15:35 Newbury

Sunday 19 February 2023

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Byerley Stud Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 54.7s

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Nextdoortoalice⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 113

17/2

Novice hurdle winner last season. Creditable third on 21f Wincanton reappearance in November but needs to shrug off a poor run at Fakenham on New Year's Day.

Form: 2240-3P

Copperfasten⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 110| DWS

17/2

Point winner who stepped on her first 2 efforts under Rules when winning a 2¾m Stratford maiden hurdle in October. Unsuited by the drop back to when sixth on 2½m Wetherby handicap debut on Boxing Day. Has had wind surgery since. Unexposed now stepping back up in trip.

Form: 15-6136

Malina Jamila¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 106

6/1

Listed bumper winner at Huntingdon and also won a hurdle there last May. Better effort in handicap company this winter when fourth of 6 at Doncaster (19.5f) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 54-1204

My Girl Katie¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 105| D

10/1

Successful on her sole start in points and showed a fair bit on her Rules debut when fourth in a mares' novice hurdle at Ludlow (21f). Performed to a similar level when third at Exeter (21.5f) latest and now switches to handicap company. 3m should be within range.

Form: 1463

Sister Sophie¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 104

7/1

Outran 50/1 odds when second on her 19.5f Chepstow handicap debut in October. Has been below that level in her 3 outings since but she does shape like a stayer so this step up to 3m could see her in a better light.

Form: 2-32754

Chloe's Court^p,t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: R Walford| OR: 103

6/1

Stepped up on her reappearance when runner-up at Lingfield (23f) in November and bounced back from a lesser run at Hereford when third of 9 at Exeter (23f) in January. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 64-4273

Flying Nun⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 102| D

7/2

Landed back-to-back wins at Fontwell and Taunton last year. Has been performing respectably this term and is starting to look well handicapped again. Might be the answer.

Form: 123-745

Lady Wilberry³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 100

4/1

Arrives in decent nick, finishing third of 11 at Hereford (21.5f, heavy) last time. Steps up to 3m for the first time now.

Form: 323-353

Forecasts

Flying Nun (7/2), Lady Wilberry (4/1), Malina Jamila (6/1), Chloe's Court (6/1), Sister Sophie (7/1), Copperfasten (17/2), Nextdoortoalice (17/2), My Girl Katie (10/1)

FLYING NUN possibly had her stamina stretched on deep ground over a slightly longer trip than this last time and might be worth siding with as she can be made to look well treated on last season's form. The unexposed Copperfasten is interesting now stepping up in trip after wind surgery, while Chloe's Court showed she can be very competitive from this sort of mark last time.