Farm & Garden Machinery Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 47.66s

Whatsdastory^b²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 114| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Taunton in January. Badly hampered back hurdling when fourth over C&D early last month but was well held at Hereford subsequently.

Form: 3F1345

Get The Appeal^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 113

9/2

Returned to form back down in trip following a break when third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (21.4f, good, 14/1) 3 weeks ago. Is now 3 lb below his last winning mark, so good claims.

Form: 15-27P3

Moonamacaroona^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 107

5/2

Winner of 2 of her 3 starts in bumpers. Yet to get her head in front over hurdles but ran respectably in the Mares Final at Newbury (20.5f) 18 days ago. This is far less competitive and she's of interest down 3 lb.

Form: U27255

Lily Glitters^v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 94

1/1

Responded well to a visor when off the mark at Hereford in November and back to a similar level of late, beating the rest comfortably when runner-up at Huntingdon (25f) 27 days ago. Big chance from same mark.

Form: 719532

Forecasts

Lily Glitters (1/1), Moonamacaroona (5/2), Get The Appeal (9/2), Whatsdastory (9/1)

This is a far easier assignment than the one MOONAMACAROONA ran respectably in at Newbury last time, so she receives the vote having been eased 3 lb. Lily Glitters and Get The Appeal are a pair of credible rivals, though.