OLBG Racing Club Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 10.8s

There Runs Mary³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

1/1

€105,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth mare. Sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner She's A Fine Wine out of classy bumper/2¼m hurdle winner. Well backed and looked a good prospect when winning 8-runner bumper at Wincanton a month ago, seeing off Hill In Brazil. Plenty more to cone.

Form: 1

Heron In The Park⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: T R George

4/1

£280,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park mare. Closely related to smart 2m hurdler Glory And Fortune, and half-sister to 2 winners, including bumper winner Dramatic Pause. Won 4-finisher Irish point in December and fetched plenty after.

Form: 1

Hill In Brazil³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/1

Good start to his career when 1¼ lengths second of 8 to There Runs Mary in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, heavy, 9/2) on NH debut 30 days ago. 4 lb better off with that rival this time so there shouldn't be much between them again.

Form: 2

Queens Abbey⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Pritchard| T: B Pauling

15/2

€27,000 3-y-o, £78,000 4-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel mare. Sister to a winner, and half-sister to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Sporting John and fair hurdler Kala Brandy. Dam unraced. Placed both starts in Irish points and joined successful yard.

Form: 3-2

Ace Artist

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: N de Boinville| T: H Morrison

15/2

Jack Hobbs filly. Half-sister to dual bumper winners Urban Artist and Our Jester. Dam (b102) bumper winner, also 1¼m-1½m winner who stayed 1¾m on Flat. Likely type on paper.

Form:

Tyger Lily⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: T Bulgin

22/1

Sent off 9/1 when fifth of 8 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 73 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs to build on that effort to be a factor here.

Form: 5

Forecasts

There Runs Mary (1/1), Heron In The Park (4/1), Hill In Brazil (7/1), Queens Abbey (15/2), Ace Artist (15/2), Tyger Lily (22/1)

THERE RUNS MARY and Hill In Brazil dominated a Wincanton bumper a month ago and they may well come to the fore again. The latter is 4 lb better off this time but the former arguably boasts more scope for improvement, so is selected to come out on top again. There are a trio of interesting Rules newcomers in opposition, too, notably Heron In The Park.