Prestige Safety Construction Safety Specialists Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 3m 47.48s

Addosh³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 115| D

7/4

Flat winner who notched second hurdles success when taking a juvenile event at Huntingdon in March. Creditable placed efforts in handicaps at Cheltenham and Bangor since, and should give another good account.

Form: UFF13-3

Spes Energicall^t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Adrian Heskin| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 109

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser in France, but well held the last twice and she was beaten a long way on sole start in Britain at Newbury in November, albeit in listed company.

Form: 150100-

Maria Magdalena²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 108| D

10/3

Bounced back from a below-par display here in December when chasing home Windy Cove back from a break at Warwick (2m) last month. Winless since 2019, but she's on a workable mark and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 25336-2

Dylan's Sea Song^p1,h³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher| OR: 98| CD

15/2

C&D winner in November 2020 and added a couple of handicaps to her tally last summer. Failed to land a blow when returning from eight months off at Huntingdon, but that run will have blown away the cobwebs and definite chance if the first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect.

Form: 13167-5

Windy Cove^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 88| D

11/4

Bettered previous efforts in this sphere by some way when accounting for Maria Magdalena and three other rivals under a positive ride at Warwick (2m). 5 lb rise looks manageable and another bold show likely if she takes her chance. Engaged 5.07 Worcester Sunday.

Form: 594-61

Forecasts

Addosh (7/4), Windy Cove (11/4), Maria Magdalena (10/3), Dylan's Sea Song (15/2), Spes Energicall (9/1)

The vote goes to DYLAN'S SEA SONG, who should be all the better for her reappearance spin at Huntingdon and was a cosy winner off this mark in a Stratford mares' handicap last July. Maria Magdalena is likely to emerge as the main danger on the assumption that her Warwick conqueror Windy Cove, who holds an entry at Worcester on Sunday, doesn't line up for this. Addosh merits respect, too.