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Laurens Dream and Joanna Mason

Thursday racing: Runners at Wetherby and Southwell

Posted: 11.39

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20 Jan 26

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We have both flat and jumps action on Thursday as we head to Wetherby and Southwell.

Home-bred four-year-old Big Love will have his third racecourse outing when he heads to the 'A1' course for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle. Fourth on his previous two outings he enjoys a significent weight for age allowance and receives 13 pounds from the older horses.

Starmount is the only horse in the race with a BHA rating, and currently stands on 123, setting a good standard. Kaka's Cousin won at Catterick on his sole start under rules and looks another that's likely to go well.

Big Love runs at Wetherby on Thursday

At Southwell we run Laurens Dream who has been going well of late. She chased home the in-form Eagles Whistle at the start of the month, and the winner went on to win her next two races. Last time out Laurens Dream finished half a length behind Call Glory over today's course and distance where the winner who was scoring for the second time this month.

The Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes has divided and our horse runs in division two where just eight horses go to post.

Laurens Dream will be one of the fancied horses in the race. She was raised to a BHA mark of 50 on Tuesday making her at the top of the ratings for this 0-50 contest, a race in which she'll run at level weights against horses to whom she'd concede weight in a handicap. Royal Jet looks the best of the rest.

Southwell on Thursday

3.25

Laurens Dream

Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At Betmgm.Co.UK Classified Stakes (Div II)

Joanna Mason

Wetherby on Thursday

12.50

Big Love

Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF National Hunt Novices' Hurdle

Jamie Hamilton