Heverlee Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Northern Lights Mares' Hurdle)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 47.5s

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Rivabodiva^t⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 117| C

25/1

Scored from 5lb lower at Hexham in October, but badly out of sorts in two runs since. Acts on testing ground but has a fair bit to prove again at present.

Form: 15-4194

Derriana Spirit⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 115| D

1/1

Continues to progress and now goes handicapping seeking a hat-trick from a fair-looking mark. Strong claims.

Form: 271-211

Liffeydale Dreamer^h,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 116

6/1

0-5 over hurdles, but ran well last time when 3¾L second at Navan. Could be more to come at this sort of trip and she is not ruled out.

Form: 62552

Talkofgold^v1³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Cook| T: M Todhunter| OR: 102

11/1

Sole win came on good ground in 2017. Drops 5lb after 21L defeat here over slightly shorter last month, but now tried in visor in a bid to get her back to her form of two years ago.

Form: 1324-75

Castaliera^h1³⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 98

10/1

Steady progress in maiden hurdles in Ireland (all 2m-2m2f). Plenty of stamina in her pedigree, and she looks interesting on her handicap debut, in a hood, now tried over this trip.

Form: 088-

Jessiemac^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: D R Fox| T: I A Duncan| OR: 95

12/1

Has run a couple of good races here over similar trips/C&D this season. They were on good to soft, and she was well held on soft last time. Bit to prove on the ground, and 2lb rise not ideal, but not written off.

Form: 744236

Sarvi¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: J S Goldie| OR: 104| C

4/1

0-7 over hurdles, but in the frame five times and again ran with credit here last time. Looks to have place claims once more.

Form: 243323

Non-Runners

Final Reminder²⁶⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Derriana Spirit (1/1), Final Reminder (5/2), Sarvi (4/1), Liffeydale Dreamer (6/1), Castaliera (10/1), Talkofgold (11/1), Jessiemac (12/1), Rivabodiva (25/1)

Castaliera is an interesting runner who could go well here, but it is hard to oppose DERRIANA SPIRIT, who looks to have got in off a very fair mark and is taken to score this time. Talkofgold, Jessiemac, and to a greater extent Sarvi, are others who could go well.