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Wednesday 23 April 2025

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Cross On The Getaway Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 6.35s

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Rockola⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 100| D

5/1

Made winning handicap debut at Southwell (20.4f, good) in November and followed up on soft ground at Huntingdon at the beginning of January. Well held upped to 25f in hat-trick bid at the latter course last time but something was presumably amiss that day and she's worth another chance.

Form: U2-4116

Versace Twentyone²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 100

7/1

Won a Roscommon bumper for Gordon Elliott last summer and fair form over hurdles for present yard, finding just one too good for the second time in a Hereford mares' maiden (19.7f, good) last month. On a reasonable enough mark back in handicap company and she's an each-way player.

Form: 342452

Game On Babe⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 93

9/1

Winless following half-a-dozen attempts between the flags but she took a step forward on third start under Rules when fourth in a 14-runner Taunton maiden hurdle (16.5f, good). Improvement may well be on the way now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 44-4744

Briery Butterfly⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 89

5/1

Barely modest form in 2 bumpers and failed to step up on low-key novice hurdle form pitched into a handicap for the first time at Huntingdon (19.6f, good to soft) in February. Others preferred.

Form: 99-9565

Nobody's Perfect²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: K Brogan| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 89| BF

11/2

Proved a different proposition to on her handicap debut with her usual hood left off when winning 10-runner event at Exeter (18.5f, good to soft) last month. Wasn't in the same form at Market Rasen next time but will be a threat if able to get back on track here.

Form: 674014

Amberelli⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 86

18/1

Showed more spark than on her hurdles debut when fourth in a 14-runner Southwell maiden (20.4f, good) last summer, shaping very much like a stayer. Again showed promise on her reappearance over an inadequate trip here (15.8f, good to soft) in February and better expected now handicapping.

Form: 945

Manala⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C J Todd| T: D Skelton| OR: 83

11/4

Clear promise when a close second in a bumper on sole start for Nicky Henderson in 2023. Well held all 3 runs in this sphere for new yard since returning from a lengthy absence in January but there's a good chance that she'll leave those efforts well behind now handicapping.

Form: 2-863

Ici La Reine^b1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 81

22/1

Won a brace of bumpers for Warren Greatrex in early 2023 but, save for her hurdles debut fifth at Market Rasen in November of that year, she hasn't show much in this sphere and was pulled up on chase debut at Exeter 3 weeks ago. Blinkers now tried.

Form: 567-70P

Miss Pearl³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Kimber| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 79

18/1

Still a maiden and while she very nearly changed that off this mark at Bangor (19.5f, heavy) in February, her last 2 performances have lacked spark. Yard saddles a more compelling candidate in Versace Twentyone.

Form: 4-72355

Edna E Mode^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: R Stephens| OR: 89

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who fared a lot better than previously in this sphere when fourth in 8-runner maiden at Chepstow (19.4f, good) last month. However, she failed to build on that next time and sizeable step forward needed on this handicap hurdle debut.

Form: RP45

Varinia^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Reed| T: S Edmunds| OR: 72

10/1

Winner of the second of her 2 starts in points and bettered previous Rules form when runner-up with cheekpieces enlisted for her handicap debut at Fakenham (23.4f, good) last time. If able to build on that here she will surely have a part to play.

Form: 104002

Lake's Aventurine²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: H Dickin| OR: 70

50/1

Made the frame on first of 2 starts in bumpers but there has been little to shout about over hurdles so far.

Form: 700FP7

Dontworrywegotthis^p1⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Georgie Howell| OR: 59

150/1

Yet to show any discernible signs of ability and she's a long way out of the weights here.

Form: 0888P

Non-Runners

Broomfield Gale⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Daisy Hitchins J: Mr Robbie David

Forecasts

Manala (11/4), Broomfield Gale (9/2), Rockola (5/1), Briery Butterfly (5/1), Nobody's Perfect (11/2), Versace Twentyone (7/1), Game On Babe (9/1), Varinia (10/1), Amberelli (18/1), Miss Pearl (18/1), Ici La Reine (22/1), Edna E Mode (40/1), Lake's Aventurine (50/1), Dontworrywegotthis (150/1)

Handicap debutantes GAME ON BABE, Manala and Amberelli could be the ones to focus on, in that order of preference. The market should be revealing where that trio are concerned and Manala, who represents the title-chasing Dan Skelton yard, will likely attract plenty of support but Game On Babe shaped well on her second run over hurdles at Taunton and this fast-track into handicap company could pay dividends. Rockola could be the pick of the more established performers.