Green Imp Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 24.1s

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Casa No Mento¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

1/2

Cheap purchase who looked a good prospect when landing a Hereford bumper and narrowly denied in listed company at Sandown next time. Well held in 20-runner Nickel Coin at Aintree on final outing but still an interesting newcomer to hurdles.

Form: 1/120-

Come On Du Berlais¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 103

4/1

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott. Has given trouble at the start but has been placed all 3 starts over hurdles in the UK without fully matching the pick of her Irish form.

Form: 228-232

On Se Calme¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A KingWS

28/1

Off mark in Irish point at second attempt but well held in a bumper/novice hurdle under Rules.

Form: 5/10-7

Our Nel^h⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry| BF

7/2

Fair form shown in bumpers and ran to a similar level when second of 6 on Worcester hurdle debut (2m) in August. Could do with settling better but still respected.

Form: F40-32

Riccirella^t1⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

80/1

Showed fair form when reaching the frame in a pair of Southwell bumpers in June. Offered little on Flat debut at Carlisle the following month and subsequently sold from Michael Dods for £16,000. Tongue tied for hurdle bow.

Form: P32

Inkwell¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

66/1

Intello filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Cops And Robbers. Dropped away over 2f out in a Wetherby bumper on January's debut and again showed little on the back of a breathing op/11-week break switched to hurdles at Huntingdon. Off 6 months.

Form: 78-

Forecasts

Casa No Mento (1/2), Our Nel (7/2), Come On Du Berlais (4/1), On Se Calme (28/1), Inkwell (66/1), Riccirella (80/1)

CASA NO MENTO showed more than enough in bumpers last season to suggest she's up to winning a race of this nature over hurdles, so she's a straightforward choice. Our Nel could do with settling down, but she showed ability again sent hurdling when second at Worcester last month and seems likely to provide the main threat.