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Saturday 26 March 2022

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Herring Queen Series Final Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 3m 54.30s

1^st

Theatre Glory

511-12

85/40f

T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Nathan Brennan (7)

Travelled strongly, tracked leader, led 6th, clear when jumped left last, easily op 9/4 tchd 2/1

2^nd

4 ½

Rae Des Champs

510-4

7/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, kept on op 13/2

3^rd

4 ½

Betty Baloo

610-5

13/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up towards rear, headway before 4th, not fluent next, went 3rd before last, no impression on winner, no extra flat op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

Taragrace

610-0

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Handy on inside, lost place before 3rd, well beaten from 6th, plugged on before last, went modest 4th close home op 11/1

5^th

Aliomaana

410-1

3/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Led, reached at 5th, mistake next, soon headed, lost 2nd before last, mistake and no extra last op 11/4

6^th

Bella Bluesky

610-1

14/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Callum Bewley

In rear, not much room 4th, well beaten after next, tailed off

Also Ran

Haseefah

510-11

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, blundered 2nd and 4th, some headway 5th, no impression, well beaten after 6th, fell last op 17/2

Martha Willow

510-0

16/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: C O'Farrell

Mid-division on outside, weakened before 5th, soon behind, pulled up after op 14/1

Non-Runners

Cancan¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.13Pl:£1.70, £1.80, £1.80EX:£16.90Trifecta:£54.90Tricast:£82.34SF:£17.54Swingers:£3.10, £2.60, £5.70

Forecasts

Theatre Glory (85/40), Aliomaana (3/1), Betty Baloo (13/2), Cancan (13/2), Rae Des Champs (7/1), Haseefah (8/1), Taragrace (12/1), Bella Bluesky (14/1), Martha Willow (16/1)

ALIOMAANA looked an improved model after a break when scoring at Wincanton so is taken to make her first start in handicaps a winning one. Fellow handicap debutante Theatre Glory also has better days ahead of her and rates a serious threat on the back of her Warwick success, though the progressive Rae des Champs and hat-trick seeking Taragrace shortlisted too.