15:08 Newton Abbot

Friday 4 July 2025

All13:5814:3315:0815:4316:1816:53

South West Rail Solutions Ltd Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 22.1s

Dancingontheedge^t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 98| CD

9/2

Smooth-travelling type who matched the pick of her hurdles form when a promising third on chase debut here last autumn. Folded quite tamely in a 3¼m chase here 7 weeks ago but won this last year and might pack more punch at the finish now.

Form: 12432-4

Our Pink Lady^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen| OR: 91

6/1

Back-to-back winner at Southwell in spring 2024 and plenty of creditable efforts in defeat since, including second of 12 back at Southwell (20.5f) last month.

Form: 53224-2

Klervia²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: F Brennan| OR: 90

18/1

Placed in novice hurdles around 2m on good ground in May (including here) but finished a remote third when stepped up to 2½m for Worcester handicap debut on a soft 4 weeks ago. The return to a likely quicker surface here may help.

Form: 7/PP-323

Hurst Hill²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 84

15/2

Poor maiden but was a back-to-form third in a 26.5f course handicap 3 weeks ago. Just as effective over shorter and place claims if she can back that up.

Form: U35-983

Miss Popalong⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 80

3/1

Best effort in handicaps when length second of 7 over 3m at Ffos Las 6 weeks ago, pulling clear of the rest behind a gambled-on winner. Unlikely to be far away if showing up in similar form.

Form: PF/343-2

Kenmya⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 80

10/3

Fair on Flat in France/Spain (stays 1¼m). Yet to better modest form over hurdles but latest near miss over 19.5f at Bangor suggests she has a race in her from her lowly mark.

Form: 95686-2

Luna Run^p⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams| OR: 79

11/2

Reacted well to cheekpieces (retained) when getting off the mark in a small field at Taunton (3m) in March. Let down by her jumping at Ludlow since.

Form: 43441-U

Pretty Punctual^t⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: M Comley| OR: 59

50/1

Well held in bumper/hurdles. More chance now handicapping but still very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6008-

Non-Runners

Organic²⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: N P Mulholland J: C O'Farrell

Forecasts

Miss Popalong (3/1), Kenmya (10/3), Dancingontheedge (9/2), Luna Run (11/2), Our Pink Lady (6/1), Hurst Hill (15/2), Klervia (18/1), Organic (25/1), Pretty Punctual (50/1)

KENMYA's latest Bangor effort suggests it's only matter of time before she's winning for Dan Skelton. Miss Popalong took a step forward when runner-up at Ffos Las 6 weeks ago and may provide the main threat ahead of the Nicholls runner and last year's winner Dancingontheedge.