Mighty Fleur and Jubilee Alpha head eight in Bangor's Listed mares' novices' chase

Eight mares go to post for the Listed Yorton Mares' Novices' Chase, run for the Richard Aston Memorial Trophy, at Bangor-on-Dee at 1:00 today. The race is over two miles and a furlong and a half on ground described as good (GoingStick 5.8), and all eight carry 11st 2lb.

Mighty Fleur bids for five in a row

Mighty Fleur arrives on a four-race winning run for trainer Mickey Bowen, based in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The six-year-old mare won a mares' maiden hurdle at Fakenham and a mares' novices' hurdle at Cartmel in May, then a handicap chase at Uttoxeter in June. She returned on 12 October to win a mares' handicap chase at Worcester off a mark of 114 and is now rated 124. Sean Bowen rides her again.

Jubilee Alpha tops the ratings

The highest-rated runner is Jubilee Alpha on 137. The seven-year-old mare, formerly with Paul Nicholls, is now trained in Lambourn by Faye Bramley and makes her first appearance for 243 days. Lorcan Williams rides.

Onefournine, trained by Jonjo and A.J. O'Neill and ridden by Jonjo O'Neill Jr., won a mares' handicap hurdle at Chepstow on 10 October. Dan and Harry Skelton team up with Getawhisky, second on her latest start 26 days ago.

The rest of the field

Joe Tizzard's Sunset Marquesa (rated 129, Dylan Johnston), Tom Lacey's Piper Park (128, Stan Sheppard) and Fergal O'Brien's Siog Geal (127, Kielan Woods) all return from breaks of around eight months. Toby Bulgin's five-year-old Merely A Detail (114, Tom Cannon) completes the field.

The full card is on the Bangor-on-Dee racecard. Racing also takes place today at Ayr, Warwick and Dundalk, and the Cheltenham November Meeting starts on Friday.