32Red.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 11.2s

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All My Love¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Gina Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 119

2/1

C&D winner on soft ground here two starts ago but got racing way too early against chief market rival at Catterick last time and handed the race on a plate to a finisher. More than capable of winning this provided today's pilot takes heed of that.

Form: F12

Hope's Wishes¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: F Brennan| OR: 117

8/1

An ease in the weights in recent times has unsurprisingly coincided with her finishing closer to winning, including last time out when just 1L second in a similar contest. Back up 3lb for that, making this tougher.

Form: 433230-

Nautical Twilight^p⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: J M Jefferson| OR: 114

9/1

Back to hurdling today for the first time in almost two years, after looking exposed over fences. Highest winning mark over fences was 2lb below what she races off today, so not ruled out, although all wins on soft or heavy ground.

Form: 12F3-55

My Little Cracker^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ross Chapman⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 112

9/4

Handicapper had her rated at 120 when running in novices' contests a year ago, although she has not been able to live up to that in handicaps. Managed to win one from 107 last time out and is up 5lb now on a very different and less testing circuit and may again be vulnerable.

Form: 3P3211

Vic's Last Stand¹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: G Boanas| OR: 112

3/1

7lb higher than when last winning at Uttoxeter in September and comes back after almost four months off now with new licence holder in charge. Champion jockey booked and he will need to make a fair bit of use of her over this minimum trip but has claims.

Form: 223526-

Forecasts

All My Love (2/1), My Little Cracker (9/4), Vic's Last Stand (3/1), Hope's Wishes (8/1), Nautical Twilight (9/1)

A competitive little heat where the suggestion is VIC'S LAST STAND, who is 7lb higher than her last win, but may benefit from being freshened up and having the champ on her back. All My Love is a serious danger, while Nautical Twilight is not out of it if able to transfer her chasing ability back to this sphere.