Betway Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 4.40s

Melody Of Scotland¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 119

4/1

Hurdle winner over an extended 2m on soft ground in France but struggled in recent runs including in three starts since joining this stable. Handicap mark falling as a result and is one to note dropping in grade and stepping up in distance.

Form: 260777

Field Exhibition^h¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 114| BF

10/11

Placed on two of her three starts since winning on heavy ground over 2m4f at Uttoxeter on stable debut in December. Races off a mark 3lb higher than when runner-up at Ludlow (2m5f, good-to-soft) at the end of last month.

Form: 121632

Sarvi³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: J S Goldie| OR: 104

2/1

Flat winner and placed on three of her five hurdles starts so far. Good effort in finishing 1¾L third over an extended 1m7f on good ground here last month and is interesting from out of the handicap stepping up markedly in distance.

Form: 42433

Non-Runners

Donnas Dream¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: C Grant J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Field Exhibition (10/11), Sarvi (2/1), Melody Of Scotland (4/1), Donnas Dream (12/1)

MELODY OF SCOTLAND represents a trainer with a 29% strike-rate (2/7) of late and she can put a run of disappointing efforts behind her by taking this mares' handicap hurdle. Field Exhibition has been running well of late and she can finish runner-up ahead of Sarvi who receives weight from all of her rivals on her first attempt at this distance.