Equisign Tack And Feed Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 4m 40.72s

Appleshaw^h,t¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

6/1

Kayf Tara mare. Dam 11f/1½m winner. Fitted with headgear and made a promising start when second of 10 in a Plumpton bumper in December. This slight step up in trip sure to suit now hurdling

Form: 2-

Celestron Star²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: R & J & J Insole

9/4

Found Grade 2 bumper at Aintree too much in the spring but managed to win a pair of bumpers either side of that. That's a good platform to build on now hurdling.

Form: 610-1

Coeur De Coeurs²⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: N Mechie

200/1

Poor form at best on the Flat and likely outsider on hurdle debut after 9 months off.

Form:

Kill The Groove^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

18/1

Well held in bumpers in February/March but combination of a breathing op and a tongue clearly aided her cause when third at Plumpton 3 weeks ago. Hurdles debut.

Form: 3/U09-3

Queensworthy²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/6

Half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Queensbury Boy. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Nov 2024) and overcame greenness to make a winning bumper debut at Southwell 3 weeks ago. Form is fairly ordinary but she's sure to progress over hurdles.

Form: 2-1

Saratoga Lass^t¹⁰⁸⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

12/1

Point winner who garnered plenty of experience in Irish bumpers for Martin Brassil. failing to win but placed 3 times, though last of them was in June 2022. Belated return to the track having joined another good yard.

Form: 462633/

Sharona^t1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Bedi| OR: 93WS

50/1

Won a Flat maiden on heavy ground for Peter Chapple-Hyam in 2023 but missed 2024 and sold for only 2,000 gns ahead of hurdles debut. Modest form both starts in this sphere and she looks vulnerable. Has had a breathing operation and fitted with a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: 24-

Forecasts

Queensworthy (5/6), Celestron Star (9/4), Appleshaw (6/1), Saratoga Lass (12/1), Kill The Groove (18/1), Sharona (50/1), Coeur De Coeurs (200/1)

The form of QUEENSWORTHY's recent bumper win isn't anything to get excited about but she's a well-bred mare representing a superb stable, so she may well improve for the switch to hurdling and follow up. Celestron Star and Appleshaw also jump an obstacle for the first time and are feared most.