Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 22.15s

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Haute Estime⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 125

22/1

Resumed her progress to make it 2-3 over hurdles in 6-runner listed event at Haydock (18.9f) 61 days ago, by ½ length from Nina The Terrier. May do better again now stepping up to 2½m.

Form: 24-3141

Love Envoi^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry| OR: 128| D

10/11

Wexford bumper winner who progressed further to complete the hat-trick over hurdles in 7-runner novice at Lingfield (2m) 27 days ago, kept up to work. Back up in trip and will go on improving.

Form: 1-111

Nina The Terrier⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 133| BF

11/2

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles in novice company at Newbury in December. Fell there next time but showed no ill-effects when just failing in a messy race won by Haute Estime at Haydock latest.

Form: 4-111F2

Speech Bubble²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Noel Williams| OR: 128

9/4

Bumper winner who built on her hurdling debut promise when scoring with a bit in hand at Newbury (20.5f) 29 days ago. Open to further improvement and not to be underestimated.

Form: 162-21

Swincombe Fleat²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 116

25/1

Bumper winner who left her opening hurdles run behind when successful at Exeter in December, but found Speech Bubble too strong under a penalty at Newbury since. Stiff task.

Form: 140-314

La Renommee^h1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 120

22/1

A fair winner in France. Sold for €120,000 in November and shaped as if better for the run after 3 months off when fourth in a listed event at Doncaster (16.6f) 20 days ago.

Form: 124

Non-Runners

Coquelicot¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Love Envoi (10/11), Speech Bubble (9/4), Nina The Terrier (11/2), Coquelicot (16/1), Haute Estime (22/1), La Renommee (22/1), Swincombe Fleat (25/1)

There was a lot to like about how LOVE ENVOI went about things at Lingfield last month and she's fancied to carry on progressing now back up in trip, so makes plenty of appeal. Nina The Terrier remains one to be positive about having looked unlucky not win at Haydock last time, while Speech Bubble won with something in hand at Newbury and is totally unexposed.