16:20 Warwick

Wednesday 22 March 2017

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Ricoh Arena Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 53.10s

1^st

Sparkling River

711-4

11/4

T: Henry OliverJ: R Johnson

Made all, clear when mistake 2 out, stayed on well op 3/1

2^nd

Spellbound

811-8

9/4f

T: A KingJ: James Banks

Pressed winner, jumped left 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression before next tchd 5/2

3^rd

Lady Beaufort

611-5

12/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: J E Moore

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden before 7th, soon lost touch, well behind 3 out, plugged on into remote 3rd latter stages op 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

One Big Love

911-7

9/1

T: H FryJ: N P Madden

Held up, progress into 3rd from 7th, mistake 3 out, weakened before next, lost 3rd latter stages op 8/1

5^th

Listen To The Man

711-12

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out op 7/2

Also Ran

Llantara

610-10

8/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Held up in rear, mistake 7th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Kentford Heiress¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J W Mullins J: Daniel Sansom

Pulling Power³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: David Bass

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £2.00EX:£12.30Trifecta:£71.20Tricast:£57.07SF:£9.45Swingers:£2.50, £2.30, £5.20

Forecasts

Spellbound (9/4), Sparkling River (11/4), Listen To The Man (3/1), Kentford Heiress (7/1), Llantara (8/1), One Big Love (9/1), Lady Beaufort (12/1), Pulling Power (14/1)

Having the stamina for the trip will be the key to this and, with a few of these uncertain to truly appreciate the distance, a chance is taken on LISTEN TO THE MAN taking this latest challenge in her stride. The Dan Skelton-trained mare has made good progress from winning at Bumper at Wetherby through to getting off the mark over hurdles last time out. She is open to further improvement and may have too much in the locker for the likes of: Llantara and Lady Beaufort on this occasion. A market move for One Big Love would also be noteworthy.