racingtv.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	—	Flying Pimpernel (M) Elusive Pimpernel mare who took a step forward in bumpers after 6 months off when third of 12 at Plumpton in December. Much respected now going hurdling.	283446-	G Sheehan Jamie Snowden	5	71.7kg	5.50 9/2
6th	2	—	Four Decades (M) Little show in a pair of bumpers but there has been more encouraging signs since sent hurdling, a good eighth of 16 in novice at Kempton (16f, soft) 30 days ago. May do better still so she's well in …	678864-	Jack Andrews T Ellis	5	71.7kg	7.50 13/2
—	3	—	I C U In My Dreams (M) £80,000 Jukebox Jury mare. Irish point winner who has shown fair form when placed in a pair of bumpers here and at Newcastle either side of Christmas. An interesting hurdling debutante.	124216-	Non Runner D McCain Jnr	6	71.7kg	6 5/1
2nd	4	—	Jo's Secret (M) FAV T Runner-up on her second start in Cork bumper but she failed to get home when upped to 19.8f in similar event at Fairyhouse later last spring. Off since but this Irish challenger is still well worth a…	527/23-4	S Bowen A J Martin	6	71.7kg	1.73 8/11
7th	5	—	Just A Poet (M) 13/2, shaped like a staying type when seventh of 11 in bumper at Wetherby (16f, soft) on her debut 15 months ago for Sandy Thomson. This Yeats mare should still do better despite her absence.	7/76-	Callum Bewley D Bourke	6	71.7kg	81 80/1
1st	6	—	Riviera Walk (M) A fair bumper winner who was in the process of showing improved form when fell last (joint second) in 2m4f Wincanton handicap hurdle in December. A likely player back in novice company after a break.…	0/24F1P-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	6	71.7kg	5 4/1
5th	7	—	Alibey (F) Fair 1m4f maiden on Flat for William Haggas. Hooded/off 6 months before a below-par eighth on her yard debut at Kempton (11f) 21 days ago but no surprise to see her take a step forward now going hurd…	5542-22	Lee Edwards Dylan Cunha	4	67.1kg	17 16/1
3rd	8	—	Fitzroy Gardens (F) B Blinkered and improved to land 12f Flat handicap at Dundalk in October on her final run for Donnacha O'Brien. Cheekpieces fitted for yard/hurdling bow but she beat only one in 2m Doncaster juvenile i…	63	Joshua Thompson Micky Hammond	4	67.1kg	81 80/1
8th	9	—	Melosa (F) PT Fair maiden on Flat but she has made an inauspicious start to her hurdles career, failing to complete at both Doncaster and Sedgefield. Cheekpieces are reached for now.	UP83P-	Peter Kavanagh M E Sowersby	4	67.1kg	501 500/1

Betting forecast: Jo's Secret (8/11), Riviera Walk (4/1), Flying Pimpernel (9/2), I C U In My Dreams (5/1), Four Decades (13/2), Alibey (16/1), Fitzroy Gardens (80/1), Just A Poet (80/1), Melosa (500/1)