Ride Like A Girl has been a beaten favourite in her first two races and, now hooded, she could be the pick of those with experience, though Shotgun Shirley made a promising debut. However, the newcomers are interesting and anything that Tom Weston runs in a bumper has to be respected so TULLOW TROOP gets the vote. Skittish represents a family that has served Hughie Morrison well and she's second choice.[Alistair Jones]
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Penalised for her successful good-ground debut at Doncaster; hasn't built on that and again raced freely when tried in a hood at Catterick; no headgear this time and looks vulnerable.
Eleventh foal; half-sister to six winners including Warriors Tale (smart 2m4f-3m hurdle/chase), Elkstone (2m4f-3m chase), Samarquand (bumper/2m5f hurdle), Samazul (bumper/2m2f chase) and Flying Sara (bumper); dam French 1m/1m3f winner; one of two newcomers for Alan King.
Flat-oriented yard but there's a winning hurdler in the family; ran to a modest level first time out and was then tailed off here two months ago; had wind surgery and a hood is added to the tongue-tie worn for both her races.
Patiently ridden when third at Doncaster (good) in late November, beaten only 3l behind Merely A Detail; that form could have worked out better but she's in the mix with further progress likely.
Eleventh foal; closely related to 2m hurdle winners Joseph Conrad and Limetree Boy, half-sister to a bumper winner and a point winner; stable 1-24 in bumpers during last five seasons; likely best watched.
Third foal; dam 2m5f/3m hurdle winner, sister to useful winners William H Bonney (2m hurdle), West Cork (2m hurdle), Tiqris (2m hurdle) and Midnight Maestro (bumper/2m-3m1f hurdle/chase); nice pedigree and very much one to note in the betting with her yard doubly represented.
Third foal; half-sister to 6f-1m1f winner Coins Cross (RPR 87); unraced dam out of 1m2f winning half-sister to Listed-placed 10.5f winner Mighty Isis; yard 0-19 in bumpers recent seasons and she's not the percentage call.
Had Crystal Spring behind when second at Stratford (good to soft) and ran to a similar level at Newbury (soft); hood now added and interesting that she's been sent off favourite for both her runs; may have more to offer.
The dam won a bumper for Lucy Wadham and this filly might do likewise after an encouraging debut at Market Rasen (good to soft) where her inexperience was evident; considered.
Eighth foal; sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Canoodle and half-sister to winners Filanderer (bumper and 2m3f/2m4f chase), Stuti (bumper) and Trigger Point (AW bumper); dam well held in bumpers, half-sister to Champion Hurdle runner-up Marble Arch; trainer knows the family like the back of his hand; respected.
Third foal out of a 2m4f-2m5f hurdle winner from the family of useful jumpers Black Hercules and The Edgar Wallace; stable has had a number of newcomers run well this season, including a winner at Chepstow on Sunday; respected with Sean Bowen booked.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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