32Red.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

C&D winner on soft ground here two starts ago but got racing way too early against chief market rival at Catterick last time and handed the race on a plate to a finisher. More than capable of winning this provided today's pilot takes heed of that.

An ease in the weights in recent times has unsurprisingly coincided with her finishing closer to winning, including last time out when just 1L second in a similar contest. Back up 3lb for that, making this tougher.

Back to hurdling today for the first time in almost two years, after looking exposed over fences. Highest winning mark over fences was 2lb below what she races off today, so not ruled out, although all wins on soft or heavy ground.

Handicapper had her rated at 120 when running in novices' contests a year ago, although she has not been able to live up to that in handicaps. Managed to win one from 107 last time out and is up 5lb now on a very different and less testing circuit and may again be vulnerable.

7lb higher than when last winning at Uttoxeter in September and comes back after almost four months off now with new licence holder in charge. Champion jockey booked and he will need to make a fair bit of use of her over this minimum trip but has claims.