Tony & Carole Stocker Anniversary Surprise Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Just A Heartbeat (M) HT Promise when in the frame on both bumper starts and further encouragement when runner-up on hurdles bow at Fontwell in May. Well beaten both subsequent outings and opening mark looks on stiff side re…	42/2992-	C P O'Shea H Fry	7	76.2kg	6 5/1
1st	2	—	Miracles Do Happen (M) HT Has found her headstrong tendencies holding her back over hurdles after showing some promise in bumpers, most recently when sixth in an 8-runner event at Hereford (2m, good to soft) last month. Tongu…	6061-8P	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	5	75.3kg	6 5/1
3rd	3	—	Little Venice (M) FAV HT Quirky sort was reluctant to set off but was in the right place at the business end when getting off the mark over hurdles in a 7-runner handicap at Wincanton (15f) at the end of February. 4 lb looks…	522371	C O'Farrell N P Mulholland	5	73.9kg	4.33 10/3
—	4	—	Bluenose Belle (M) Fell Made it 2 wins from as many starts in handicap hurdles at Market Rasen (16.6f) in May. Unlucky to bump into one at Ludlow 7 months later and wasn't ever ideally positioned when fifth back over hurdle…	431-125	Finn Lambert R T Phillips	8	71.7kg	7.50 13/2
—	5	—	Aquifolia (M) Brought Down H Showed more when runner-up at Fontwell in August and eventually caught the eye when sixth of 14 at Worcester (2m, good to soft) when last seen in October, finishing with running left after going in s…	7246B-4	Harriet Tucker N P Mulholland	5	71.7kg	6.50 11/2
4th	6	—	Ask Peter (M) T Front runner improved when third over 19f here on her second handicap start back in February but below that level at the same C&D 9 days later.	6374-24	James Robottom A J Honeyball	7	71.2kg	4.50 7/2
6th	7	—	Night Burlesque (M) HT In frame on the last of her 3 bumper outings but there's been very little to like about her efforts over hurdles so far, including on handicap debut at Wetherby last time.	6-439P7	Toby Wynne Mrs M Rowley	5	70.8kg	19 18/1
—	8	—	Dance Havana (M) Fair on Flat at best and though a long way below that level so far over hurdles, she showed up well for a long way on return from a 2-year absence to finish third of 13 over C&D 16 days ago. Relative…	4348/3	Harry Reed G Harris	6	67.1kg	7 6/1
5th	9	—	For Love Of Beauty (M) T Little promise in bumpers/maiden hurdles for David Killahena & Graeme McPherson and fared no better on debut for this yard at Huntingdon last month. Makes handicap debut.	5/687P5-	James Davies Noel Williams	5	67.1kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Little Venice (10/3), Ask Peter (7/2), Miracles Do Happen (5/1), Just A Heartbeat (5/1), Aquifolia (11/2), Dance Havana (6/1), Bluenose Belle (13/2), Night Burlesque (18/1), For Love Of Beauty (33/1)