NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.7s

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Saywhatyouwant^h1,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 100| D

50/1

Won twice for Donald McCain in the first half of last season but little impact in 2 runs on the Flat for Fergal O'Brien this summer and pulled up back hurdling for this training partnership last month. Hooded first time. Something to prove at present.

Form: 31515-P

Karannelle^h,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: D A Rees| OR: 97| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 4343U4

Princess Midnight^t⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 90

6/1

Sound-jumping front runner who won 3 times over fences in 2022. Just as good when runner-up on first 2 outings this summer but ran poorly at Worcester in July (reportedly bled). Now reverts to hurdles after a 53-day break.

Form: 214-22P

Pepsiwithacap^b,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 89| D

11/1

Still a maiden and he ran one of his lesser races when eighth of 9 over C&D only 9 days ago. Hard to be too positive after that.

Form: PB0348

Saddlers Quest²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 86| CD

9/4

It took her a while to get off the mark but arrives on a hat-trick after wins at Uttoxeter and over C&D in recent months. 6 lb rise demands more but she could find it in her current mood.

Form: 568-311

Wilderness^v²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 83| D

2/1

Struggled over fences when last seen over jumps last summer but plenty of good efforts on the Flat since and she's dangerously well handicapped back over hurdles.

Form: 623/4PP-

Time To Burn^h,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 69

50/1

Modest maiden on Flat who ran her best race over hurdles when third of 8 on handicap debut in this sphere at Wincanton (2m, good) in March. Not in anything like the same form in a C&D novice on her reappearance 9 days but she stands a more realistic chance back in a handicap.

Form: UU093-6

Forecasts

Wilderness (2/1), Saddlers Quest (9/4), Karannelle (4/1), Princess Midnight (6/1), Pepsiwithacap (11/1), Time To Burn (50/1), Saywhatyouwant (50/1)

It's worth taking a chance on WILDERNESS back over hurdles as she's potentially very well treated off a basement mark in this sphere judged on the form she's capable of on the Flat. The hat-trick seeking Saddlers Quest is second choice ahead of Karannelle.