermaids Cave is yet another who has thrived for the switch to James Owen and is next on the list ahead of Pretending and Bethpage.