Seasons Greetings From Hexham Bookmakers Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:56 | Winning time: 4m 43.44s

Azahara Palace^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: A Keatley

85/40

Fairly useful handicapper at up to 13.5f on the Flat for Hughie Morrison, latest success gained at Epsom in July. Changed hands for 35,000 gns and and made an encouraging start to her hurdling career when second in novice at Wetherby 2 weeks ago. Well up to winning a similar event.

Form: 2

Mad Mag¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

9/1

Winner of the first of her 2 starts in Irish points and better effort over hurdles when third of 5 in novice at Wetherby 2 weeks ago, aided by the run of the race. More needed again.

Form: 13/53

Moira My Love³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: I A Duncan

250/1

Probably flattered on debut and has shown nothing next 2 starts, including on hurdles debut here on return.

Form: 58-P

Mystical Martika³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 91

12/1

Porr maiden under Rules and has bled. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 55P-47

Trinity Street³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: H D Daly| BF

8/13

£115,000 4-y-o, Mahler filly. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Beware The Bear. Easily won sole start in Irish points in May and showed plenty when second in a Carlisle bumper last month. Interesting hurdling newcomer.

Form: 12

Non-Runners

Gintime³³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Trinity Street (8/13), Azahara Palace (85/40), Gintime (5/1), Mad Mag (9/1), Mystical Martika (12/1), Moira My Love (250/1)

Fairly useful Flat recruit AZAHARA PALACE made an encouraging start to her hurdling career when second at Wetherby and is fancied to go one better. Point winner Trinity Street showed plenty when second in a bumper and is the obvious threat.