Winners Choose My Pension Expert Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 3m 49.80s

Addosh^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 103| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code when a good fourth on the Flat at Southwell (14.1f, 66/1) 42 days ago. One to consider back hurdling.

Form: 33286P-

Obsessedwithyou^p1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 103| D

4/1

Creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft, 6/1) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 14/8253-

Lady Gwen³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kai Lenihan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 101| D

10/1

A three-time winner last season. Off 5 months/had wind op before a fading fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: 411325-

Billams Legacy²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 99| D

7/1

Finished runner-up for the fifth consecutive start in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Can go well once more.

Form: 5222/22-

Therapist¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 97| D

5/2

A fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat who got off the mark in this sphere in 10-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good) 14 days ago. Weighted to follow up despite taking a 7 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 3F4-1

Well Done Dani^p1,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 82| D

5/1

Off 10 months before posting a respectable fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and shortlisted.

Form: P1/3174-

Non-Runners

Sister Julienne³⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: William Maggs

Forecasts

Therapist (5/2), Addosh (7/2), Obsessedwithyou (4/1), Well Done Dani (5/1), Billams Legacy (7/1), Lady Gwen (10/1), Sister Julienne (14/1)

None of these can be ruled out but it's still impossible to ignore the claims of Southwell scorer THERAPIST who still looks ahead of her mark despite taking a 7 lb rise here. Billams Legacy could be set to extend her sequence of second placings to six, with Lady Gwen, Obsessedwithyou and Well Done Dani all in the mix too.