Aspen Insurance Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 46.85s

1^st

Funny Oyster

410-2

4/1

T: C GordonJ: Harry Reed (7)

In rear and in touch, headway 3 out, challenged last, kept on to lead towards finish op 11/2

2^nd

Hope's Wishes

711-12

5/1

T: F BrennanJ: T Dowling (7)

Soon tracked leaders and keen, led before 2 out, soon pressed, kept on and headed towards finish op 6/1

3^rd

A Montmartre

510-12

12/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and one pace before last, went 3rd run-in tchd 14/1

4^th

1 ½

Knightly Pleasure

611-3

4/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Led, pressed 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in tchd 9/2

5^th

Top And Drop

611-3

5/4f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leader, not fluent 1st, slow 2nd, lost place after 3 out op Evens tchd 10/11

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Non-Runners

Dites Rien²⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: S Corby

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.40, £2.10EX:£21.40Trifecta:£79.70SF:£21.86

Forecasts

Top And Drop (5/4), Funny Oyster (4/1), Knightly Pleasure (4/1), Hope's Wishes (5/1), Dites Rien (5/1), A Montmartre (12/1)

A tricky little race from a betting perspective as they all have something to prove for one reason or another. However, TOP AND DROP is back over hurdles off a winnable mark and she is taken to have the edge over Knightly Pleasure, who is open to improvement but needs to up the ante from recent performances. Hope's Wishes won this last year and has claims on the pick of her efforts but has been out of sorts lately, so a bigger threat may be posed by A Montmartre who has speed from the Flat and can make an impact if her stamina holds out.