BoyleSports Houghton Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 43.26s

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Pink Legend²²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 144| D

7/2

Three-time winner during a consistent 2022/23 campaign, signing off with success in a listed chase at Perth. Returns with stable firing and bound to be thereabouts.

Form: 341311-

Zambella²⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 142| CD

1/1

Highly likeable mare with an excellent record at this level. Should be ready to go after 8 months and worth chancing to make a successful return.

Form: 3/21124-

Burrows Diamond²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 132| D

8/1

Resumed winning ways when taking a 7-runner handicap over 24.2f at Wetherby around a year ago. Made a solid return at Kelso and, while he went backwards from that at Market Rasen last time, her yard is going better now.

Form: 1282-4P

La Renommee²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| D

13/2

Progressive chaser who made a winning return in a handicap at Ludlow in October and backed it up with another solid showing at Kempton last time. More on her plate now but should give her all.

Form: 2113-12

Sacre Coeur^h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton| OR: 128| D

15/2

Well suited by the switch to front-running tactics as she won a couple of handicap chases this autumn. Disappointing in Elite Hurdle at Wincanton last time and faces another relatively stiff task back in this sphere.

Form: 6-23114

Forecasts

Zambella (1/1), Pink Legend (7/2), La Renommee (13/2), Sacre Coeur (15/2), Burrows Diamond (8/1)

ZAMBELLA and Pink Legend are both likeable mares who are closely matched on form and they're likely to dominate. Marginal preference is for the first named, with La Renommee making most appeal of the remainder.