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Tuesday 18 March 2025

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Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 57.35s

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Annacassar⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson

50/1

Flemensfirth mare. Half-sister to bumper winner Times Are Blue. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 31f) Rocky Bender. In frame 3 of 4 starts in Irish points, fourth on latest (Dec 2024).

Form: 2P-24

Audacious Annie⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 105| C

6/4

Fair bumper winner who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests sent hurdling when 26 lengths second of 7 in a mares maiden at Ffos Las (15.8f) in December, bad mistake 3 out. Ran better when third at Ayr subsequently and bred to be suited by this step up in trip. Good claims.

Form: 16-823

Ciakat³⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien

25/1

€17,000 3-y-o, £7,000 6-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Dam unraced half-sister to (2m-2¼m winner over hurdles/fences in Italy) Auronzo out of Italian jumps winner Fedian. Maiden Irish pointer, last of 3 finishers last time (Mar 2024).

Form: 223433-

Forcetoreckonwith¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

14/1

£30,000 5-y-o, Workforce mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Shining Gale. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Oct 2024) and she starts out over hurdles at a ordinary level. Has to be considered.

Form: 2-1

Glen Affric¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: Tracey Leeson

300/1

No promise in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 6P

Isabel De Clare²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 98

11/1

Just modest form to date over hurdles, including when fifth of 10 in C&D handicap (heavy) 20 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 5-65465

Just Her Type³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: M Comley

14/1

Runner-up sole start in points in May and produced a promising first effort under Rules when narrowly denied at Ayr (20.4f) in January. However, went backwards when pulled up at Lingfield last time.

Form: 22P

Parisian Fashion⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 103

4/1

Successful Irish pointer who ran to a similar level as on Rules debut when third of 10 in maiden hurdle (9/2) at this C&D (soft) on Boxing Day. Remains with potential.

Form: 6P4-143

Realta Liath²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 105

7/2

Placed in bumpers and made a positive start to her hurdle career when third of 13 in a novice at Wincanton in December. Not in the same form when fourth at Warwick next time and finished weakly on handicap debut at Market Rasen latest. Obvious player on form but needs to see her race out better.

Form: 36-2344

Star Of Hoiho⁵⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

28/1

Picked up for £40,000 after winning her second start in Irish points but was tailed off on Ludlow hurdling debut in October 2023.

Form: 61/P-

Waltzing Matilda³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: G Boanas

150/1

£16,000 3-y-o, Walzertakt mare. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 25f) Medinas. Well held both completed starts in Irish points (latest Feb 8).

Form: P34

Rose's Dart²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M & D Easterby

22/1

Runner-up on Doncaster bumper debut (good ground) before finishing down the field in listed company at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Shaped as if in need of the experience on hurdling debut here last month and now steps up in trip.

Form: 206

Forecasts

Audacious Annie (6/4), Realta Liath (7/2), Parisian Fashion (4/1), Isabel De Clare (11/1), Just Her Type (14/1), Forcetoreckonwith (14/1), Rose's Dart (22/1), Ciakat (25/1), Star Of Hoiho (28/1), Annacassar (50/1), Waltzing Matilda (150/1), Glen Affric (300/1)

Bumper winner AUDACIOUS ANNIE stepped up on her hurdling debut form when third at Ayr in late January and, with that form working out well (winner went close in Grade 2 next time), she's fancied to make it third time lucky over hurdles, especially with the step up in trip promising to suit. Forcetoreckonwith landed an Irish point back in October and has to be of interest starting out over hurdles at an ordinary level, with Parisian Fashion and Realta Liath others to consider.