16:22 Perth
Wednesday 23 April 2025
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Big Boppers 50th Bash Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 4f 35y | Good to Soft | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 8.36s
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Landed 3 wins in the first half of the season, including reappearance after 8 months off. Given a break since a poor run at Carlisle in November. Trainer has a healthy strike-rate here.
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Most progressive sent handicapping last season, winning 5 in a row. even better form when runner-up 3 times this season but needs to shrug off a lesser effort last time. Tongue tied first time.
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Won first 2 hurdles last season. Progress has stalled since but latest Aintree fourth in December was mildly encouraging after being set plenty to do. Off 118 days. Respected after being eased another 2 lb.
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Point winner who also landed a course bumper last in September. Came good at the third time of asking over hurdles in 20.5f Ayr novice last month and brings an unexposed profile to her handicap debut.
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Successful Irish pointer who has made a good start over hurdles, winning a 2½m Newcastle mares' maiden 23 days ago. Handicap debutante who could have even more to offer.
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Opened hurdles account when landing a 7-runner Musselburgh maiden (2½m, good to soft) in February. Seemed unsuited by the drop to 2m when pulled up on Kelso handicap debut since.
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Placed 4 times in maiden/novice events over C&D between April and July last year. back from a break to finish 4¾ lengths third of 6 to Parisian Fashion in Newcastle novice 23 days ago. This is just her second handicap.
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Fairly useful in bumpers but hasn't gone on from a promising start to her hurdle career, including well beaten on handicap debut last time. Bounce back needed.
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Fair hurdler/chaser at best in France. Not disgraced in handicap hurdles for new yard this winter, dropping 9 lb in the process. Brian Hughes takes the ride.
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Won a handicap at Ayr last March and placed on 3 subsequent starts last spring, including a close second in this race. Much depends on whether she's fully primed after 11 months off.
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Both wins at Sedgefield, latterly a 2½m handicap 12 days ago on her first outing after wind surgery (also wore first-time cheekpieces). 12 lb higher in a better race now.
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Ran best race for current yard when second at Ayr in January but has struggled since, including pulling up the last twice. Cheekpieces back on. 6 lb out of handicap.
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Non-Runners
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Mellificent46
Weight: 11-5| Age: 8
T: Lizzie Quinlan J: Sean Quinlan
NR
14
Bleu Lagune1
Weight: 10-2| Age: 5
T: S R B Crawford J: Charlie Maggs
NR
Forecasts
Little Miss Dante (7/2), Hay Meadow (7/2), Feach Amach (4/1), Sunday Soldier (17/2), Parisian Fashion (9/1), Lizzie Luna (11/1), Magnolia (12/1), Bishop Hill (16/1), Jumping Susie (16/1), Donso Star (18/1), Wednesday Addams (20/1), Bleu Lagune (25/1), Mellificent (33/1), Santa Clarita (50/1)
LITTLE MISS DANTE has gone well fresh before and might be able to provide Olly Murphy with a second successive win in this race. Hay Meadow and Parisian Fashion are unexposed handicap newcomers who arrive on the back of novice/maiden wins. John McConnell's good Perth record also earns Jumping Susie a place on the shortlist.
- Hay Meadow7/2
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00
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