Tanners Wines Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 5.79s

Virginia Lodge¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton| OR: 98| D

7/1

Left her C&D debut behind when seeing off 4 rivals, including the reopposing Circle of Hope, at Fakenham 6 weeks later. No show in a listed race at Aintree since and might be vulnerable to anything with potential under her penalty.

Form: 01P

Ask Me Another

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn

40/1

Ask filly. Dam, winning pointer, closely related to very smart hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Sam Spinner. Bred for further and best watched this time unless the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Bravewhenineedtobe³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

10/1

Beaten a long way in 2 juvenile hurdles for Mags Mullins in Ireland last month, finishing third of 3 at Navan latterly.

Form: 53

Circle Of Hope^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: B Brookhouse| BF

14/1

Sent off at 7-4 but finished 25 lengths behind Virginia Lodge in Fakenham juvenile on her debut 29 days ago. Cheekpieces worn on that occasion retained. Seemingly thought capable of better.

Form: 3

Dameofthecotswolds³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/10

Just under 8 lengths behind Love Tree on her Stratford debut but turned that around when proving 2¾ lengths too strong for James Owen's filly at Huntingdon last month. Leading claims now hurdling.

Form: 51

Love Tree³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: James Owen| BF

15/8

Camelot half-sister to 4 winners on Flat and showed plenty when runner-up in 2 bumpers last month, although the reopposing Dameofthecotswolds was 2¾ lengths too strong for her at Huntingdon latterly. This sharp 2m should suit now hurdling.

Form: 22

Raise Your Glass¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

66/1

22/1, ninth of 11 in bumper (22/1) at Doncaster (16.5f, good) on debut 18 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot now switching to hurdles.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Dameofthecotswolds (11/10), Love Tree (15/8), Virginia Lodge (7/1), Bravewhenineedtobe (10/1), Circle Of Hope (14/1), Ask Me Another (40/1), Raise Your Glass (66/1)

DAMEOFTHECOTSWOLDS is taken to confirm last month's bumper superiority over Love Tree and make a successful start to her hurdle career.