Jack Bevan - The Bookmaker Est 1897 Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 0.80s

1^st

A Montmartre

511-12

6/4j

T: Nick MitchellJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until after 4th, chased leader, led 6th, pushed clear after 3 out, very easily op 15/8 tchd 11/8

2^nd

Maggie's Dawn

511-9

12/1

T: D BraceJ: N P Madden

Edgy and sweating, took keen hold, held up in 4th place, dropped to rear 3rd, headway into 2nd 3 out until before next, went 2nd again near finish, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Hermarna

411-9

6/4j

T: N B KingJ: J E Moore

Took keen hold, tracked leading pair until 3rd, 3rd again when went left and hit 6th, driven in well held 2nd when hung right before 2 out, blundered 2 out, mistake last, lost 2nd near finish op 11/8 tchd 5/4

4^th

Kaspian Tern

611-2

5/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: M G Nolan

Tended to jump left and never fluent, tracked leader, hit 2nd and 3rd, led after 4th, hit next and driven, headed 6th, chased leaders under pressure, weakened next tchd 11/2

5^th

Actonetaketwo

710-1

25/1

T: D D ScottJ: James Best

Reluctant to line up and led in start, started slowly, headway tracking leaders 2nd, tracked leading pair and not fluent 3rd, reminders before 6th, weakened before next, tailed off op 18/1

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Non-Runners

Spanish Queen¹²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: Mark Gillard J: Dave Crosse

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.20, £3.80EX:£15.50Trifecta:£26.10SF:£15.74

Forecasts

A Montmartre (6/4), Hermarna (6/4), Kaspian Tern (5/1), Maggie's Dawn (12/1), Actonetaketwo (25/1), Spanish Queen (25/1)

A MONTMARTRE cost her connections €33,000 and they will be hoping she can land this as there will be few easier opportunities to recover some of the outlay. She has faced much sterner tests than this to date and her Flat form in France suggests she may possess too much speed for these. Her Plumpton third last month looks good enough to take this. Hermarna has not really adapted to this game but has winning form on the level. This is a lot easier than when chasing home the useful Secret Door last time and blinkers are now applied. The rest are a poor lot and Kaspian Tern may have enough about her to finish third.