14:45 Newbury

Saturday 2 April 2022

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British EBF BetVictor racingtohelpukraine.uk 'National Hunt' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 56.29s

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Selected odds by:

Nina The Terrier¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 127| C

9/4

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles in novice company when seeing off 4 rivals over 2m here in November. Finished 9 lengths behind the reopposing Speech Bubble when third in Sandown Grade 2 in February. Down the field in Dawn Run at Cheltenham since.

Form: 11F230

Holly Hartingo²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph| OR: 120| BF| D

13/2

6-y-o who was placed in Irish points and has made a promising start under Rules, winning a pair of mares' novices around 21f at the turn of the year. Unsuited by the drop to 2m when only third of 4 in Hereford handicap 3 weeks ago. Retains potential back up in trip.

Form: 62-113

Tweed Skirt¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| OR: 118

7/1

Bumper winner who made second hurdles outing a successful one at Ascot in November. However, well behind Speech Bubble in a C&D novice next time and out of depth in Dawn Run at Cheltenham since. Still fairly early days for top yard but others are more obvious.

Form: 36-4160

Nextdoortoalice²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 118| BF

10/1

Winning start for this yard in 19.5f Doncaster novice in November. Better form when runner-up next 2 starts. Perhaps unsuited by more testing ground when below-form fourth back at Doncaster latest. Yard won this last year.

Form: 321224

The Player Queen¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 116| D

33/1

Point/bumper winner who built on earlier promise when doubling hurdles tally in 5-runner novice at Musselburgh in February. Found the Dawn Run at Cheltenham all too much latest. Handicap debut.

Form: 11-151P

Good Look Charm³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 116

10/1

Fairly useful bumper scorer who made it 2-3 over hurdles when making all in 17f Exeter handicap in February. Step back up in trip should suit. Each-way claims.

Form: 1-37121

Largy G⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: Noel Williams| OR: 109

14/1

Placed 3 times in mares's maiden/novices, finishing 16¾ lengths third of 13 to to stablemate Speech Bubble over C&D on latest. Handicap debut.

Form: 5/32-303

Sabrina^t1³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 108| D

9/1

Ascot bumper scorer who left her first 3 hurdles runs behind when making a winning handicap debut at Wincanton (21f) in a first-time tongue tie (retained) a month ago. Effectively 10 lb higher here but she's an unexposed sort from a top yard so it'd be dangerous to rule out further improvement.

Form: 18/7641

Moonamacaroona^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: J E Moore| T: A King| OR: 107

18/1

Winner of 2 of her 3 starts in bumpers. Yet to get her head in front over hurdles but she ran well for second on her 19.5f Doncaster handicap debut in February and may have been unsuited by softer ground when only fifth back there since. 3 lb out of handicap.

Form: 1-U2725

Runwiththetide¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 106

6/1

Point winner who hasn't really improved from her promising first go over hurdles at Chepstow in the autumn but she's been given a break ahead of this handicap debut and is worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

Form: F1-2435

Gentle Connections³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 102

20/1

Shaped with promise in 3 novice hurdles. Appeals as one likely to go on to better things in handicaps but she's 8 lb out of the weights in this first one so she will require a good chunk of improvement to get heavily involved.

Form: 352

Non-Runners

Speech Bubble⁴⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Noel Williams J: G Sheehan

Corey's Courage²⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Aidan Coleman

Marsh Wren²⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: S Edmunds J: C Gethings

Walk In Clover⁵³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: David England

Lady Tremaine³⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: Charlie Deutsch

Forecasts

Nina The Terrier (9/4), Speech Bubble (7/2), Corey's Courage (5/1), Runwiththetide (6/1), Holly Hartingo (13/2), Tweed Skirt (7/1), Sabrina (9/1), Nextdoortoalice (10/1), Good Look Charm (10/1), Largy G (14/1), Marsh Wren (16/1), Walk In Clover (16/1), Moonamacaroona (18/1), Gentle Connections (20/1), Lady Tremaine (25/1), The Player Queen (33/1)

An opening handicap mark of 117 could underestimate the unbeaten COREY'S COURAGE who can take her career record to 5-5. Speech Bubble has clear top weight but it's merited given that she gave recent Cheltenham Festival winner Love Envoi something to think about in a Sandown Grade 2 last time and she's feared most. Holly Hartingo, who will be suited by the step back up in trip, and the Paul Nicholls-trained Sabrina also make the shortlist.