15:10 Fontwell

Thursday 6 March 2025

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BetGoodwin Download The App Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 59.80s

1^st

Pipers Cross

811-13

7/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Cameron Johnstone-Baker (10)

Held up behind leaders, closed 6th, not fluent 9th, jumped left 2 out, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, led last strides op 10/3

2^nd

Miss Goldfire

612-0

2/1f

T: H FryJ: Miss Megan Bevan (7)

Held up behind leaders, not fluent 1st, closed 6th, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, dived left at last and led, headed last strides op 6/4

3^rd

Lyness Dancer

610-10

20/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: Tom Cannon

Prominent, led 3rd, not fluent 2 out, edged left and headed last, 3rd and no extra flat op 22/1 and tchd 25/1

4^th

Happy Returns

810-3

5/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Jumped left at times in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, headway after 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, soon well held op 9/1

5^th

Barra Blue

611-1

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison

Prominent, lost place 4 out, weakened before next op 9/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Ramalamadingdong

511-7

22/1

T: R BandeyJ: David Bass

Led until 3rd, lost place 6th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up op 25/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1

Tuscan Rose

710-10

10/3

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up behind leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, closed before 6th, not fluent 8th, handy when mistake and unseated rider 3 out op 7/2 tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.10, £1.70EX:£11.10Trifecta:£120.80SF:£11.12Swingers:£2.00, £9.70, £6.60

Forecasts

Miss Goldfire (2/1), Tuscan Rose (10/3), Pipers Cross (7/2), Happy Returns (5/1), Barra Blue (10/1), Lyness Dancer (20/1), Ramalamadingdong (22/1)

This could prove tactical, with no obvious pace on paper. Having proved she stays this far when second at Huntingdon last month, MISS GOLDFIRE may be ridden more aggressively and she is marginally preferred to Pipers Cross who also arrives in good heart but equally wouldn't want this to be a crawl, with stamina her strong suit. Tuscan Rose is forgiven her latest below-par effort and remains of interest now tackling this longer trip in first-time cheekpieces.