Virgin Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 3m 51.78s

Timetoshine²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| D

9/4

Fairly useful on the Flat in France, successful twice on AW in 2024. Sold out of Fabrice Chappet's yard for €30,000 in November and, with a recent Flat run behind her, created a positive impression first time up over hurdles when forging clear at Huntingdon (15.8f) recently. Sure to progress.

Form: 1

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Anariza⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis| D

2/1

Easy winner sole start in point bumpers and offered something to work on under an exaggerated waiting ride when fourth in 10-runner bumper at Aintree on Rules debut in May. Again shaped with plenty of promise when third on Wetherby hurdles debut (2m) 9 months later and seems sure to progress.

Form: 1-43

Cracker Muddle²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore

125/1

Bred more for stamina than speed and looked one for the longer term on her Lingfield debut just over 3 weeks ago.

Form: 4

Miss Altea Blue^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Freddie Gingell| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130

11/8

Showed fairly useful form in France and produced an altogether more convincing effort than on her British debut 3 months earlier as she got off the mark over hurdles in 12-runner novice at Wincanton (15.2f) last week, readily. Could kick on now up and running for her top stable.

Form: 7-42251

Christian Bruce³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

40/1

Fair form in maidens on Flat (should be suited by at least 1½m) for William Haggas. Sold for 22,000 gns in December and shaped as if needing more of a test when sixth of 11 at Hereford on hurdling debut last month.

Form: 6

Nancy P⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: G & J Moore

40/1

Fair at best on Flat (stays 1½m) and made little impact in the face of a stiff task on Doncaster hurdling debut.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Miss Altea Blue (11/8), Anariza (2/1), Timetoshine (9/4), Christian Bruce (40/1), Nancy P (40/1), Cracker Muddle (125/1)

TIMETOSHINE ran out a decisive winner on her recent Huntingdon hurdling debut, despite being in need of the experience in terms of her jumping, so she's fancied to defy a penalty with plenty of improvement forthcoming. Anariza and Miss Altea Blue are the obvious threats.