Horse Racing

🐎The listed mares hurdle sees a 5 runner contest that features the highly respected You Wear It Well who will be expected to put on another magnificent performance, however there is another eye-catching mare that should give all of her rivals a good battle, and that is the progressive Windtothelightning . Windtothelightning is a young mare trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero for owners G C Myddleton and V E C Taylor and her form reads 3111314. She has seen victories in the form of a 12 length win at Sedgefield, a 9 length win at Wetherby, a 5 length win at Wetherby and a close finish with the respected Ruby Island. She finished 3rd out of 17 runners at Cheltenham, only 1 1/2 length of the winner in Malaita, and 4th out of 10 runners at Cheltenham in December when looking like the winner a long way out before hitting the front too early and short of room on the run in. She is a tough, honest mare who will give this race her all and her strong, big build means she is...

🐎 My selection for the 12:55 Novices Hurdle is the talented youngster Making Headway , trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero for owner Malcolm Jones. This talented youngster won a point to point before winning on his debut under rules in a hurdle race at Carlisle. This race was over 2 mile 1, and on ground described as heavy. He beat the respected To Chase A Dream by 3/4 lengths, with the front pair pulling clear of the rest. He then went to a Grade 2 race at Haydock, in which he travelled strongly and jumped with fluency throughout, only to be beaten a length by Kamsinas for Fergal O’Brien. 13 lengths behind Making Headway was I Love My Baie, who won next time out at Ayr, and Rich Spirit who won next time out at Catterick. Next for Making Headway was the Grade 1 Formby Novices Hurdle at Aintree, in which he was held up in rear throughout but stayed on to finish fourth, just pipped for third, behind the winner Jango Baie. He now drops down in class and returns to heavy ...