14:50 Wincanton

Thursday 6 March 2025

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Women Investors Network Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.35s

Blacksamssenorita¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 105

10/3

Promise on first of 3 starts in bumpers and fair form when placed on both starts over hurdles, latterly second of 9 in 2m Taunton maiden (soft) 16 days ago. Another prominent showing is likely.

Form: 30-732

Dawn's Desire³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford

300/1

Struggling when falling 4 out in Taunton mares' novice hurdle on debut.

Form: F

D Day Arvalenreeva²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: K P De Foy

9/1

Fair handicapper on Flat. Showed an aptitude for hurdling when fourth in a Uttoxeter mares' novice (2m, heavy) last month but the form is barely modest.

Form: 4

Getaways Gift⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: A J Honeyball

125/1

Runner-up on the second of 3 outings in bumpers last spring but achieved little when a distant last of 4 on recent Bangor hurdle debut after 10 months off. A tongue tie worn then is quickly discarded.

Form: 52-54

Kupka Vallis¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: C Boultbee-Brooks

150/1

Only minor promise in 2 novice hurdles this year, set to finish a remote third when unseating 2 out at Lingfield (2m, heavy) latterly. Looks more one for handicaps.

Form: 8U

Melleray Hill¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Anna Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: Anthony Charlton

150/1

Successful on second of 2 point starts in 2023 but made no impact in 2 hurdles in recent months.

Form: 51/87

Seas The Day²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

20/1

Shaped well when runner-up both starts in bumpers last season. That makes her hurdles exploits to date a little disappointing but she remains likely to do better at some point.

Form: 22-6U5

Seventeenothree¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott

125/1

Made the frame in 2 bumpers in January but always behind on C&D hurdle debut 19 days ago.

Form: 440

Somethingtosomeone⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke

10/1

Point runner-up. Beaten 22 lengths when third on C&D hurdle debut in November but set to better that form when falling 2 out at Exeter in January. Place claims.

Form: 2-3F

Morning Air⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

13/2

Fairly useful Flat winner in the mud in France and made a successful hurdle debut in the mud at Leicester in December. Weakened quite tamely when a well-held fifth at Doncaster 8 weeks later but it's still early days.

Form: 15

L'inoubliable²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: K Bishop

300/1

No promise in 2 starts last month.

Form: P7

Miss Altea Blue^t1⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130

4/5

Fairly useful form when runner-up twice in France last year. Not close to that level when fifth in a Newton Abbot juvenile for new yard in November but could prove a different proposition back from a break with a tongue tie refitted.

Form: 7-4225

Non-Runners

Cracker Muddle¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: Freddie Mitchell

Forecasts

Miss Altea Blue (4/5), Blacksamssenorita (10/3), Morning Air (13/2), D Day Arvalenreeva (9/1), Somethingtosomeone (10/1), Seas The Day (20/1), Cracker Muddle (50/1), Seventeenothree (125/1), Getaways Gift (125/1), Kupka Vallis (150/1), Melleray Hill (150/1), L'inoubliable (300/1), Dawn's Desire (300/1)

MISS ALTEA BLUE has a tongue strap refitted back from a break and is given another chance to get close to her French form, which would likely be more than good enough to come out on top here. Blacksamssenorita is second choice ahead of Somethingtosomeone.