JCB Tele-Handler Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 4m 38.67s

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Artic Sting⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: Simon Edwards

300/1

Yet to show anything in a couple of hurdles outings.

Form: 0P

Cosimeasy⁵⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

€17,000 5-y-o, Doyen mare. Dam placed in bumpers. Off the mark at fourth attempt in points 17 months ago. Not seen since and will be interesting to see how she fares in the market on Rules debut.

Form: PP2/1-

Last Note^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: N P Littmoden| OR: 98

13/2

Encouraging start to her career when runner-up in a Fakenham bumper and easily best effort over hurdles since when second in maiden at Market Rasen (20.5f) in August. Needs to bounce back from a poor effort at Worcester, though.

Form: 2-6329

Pate Mollee^h1¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 95

200/1

No show in a couple of starts for Alan King earlier this year and is best watched on debut for new connections here. Hood on first time.

Form: 852P0-

Scavengers Reign¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Chadwick⁽³⁾| T: James Owen

9/4

Made the frame in a couple of bumpers earlier this term and ought to benefit from this longer trip on switch to hurdling. Not taken lightly.

Form: 333-

Crystal Spring¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 102| BF

4/5

Promise when placed in 2½m maiden/novice hurdles in May. Open to further progress back from 4 months off and holds strong claims.

Form: 635-23

Topsout¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

14/1

Twice-raced maiden who improved from debut form when thirteenth of 18 in bumper at Cheltenham (16.8f, good) 173 days ago. Will need more to make an impact on hurdles bow here, however.

Form: 70-

Non-Runners

Settle Down Jill¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Crystal Spring (4/5), Settle Down Jill (7/4), Scavengers Reign (9/4), Last Note (13/2), Topsout (14/1), Cosimeasy (20/1), Pate Mollee (200/1), Artic Sting (300/1)

Preference is for CRYSTAL SPRING, who ran well in a couple of hurdle outings in May and likely has more to offer yet. Settle Down Jill and Scavengers Reign rate the principal dangers.