Priority SMS Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Runner-up in a couple of bumpers and a Ludlow mares' novices hurdle (2m5f, good) but well down the field on her return after a year off at Southwell in March. Drop in trip and first-time headgear could prove positive, but she needs to step up to win this.

Won a Fontwell maiden hurdle in September (2m1½f, good) but struggled from a mark of 104 on her handicap debut in January. Dropped 3lb since then, freshened up and with a visor now fitted you could not rule out a significantly better effort today.

Well beaten on all starts so far and gets in on a workable mark for her handicap debut today. However, would have liked to have seen a little more from her previous runs and probably best watched today.

Last couple of runs have been reasonable in the context of this race and she goes here from the same mark as at Wincanton last time out. Yet to prove that she is as good on the forecast ground, but if so then she should be competitive.

0-11 and has made the frame just the once at Southwell in September. 1lb lower than that today and should strip fitter after a recent pipe opener, so she looks to have claims if she can reproduce that Southwell effort.

Runner-up in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last year and has twice made the frame since coming to these shores, the latter at Leicester (soft) from a 13lb higher mark. Would have decent claims if able to run to that level of form, but not a lot has gone right since and she can't be backed with confidence.

Began to show a glimpse of ability at Market Rasen last time and now makes her handicap debut from what looks a mark that her trainer can work with. Longer trip is probably positive and she would become very interesting if supported.

Well beaten in all starts so far and now tries handicapping. Trip should not be a problem, though whether she will have the pace on this ground is open to question.

Won at Hereford from an 11lb lower mark (2m3½f, good) in October and not disgraced when trying to follow up at Ludlow. Harder still after her latest 2lb rise, but if race-fit after her six-month break she should be capable of having a big say.

3-62 CV, her last win being in a Plumpton handicap chase a couple of years ago. Goes into this 8lb lower than when making the frame at Worcester in August, but has not shown enough since to be able to say she is well handicapped ahead of this.

5lb lower than her best effort over hurdles, which was at Plumpton in December (2m, good to soft). Might have a squeak here if she could come up with that sort of performance again now that she switches back to hurdles after trying chasing last time.

Has kept on sliding in the weights after failing to make the frame from any of her 11 hurdles starts and now goes into this from out of the handicap. Impossible to recommend.