15:55 Southwell

Tuesday 25 July 2023

All14:4515:2015:5516:2517:0017:30

signsolutions.org Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 5m 18.50s

1^st

River Of Joy

611-7

2/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, headway 6th, driven to challenge after 2 out, led before not fluent last, hard pressed flat, held on op 15/8

2^nd

Manimole

611-7

13/8f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in rear, headway before 8th, led 2 out, driven and headed before last, every chance flat, stayed on, just held op 15/8

3^rd

6 ½

Ma Belle Noire

611-7

10/3

T: H FryJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, led 7th, headed 2 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat op 3/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

Sunday Soldier

511-0

9/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Bryony Frost

In rear, niggled along after 4th, switched left and headway before 8th, outpaced in 4th 2 out, soon weakened tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

5^th

Horizon Dove

611-0

50/1

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th, closed next, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened op 22/1

6^th

2 ¾

The Swede

611-0

200/1

T: H BrownJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Took keen hold, chased leader, lost place 4th, behind 8th op 125/1

Also Ran

Mrs Jones

711-0

300/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Mr G Barfoot-Saunt

Took keen hold, led, clear after 1st until 4th, not fluent and headed 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out op 200/1

Pocket Of Pennies

511-0

125/1

T: Claire HitchJ: C Gethings

Held up in mid-division, closed 3rd, weakened after 3 out, pulled up after op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Maggie O²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Peter Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £1.20EX:£7.40Trifecta:£13.60SF:£6.09Swingers:£1.50, £1.80, £1.60

Forecasts

Manimole (13/8), River Of Joy (2/1), Ma Belle Noire (10/3), Sunday Soldier (9/2), Maggie O (25/1), Horizon Dove (50/1), Pocket Of Pennies (125/1), The Swede (200/1), Mrs Jones (300/1)

RIVER OF JOY only had to run to a modest level to come out on top at Ffos Las last month, but this is another weak affair and she still has scope for further improvement based on her bumper form, especially with the step up in trip likely to suit, so she's more appealing than Manimole and Ma Belle Noire, who both look fully exposed now. Sunday Solider was verging on fair in bumpers and could emerge as the chief threat now going hurdling for another new stable.