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Saturday 30 November 2024

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Allied Massarellas 65 Years And Counting Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:53 | Winning time: 4m 37.52s

Dameofthecotswolds³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 122

8/15

Bumper winner who has improved again over hurdles this term, making it 2 wins from her last 3 starts with a stylish success in a mares' novice at Ludlow (21.2f, good to soft). Rider takes off handy 7 lb and she's very much the one to beat.

Form: 542121

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Aunty Christine²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham

66/1

Little impact in a couple of bumpers and she was beaten a fair way when third of 7 on hurdles debut in a 19.6f Huntingdon novice on return earlier this month. Probably more one for the longer term.

Form: 70-3

Bluey²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

6/1

Picked up for £27,000 after making it fifth time lucky in points in January. Hooded when scoring on subsequent Rules debut in a Plumpton bumper (17.8f, good to soft), making all, and she's of interest now switched to hurdles. Goes without headgear this time.

Form: 52/3611-

Millie Supreme²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

4/1

£30,000 purchase after winning 3 of 6 starts in Irish points and found just one too strong on hurdles debut at Carlisle (2½m, good to soft), in turn pulling clear of the rest. Should make her presence felt.

Form: 42P1-12

Rialannah³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 107

9/1

Remains a maiden following 7 attempts in this sphere and while she was runner-up twice during the spring, this 5-y-o has failed to fire both starts since returning to action last month.

Form: 5422-4P

Swallowfields²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Harry Derham| BF

33/1

Attracted plenty of support ahead of her introduction in a Uttoxeter bumper in April but she was safely held. In good hands and will probably leave that form well behind in time but sizeable step forward will be needed if she's to make a winning hurdles debut.

Form: 5-

Troubleisontheway^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

200/1

Well beaten starting out in a bumper last October and she didn't show much on debut in this sphere either.

Form: 0-0

Jessie Jump Jet²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: T Lacey

33/1

Fair fourth of 9 in a bumper on debut at Huntingdon in May and also offered something to work on when third in a Uttoxeter maiden hurdle (15.8f, good to soft) at the begining of this month. Still, she will probably come into her own in handicaps in due course.

Form: 43

Non-Runners

Boombox Baby³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dameofthecotswolds (8/15), Millie Supreme (4/1), Bluey (6/1), Rialannah (9/1), Boombox Baby (25/1), Swallowfields (33/1), Jessie Jump Jet (33/1), Aunty Christine (66/1), Troubleisontheway (200/1)

It probably wasn't the strongest of races that DAMEOFTHECOTSWOLDS won at Ludlow but she nevertheless did the job well and is taken to follow up here. Millie Supreme, who made an encouraging Rules debut when second to a potentially useful type at Carlisle, gets the nod ahead of bumper winner Bluey for forecast purposes.