Nurse Susan to win Mares' Hurdle at Sandown Park

NURSE Susan can secure victory in the Unibet Mares’ Hurdle (GBB Race) (2.25pm) at Sandown Park this afternoon if the meeting passes a precautionary inspection at 8am this morning.

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Dan Skelton’s nine-year-old mare can land the Listed feature at the Esher track.

Nurse Susan remains fairly lightly-raced despite being a nine-year-old and she has a decent strike-rate, winning five times in 11 career starts. She won twice around this time 12 months ago, scoring at Cheltenham before Christmas over this 2m4½f distance and then triumphing at Lingfield in January when stepped up in trip to 2m7f.

Nurse Susan was down the field at both the Cheltenham Festival and the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in the spring.

But after a summer break and then blowing off the cobwebs at Carlisle in November, she ran out a fine winner of the 2m4½f Mares’ Handicap Hurdle back at Cheltenham, travelling well and staying on for a excellent victory over Siog Geal.

She steps back up to Listed company for the first time since November 2025 and this looks an ideal opportunity to grab some black type.

Nurse Susan can triumph ahead of chiefly the Paul Nicholls-trained Jubilee Alpha, who should get closer than when fifth to the Skelton mare at Cheltenham last time.

Another Skeltontrained lasttimeout winner, Jet Plane, can also score again in the Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Handicap Chase (Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Chase Qualifier) (1.50pm).

The 10-year-old won last month at Leicester, having been seventh on his seasonal return over the Grand National fences in the Grand Sefton Chase at Aintree in November.

He looks to hold a good chance of following up on that Handicap Chase victory with another in the Veterans’ Chase Series.

Siam Park can win the Try Unibet's Smartview Racecards Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (12.45pm).