RHN Your Professional Travel Partner Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 58.67s

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Mary's Fortune^t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 107| D

25/1

Fair maiden hurdler/chaser in France a few years back. Placed in Points in Britain last year and may have needed the run on first run under Rules for Tim Vaughan over fences in February. Market may guide expectations now reverted to hurdles.

Form: 4/1F23-5

Jasmine D'airy⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 104| BF

13/8

£120,000 purchase on the back of success in a Tipperary bumper last May. Has shown some promise in mares' novice/maiden hurdles, notably when second on latest run, shaping like the best horse for much of the race before her headstrong ways told late on. Respected with stable jockey taking over.

Form: 22-1452

Realta Liath¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 104

9/2

Made a positive start to her hurdle career when third in a novice at Wincanton. Below form in couple starts subsequently but very much a step in right direction when well-backed second of 12 in novice at Wetherby (19.7f), seeing out her race much better. Interesting on second handicap start.

Form: 6-23442

River Of Joy⁵⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 100| BF| C| D

12/1

Fair bumper winner who was progressive in novice hurdles in 2023, landing a double (first leg coming at this course). Not herself when pulled-up on handicap debut at Perth (3m) in August of that year and has been off the track since. One to note in the betting on first run for 19-months.

Form: 06/511P-

Kalista Love⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 99WS

9/2

Best effort to date over hurdles when runner-up in maiden at Sedgefield in December, finishing with running left after suffering interference. Failed to fire switched to handicap company at Southwell on New Year's Day but it's still early days and she's had a wind op since. Worth chancing.

Form: 5-5525

Koo Star³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: L O'Brien| OR: 95

40/1

Well-held in maiden hurdles in Ireland, latest when too keen finishing ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good, 80/1) 145 days ago. Improvement needed on handicap debut.

Form: 6-0969P

Ironed Out⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 90

11/4

Narrowly denied at Fakenham before Christmas and confirmed improvement shown by a winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f) in January (shaped as though would stay further). Let down by her jumping at Hereford (21.7f) the following month. No surprise to see her bounce back.

Form: 960217

Forecasts

Jasmine D'airy (13/8), Ironed Out (11/4), Kalista Love (9/2), Realta Liath (9/2), River Of Joy (12/1), Mary's Fortune (25/1), Koo Star (40/1)

REALTA LIATH was well backed when finishing runner-up at Wetherby last month and back in a handicap, she's taken to go one better. On first run after a breathing operation, Kalista Love could be interesting if bouncing back from a disappointing effort, while Ironed Out could be open to improvement over this trip, having failed to give her running when jumping poorly last time. Free-going Jasmine d'Airy is worthy of an honourable mention with her stable jockey now taking over in the saddle.