Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 4m 52.3s

Desaray Girl¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 108| CD

11/1

Won three races on the bounce in February/March, culminating in a C&D success off a 3 lb lower mark. Form has badly dipped the last twice, though, and she needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: U11148-

Latino Fling¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103| D

5/4

Done little wrong since joining Donald McCain, winning twice and placed four times from half-a-dozen appearances for present connections. Recent third off this mark at Carlisle (17f, good) was a solid effort and she's the one to beat.

Form: 231313-

Calliope^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 90

10/1

Now 10 lb lower than for her narrow success in a mares' handicap hurdle at Perth last summer. However, current mark looks wholly justified on the back of a lacklustre display when returning from a break here a fortnight ago. Cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 446478-

Guidedbythescience¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 90

7/2

Some positives to glean from what she's shown over hurdles, not disgraced when fourth on the back of a second round of wind surgery here (21.2f, good) last time. 2 lb lower now and she's not discounted.

Form: 644664-

Pure Surf^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 82| C

11/4

Much-improved in first-time cheekpieces when getting the better of Latino Fling over 21f here in November. Mixed bag since, though, and she was only fifth behind the aforementioned rival at Musselburgh on penultimate start.

Form: 054P54-

Non-Runners

West Lawn²⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: J Walton J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

Latino Fling (5/4), Pure Surf (11/4), Guidedbythescience (7/2), West Lawn (8/1), Calliope (10/1), Desaray Girl (11/1)

The consistent LATINO FLING is by far the most solid option, given that Desaray Girl appears to have gone off the boil and Calliope offered little here back from a break two weeks ago. Guidedbythescience could be the one to follow Latino Fling home, with Pure Surf best of the rest.