12:55 Carlisle

Sunday 2 December 2018

All12:2512:5513:2514:0014:3015:0015:30

Smarkets Northern Lights Mares' Hurdle Series Final Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 18.50s

1^st

Hidden Dilemma

510-4

6/4f

T: S R B CrawfordJ: R Johnson

In touch main group, headway after 4 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, in no danger after, ridden out flat, comfortably op 11/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 3/1

2^nd

Baby Ticker

910-9

11/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Mid-division, ridden to chase clear leaders after 3 out, untidy last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with easy winner op 8/1

3^rd

Princess Mononoke

710-9

16/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (7)

Held up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden and edged left after 2 out, soon chased clear winner, never a threat, lost 2nd flat op 9/1

4^th

1 ¼

Theatre Act

710-0

40/1

T: C GrantJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked clear leader and clear of rest to before 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced by front pair, kept on under pressure from last, no impression op 33/1 tchd 50/1

5^th

Victoria Says

610-10

5/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Mid-division, driven before 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders op 9/1

6^th

Bon Chic

911-13

14/1

T: James MoffattJ: Henry Brooke

Led, clear to before 3 out, ridden and headed before next, weakened between last 2 op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 16/1

7^th

Secret Escape

610-13

11/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

In touch main group, pushed along after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off op 4/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

1 ½

Dark Sunset

710-13

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Harrison Beswick (7)

Mid-division, lost place after 6th, soon behind, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Champagne To Go

810-10

10/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Held up, always behind, struggling after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 12/1

Reivers Lodge

610-0

25/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Held up, always behind, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 22/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Beyondtemptation¹¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: J C Haynes J: S Mulqueen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £2.20, £2.70EX:£16.80Trifecta:£167.00Tricast:£194.80SF:£18.96Swingers:£3.30, £5.50, £15.40

Forecasts

Hidden Dilemma (6/4), Victoria Says (5/1), Secret Escape (11/2), Champagne To Go (10/1), Baby Ticker (11/1), Dark Sunset (12/1), Bon Chic (14/1), Princess Mononoke (16/1), Beyondtemptation (25/1), Reivers Lodge (25/1), Theatre Act (40/1)

Several could fancy their chances here, with Bon Chic on the short-list, alongside Victoria Says and Baby Ticker. Beyondtemptation is not written off, but preference is for SECRET ESCAPE, who appears the pick of Donald McCain's trio on jockey bookings and has claims in first-time cheekpieces.

Secret Escape
Bon Chic
Victoria Says

Previous Winners

2017

Our Valentina

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: J J Slevin | T: S R B Crawford

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £21,665.002nd: £6,433.003rd: £3,216.004th: £1,603.005th: £805.006th: £406.007th: £203.008th: £98.00