14:50 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 4m 53.78s

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Martalindy²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 106| D

12/1

Caused a huge surprise when a 50/1 winner of a 4-runner mares' maiden at Huntingdon in October. Held back by several mistakes when second of 3 back there later that month, though, and failed to improve back from a break on handicap debut at Perth (20.2f, good to soft) last month.

Form: 59/B126-

Starlyte^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102| BF| CD

10/3

Made a winning return to hurdles for new yard over C&D in November. Largely respectable efforts in defeat since and now 2 lb below that winning mark, so she needs considering with conditions in her favour.

Form: 513455-

Our Laura B²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 101| CD

5/1

Reached the frame in a couple of novice hurdles at Sedgefield before making successful switch to handicap company over C&D in March. Just touched off at Ludlow (good to soft) next time and likely to be in the thick of things once more.

Form: 244412-

Lady Mendoza^p1⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: R Menzies| OR: 100

18/1

Won completed start in Irish points during the spring and positive start under Rules when second in a C&D novice event (soft) in November. However, no show both subsequent starts and needs to bounce back in a major way with cheekpieces added for this handicap bow.

Form: F1/25P-

Theirshegoes²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 94

20/1

Signs of promise sole start in bumpers and similar story when fifth of 9 on second of 3 starts in novice company. Raised her game when third on handicap debut upped to 3m at Perth (good to soft) last month but she was rather wayward under pressure and this demands another step forward.

Form: 48543-

Toughasoldboots⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Maggs⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 93| D

5/1

Wide-margin maiden winner last spring and doubled her tally returned to this sphere at Carlisle (17f, soft) in March. Did well under the circumstances that day (race wasn't run to suit) and she has to be high on the shortlist up just 2 lb.

Form: 536431-

Dot Cotton^h,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 91

9/1

Fair ex-Irish maiden but she hasn't pulled up any trees in half-a-dozen starts for present yard. Mark continues on the slide but likely to come up short once again in any case.

Form: 493767-

Emily Wade^h³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 87| D

4/1

Just modest form at best in bumpers (for Tjade Collier) but confirmed promise of handicap debut in this sphere when scoring at Southwell (20.4f, soft) in March. Creditable second off 5 lb higher at Carlisle (17f, soft) since (nudged up a further 2 lb for that) and she's a key player back up in trip.

Form: 670312-

Maisie Too^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: D B Hurst⁽⁷⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 80

12/1

Modest form in a quartet of bumpers and comfortably held in 3 novice hurdles. Beaten when unseating 2 out on recent handicap debut at Perth in first-time cheekpieces (retained here) and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 45765U-

Celestial Fashion^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan| OR: 79

25/1

First piece of worthwhile form over hurdles when returning from wind surgery to finish second of 12 on 17f Carlisle handicap debut 3 starts back. However, no show over this C&D and at Perth since, and she will need to learn to settle if she's to build on the promise of her Carlisle effort.

Form: 7662P0-

Fllana Bay^h,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 78

18/1

Has hinted at ability on a couple of occasions but not so when returning from a break in this headgear combination at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) last month. Jolt of improvement needed back up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: U56378-

National Charter³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 81

200/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¾m) but has made no impact in 4 starts over hurdles so far and she's 6 lb 'wrong' at the weights now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 5P3P-

Non-Runners

Jims Apple⁵³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Melchoir⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Starlyte (10/3), Emily Wade (4/1), Our Laura B (5/1), Toughasoldboots (5/1), Dot Cotton (9/1), Maisie Too (12/1), Martalindy (12/1), Jims Apple (12/1), Melchoir (14/1), Lady Mendoza (18/1), Fllana Bay (18/1), Theirshegoes (20/1), Celestial Fashion (25/1), National Charter (200/1)

Though some of her rivals arrive here in better form, STARLYTE is very much of interest now returned to the scene of her decisive front-running display on debut for Lucinda Russell in November (off a 2 lb higher mark). She has generally acquitted herself well in slightly higher-grade handicaps since and the drying ground will be right up her street. Fellow C&D winner Our Laura B is greatly respected in current form, while Toughasoldboots and Emily Wade are others with strong credentials.