13:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Tuesday 29 October 2024

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Wrexham Business & Community Awards Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 9.53s

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Selected odds by:

Little Miss Dante¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 120WS

6/4

A dual 2m winner last term but tongue tied when pulled up in listed hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f) in April. Has since had a wind op so not ruled out now going into handicaps after a break.

Form: 1/113PP-

Easy To Follow²⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 112| D

5/1

Already a dual 19f hurdles winner and not disgraced when fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f, heavy) 9 months ago. Can make her presence felt on her return.

Form: 42/3114-

Sedge Wren²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 111| D

9/1

Landed novices at Huntingdon and Southwell in 2022/23 and not discredited when fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy) 7 months ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 3311/4-

Rialannah¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 109| BF

8/1

Remains a maiden but off 6 months before posting an encouraging fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Much respected now going into handicaps.

Form: 35422-4

Could Be Trouble^b,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 109| CD

10/1

Resumed winning ways in 7-runner handicap hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, good) 25 days ago. This C&D scorer can give another good account despite a 4 lb rise.

Form: 10-6581

Mermaids Cave¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen| OR: 106

7/2

Bagged her third win for current yard at Cartmel in May and posted a good fourth of 14 in handicap there (17.2f, good) in June. That form has worked out really well so she's a player now freshened up after a break.

Form: 7-11154

River Robe^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: James Best| T: S-J Davies| OR: 97

22/1

Took a step back in the right direction when third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, heavy) 10 days ago. Can go well again eased 1 lb.

Form: 552473

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Non-Runners

Vicki Vale²⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: Deborah Cole J: Chris Ward

Kay Tara Tara¹⁷³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Little Miss Dante (6/4), Mermaids Cave (7/2), Easy To Follow (5/1), Rialannah (8/1), Sedge Wren (9/1), Could Be Trouble (10/1), Kay Tara Tara (16/1), River Robe (22/1), Vicki Vale (25/1)

A case can be made for all of these but James Owen continues among the winners and his MERMAIDS CAVE is taken to resume her progress after a break and bag a fourth victory for the yard. The handily-weighted Kay Tara Tara is feared most starting out for a new stable after breathing surgery, while Could Be Trouble, Little Miss Dante and Vicki Vale all need factoring in too.