15:10 Huntingdon

Thursday 2 January 2025

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Season Tickets On Sale Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 17.63s

Speiriuil³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: N J Hawke| OR: 98

4/1

Resumed her progress to get off the mark in 7-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Lingfield (19.5f, good to soft) 35 days ago, staying on well. Respected in follow-up bid up 4 lb.

Form: 224-271

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Ask Me Another²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 97

11/4

Took another step forward when opening her account in 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, soft) by 7 lengths from Rockola, forging clear. Off 8 months but type to go on improving now upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 5631-

Rockola³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 97

3/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 6-runner handicap hurdle (5/4) at Southwell (20.4f, good) 37 days ago, forging clear. Nudged up 6 lb but open to further improvement.

Form: 33U2-41

Our Pink Lady¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 97

13/2

Improved when landing back-to-back handicaps over 20.4f at Southwell in March. Has found life tougher off higher marks since but is entitled to sharpen up for her recent return at Catterick.

Form: 3114-57

Near Dark³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Joshua Parker⁽⁷⁾| T: M Wigham| OR: 96

33/1

Point winner in April 2022 and left previous hurdling efforts behind when third in a novice at Uttoxeter on sole outing for Henry Daly. Ran to a similar level when second in a small-field handicap at Leicester on first start for this yard but needs more in a deeper race here.

Form: 31/PP-32

Ezmerellda⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 95

10/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who got off the mark in this sphere at Doncaster last December. Respectable fourth of 12 on Stratford reappearance but went backwards at Kempton last time. Up in trip.

Form: 142F-45

Talysh³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 86

50/1

Didn't achieve much when making the frame in a couple of mares maidens first 2 starts this season and has made a discouraging start to life in handicaps.

Form: 4-440P

Call Blue⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 81

5/1

Remains a maiden but held her form well over hurdles prior to disappointing on both starts over fences. Not dismissed.

Form: 3/22605

Raincloud⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: M C Chapman| OR: 81

100/1

Poor maiden who finished last of 8 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to soft, 33/1) last week. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 26P248

Non-Runners

Nobody's Perfect⁵¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: Billy Aprahamian J: James Bowen

Dana's Gem⁵⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Misting¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N B King J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Ask Me Another (11/4), Rockola (3/1), Speiriuil (4/1), Call Blue (5/1), Our Pink Lady (13/2), Ezmerellda (10/1), Dana's Gem (10/1), Nobody's Perfect (10/1), Near Dark (33/1), Talysh (50/1), Misting (50/1), Raincloud (100/1)

A good-looking race for the grade. ASK ME ANOTHER was comfortably on top of Rockola when the pair met in a juvenile event at Hereford in April and, with Robbie Llewellyn's filly bred to go on improving now stepping up in trip, she's taken to confirm her superiority and come out on top. Rockola is open to further progress herself and has to be respected, along with fellow last-time-out winner Speiriuil.