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15:50 Cheltenham

Thursday 18 April 2024

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Changing Young Lives At Jamie's Farm Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 1.36s

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Golden Ace³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott| OR: 141| C

4/9

Fairly useful in bumpers and has won each of her 3 starts over hurdles, suited by emphasis on speed when landing a Grade 2 mares' novice at the Festival here (16.8f, soft) last month. That form looks very strong (second and fourth have both won Grade 1s since) and she remains open to improvement.

Form: 152-111

Lightening Mahler^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121

15/2

Successful sole start between the flags and created a good impression on hurdles debut at Hereford in January. Disappointing next time but back on track following a wind op when making all at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) and she's a live each-way candidate. Yard also saddles Take No Chances.

Form: 1-141

Lilting Verse^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 114

18/1

Listed bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles with her sights lowered in a 13-runner novice at Ludlow in November. Not in the same next 2 starts, though, and she was well beaten in this race 12 months ago.

Form: 417-145

Little Miss Dante^t1⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 122

12/1

Southwell bumper winner who looked good when winning her first 2 outings over hurdles. Not seen to best effect when third in a 19f Haydock listed novice in December but ran poorly at Sandown last time and the addition of a tongue strap will need to have a positive effect if she's to take this.

Form: 21-113P

Mellificent^t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 114| D

50/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who put her experience to good use in a first-time tongue strap when winning 9-runner novice at Carlisle (2½m, soft) on hurdles bow in October. By no means disgraced back from a break in listed company at Doncaster and while this is tougher, she remains with potential.

Form: 2/16-14

Micks Jet⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 113| C| D

16/1

Bumper winner on this card last year and clearly going the right way in this sphere, having no trouble landing the odds when getting off the mark at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) last time. Doesn't look out of place at this level, particularly with further progress likely.

Form: 1-43431

Oneforthefairgreen¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

200/1

Showed fair form on 2 of her 4 starts in bumpers in Ireland but offered little on hurdles/yard debut at Ascot in December.

Form: 93-72P

Ooh Betty^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 123| D

14/1

Dual winner last May who quickly revived after a couple of lesser displays when landing a Hereford handicap in good style in November. Nothing at all wrong with her 3 subsequent efforts in defeat and she's another who has to enter calculations from an each-way perspective.

Form: 3P1223

Wyenot³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 123

10/1

Ran no sort of a race in the Lingfield novice won by Aston Martini in January but she's otherwise unbeaten over hurdles, making it 3-4 in this sphere when bouncing back with a solid performance at Kempton (2m, good to soft). Shapes as though she'll stay this trip and should make her presence felt.

Form: 3-11P1

Non-Runners

Aston Martini⁶³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

My Chiquita²⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: B Brookhouse J: J M Quinlan

Take No Chances²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Golden Ace (4/9), Lightening Mahler (15/2), Wyenot (10/1), Little Miss Dante (12/1), Aston Martini (12/1), Take No Chances (12/1), Ooh Betty (14/1), Micks Jet (16/1), Lilting Verse (18/1), My Chiquita (20/1), Mellificent (50/1), Oneforthefairgreen (200/1)

Several promising types on show but there is nevertheless a standout candidate in GOLDEN ACE, who took a significant step forward when making it 3-3 over hurdles in a Grade 2 novice at the Festival. That form has already been significantly boosted, with the second and fourth (Brighterdaysahead and Jade de Grugy) both winning Grade 1s since. Take No Chances is second choice ahead of stablemate Lightening Mahler, while Micks Jet, Ooh Betty and Wyenot all make each-way appeal.