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CopyBet Support Safer Gambling Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 3m 52.14s

Blue Topaz^t²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Hogan| T: F O'Brien

28/1

Point/bumper winner was found to have bled when pulled up on hurdle debut at Sedgefield in November. Off since but she's in very capable hands

Form: 4P1/41P-

Datstheholyallofit¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| D

8/1

Progressive form in bumpers, getting off the mark in 10-runner contest at Kelso in May. Bred for the jumping game and she's interesting kept to her own sex for hurdles debut.

Form: 44-1

Do Wah Diddy⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

150/1

Shaped with promise first time up when second in a junior bumper at Huntingdon in November 2024 but well held both starts since 18 months apart. Hurdles debut.

Form: 29/8

Elated^p⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 98

85/40

Consistent rather than progressive, placed all 4 starts over hurdles, no match for an improver in first time cheekpieces at Newton Abbot last month. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 533-332

Evenly⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

150/1

Mountain High mare. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to fair hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Bobs Law. Bred to need a trip over obstacles but showed ability in a course bumper in June.

Form: 6

Lady Bee Great⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 98

40/1

Failed to win in Ireland for Ross O'Sullivan, though did finish runner-up in a maiden against her own sex last spring. Has tasted success between the flags for current yard though.

Form: 60P3-11

Nala The Lioness^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

28/1

Started out in bumpers back in 2024, runner-up 3 times. Just the one success on the level since then and while she's fit from that code, others are preferred.

Form: 222P/

Sparkling Water^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

15/8

Failed to complete all 3 outings in points and surpassed the level achieved in a couple of bumpers for Ralph Beckett when making a winning debut for Dan Skelton at Uttoxeter last month. Should be plenty more to come now hurdling.

Form: FUP/42-1

Sweet Honey B²¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: C Boultbee-Brooks| OR: 96| D

11/1

Winner of sole start between the flags and showed promise on Rules debut in a bumper at Aintree in October 2023. Followed that with decent placed efforts in maiden/novice hurdles but she hasn't stood much racing since and no real impact in a pair of handicaps.

Form: 1233/56-

Whinny Houston⁴²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

300/1

Well held both starts in bumpers for Hannah James last summer.

Form: P0-

Matilda Maid⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Daniel Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: S Bradstock

200/1

Planteur filly. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser (Cheltenham Gold Cup winner) Coneygree out of modest hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¾m) Plaid Maid. Bred to be a stayer and shaped in kind in a course bumper in June.

Form: 0

Pearl Knot²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

200/1

Looks one for handicaps at longer trips later on.

Form: U58

Take The Boat³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: G Nicholls| OR: 95

10/3

Fair performer at up to 1¾m on the Flat who ran to a similar level sent hurdling when a close second in a Stratford novice in May. Back to that sort of form when third at Newton Abbot a month ago and she's likely to be involved.

Form: 233

Adba²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Kimber| T: Faye Bramley

150/1

Starspangledbanner filly. Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f winner) Arslan. Modest form on Flat (stays 8.5f) for Ralph Beckett and given a kind introduction to hurdling amidst mistakes last month.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Dreaming Of The Dr²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Dr R Newland J: Luke Scott

Forecasts

Sparkling Water (15/8), Elated (85/40), Take The Boat (10/3), Datstheholyallofit (8/1), Sweet Honey B (11/1), Dreaming Of The Dr (16/1), Nala The Lioness (28/1), Blue Topaz (28/1), Lady Bee Great (40/1), Do Wah Diddy (150/1), Adba (150/1), Evenly (150/1), Pearl Knot (200/1), Matilda Maid (200/1), Whinny Houston (300/1)

SPARKLING WATER looked much improved when making a winning start for Dan Skelton at Uttoxeter last month and sure to be well prepared for this switch to hurdling, she'll take some stopping. Datstheholyallofit also won a bumper last time so she commands respect, while Take The Boat is likely to give her running.