14:25 Sandown
HeavyTry Unibet’s New Acca Boosts Mares’ Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £22780
- 2m 3f 173y
- Class 1
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 115-13 CDBF
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 140
Front-runner who bagged Grade 2 honours over C&D (good to soft) and at the Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, soft) last season; notched a personal best when winning Wetherby Listed race (2m, soft) on reappearance and ran creditably when third of four in Grade 1 Fighting Fifth here (2m, heavy) four weeks ago; down in grade and back up in distance today; looks the one to beat.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
13th Nov 2024 Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
led, joined 5th, headed 8th, mistake 4 out |
15/8 |
|
7th 11 |
12th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 200y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
prominent, led 2nd |
20/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 2f 191y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Made all in the Grade 2 mares' novice at the Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, soft) last March and reappeared with Listed mares' win at Wetherby (2m, soft) in November; second in slowly run mares' Grade 2 when upped to 3m at Doncaster (good) three weeks ago and has leading claims under 4lb penalty. |
4/6 |
Abandoned
Form: 115-P5 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 124
Three wins during first season over hurdles, the most notable in Grade 2 mares' handicap at Newbury (2m4f, soft) in March; unplaced all three outings since and has ground to make up with Nurse Susan judged on their runs at Cheltenham three weeks ago; needs to up her game.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
11th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Useful hurdler who made a fairly encouraging seasonal/chase debut when third at Worcester (2m4f, soft) last month and has slipped to a workable mark; major player if that recent outing has brought her on. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
16th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Won four times over hurdles, including a competitive Grade 2 mares' handicap at Newbury (2m4f) in March 2023; underwhelming (did manage a Plumpton win) last season, so switches to fences for the first time with a bit to prove, even if her pedigree implies she can be effective as a chaser. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
25th Apr 2024 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, kept on from 2 out, went remote third run-in, no match for first two |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 32F-13
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 117
0-6 as a chaser last term but has done better since returned to hurdling, winning at Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft; handles heavy) in November; stiff task from out of the handicap when splitting Nurse Susan and Ilovethenightlife at Cheltenham last time; this is another stern assignment.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
7th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 3f 173y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Recorded sole win last term at Wincanton (2m5f) on reappearance; now 8lb higher but Chad Bament takes off 10lb; interesting on seasonal debut, as this may be the time to catch her. |
8/1 |
|
6th 5 |
28th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Below par when eighth at Kempton only 12 days ago and needs to leave that run behind; however, prior to that she'd been running consistently well in some good handicaps in the winter (2m4f-2m7f, soft/good to soft) and she's a player if swiftly rediscovering that sort of form. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 124/71 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 129
Lightly raced 7yo; good fourth in the Grade 2 Mares' Novices' Hurdle at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, soft); matched that form on second run back from a layoff when winning handicap there (2m4f, soft) three weeks ago, leading late on; still has potential; commands major respect.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
21st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Lightly raced since finishing second to the classy Love Envoi in the novice hurdle for mares on this card in 2022 and was fourth to the same mare at that season's Cheltenham Festival; her second run back from a long absence when narrowly winning a 2m4f handicap at Cheltenham (soft) last month and a 4lb rise isn't too damaging; unraced over this far but has the Stayers' Hurdle entry. |
7/2 |
|
1st 6 |
16th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Absent 613 days but co-favourite when soundly beaten on chase debut at Exeter last month; needs to prove how much ability she retains but she was fourth in the Grade 2 Mares' Novices' Hurdle at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, soft) and looked a good prospect at that stage. |
6/1 |
|
7th 8 |
20th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 1f 109y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Returns from 613-day absence and needs to prove how much ability she retains; however, she's in top hands and was a very promising novice hurdler in the 2021-22 season, finishing fourth in the Grade 2 Mares' Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, soft); no surprise to see a big run. |
11/2 |
Abandoned
Form: /1U0-5
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
Won a heavy-ground bumper in December 2022 when trained by Kim Bailey; well-held fifth of seven in maiden at Uttoxeter (100-30) on hurdling debut; up steeply in grade and would be a surprise winner.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
24th Aug 2024 Soft 3m 1f 83y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
led, raced in second when headed 3rd, lost position after 8th, weakened 2 out, tailed off |
5/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
21st Jul 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
3-3 since upped to staying trips in May, including a good-ground C&D win two starts ago; also has form on slow ground and might still be on the upgrade; commands respect in current mood. |
5/2 |
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Verdict
Nurse Susan holds Good Look Charm and Ilovethenightlife judged on their running at Cheltenham last month, and with improvement possible Dan Skelton’s lightly raced sort can emerge best of those three once more. However, the likeable front-runner YOU WEAR IT WELL sets a high standard on form, has conditions in her favour and looks the one to beat.[Richard O’Brien]