13:45 Sedgefield

Tuesday 16 March 2021

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Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 7.39s

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Shore Shanty²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 110

9/2

Showed plenty of ability in bumpers and made a winning hurdles debut at Ludlow in November. Has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts, but drying ground will help and she's not written off.

Form: 4-2144

Courting Insanity¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: S R B Crawford

16/1

Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 31f) Perfect Candidate. Looked held when unseating rider sole start between the flags and Little Actress is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: U

Donna's Diva¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Oakley Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: C Grant

150/1

Well beaten in bumpers and hasn't shown enough in a couple of starts in this sphere to suggest that she's capable of winning a race of this nature.

Form: 0-5P5

Dream Over²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| D

9/1

Dual point winner who did the job well when making a successful Rules debut in 17f Carlisle bumper last month. This stiffer test will suit now hurdling and she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 65/P1-11

Graces Order^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: O Murphy| OR: 110| C

3/1

Well-bred filly who won a bumper here last March. Promise in mares' maiden hurdles at Wincanton and Huntingdon this season and she's open to improvement.

Form: 341-34

Harrisons Promise⁸²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett

125/1

Bumper winner in 2017, but offered little in 2 starts over hurdles the following year and she's hard to warm to back from a lengthy absence.

Form: 231589/

Little Actress³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

5/2

Has taken significant steps forward on each of her 3 starts in this sphere, close third in a 16-runner Fairyhouse maiden (20.2f, heavy) last time. One to consider.

Form: 9043

Miss Tara Moss²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 105

3/1

Bettered previous efforts when second in maiden hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, heavy) in January. Found 17f too sharp at Carlisle since and each-way chance back up in trip here.

Form: 7523

Nans Gift²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison

100/1

Little show in Irish points in 2020 and efforts under Rules, including on hurdles debut at Market Rasen last time, have left much to be desired.

Form: UUF677

Red Opium¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Page Fuller| T: J Coward

300/1

Hard to make a case for judged on what she showed on recent debut in a Catterick novice.

Form: 0

Rock On Rita²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

Winner of sole start between the flags and has shown clear signs of ability in novice events at Fontwell and Taunton. Still, it's likely that she'll come into her own when switched to handicaps.

Form: 145

Forecasts

Little Actress (5/2), Miss Tara Moss (3/1), Graces Order (3/1), Shore Shanty (9/2), Dream Over (9/1), Courting Insanity (16/1), Rock On Rita (20/1), Nans Gift (100/1), Harrisons Promise (125/1), Donna's Diva (150/1), Red Opium (300/1)

DREAM OVER made the perfect start to her Rules career when landing a Carlisle bumper and, with the prospect of more to come now going up in trip and switched to hurdles, she gets the nod. Shore Shanty is not one to write off just yet, but bigger threats may be posed by Graces Order, who remains capable of better, and Irish-raider Little Actress.