Cartmel Show Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 6m 15.95s

Fortuna Ligna^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 109

15/8

Not a fluent jumper but signed off last season with victory in 7-runner handicap hurdle at Perth (26.6f, soft) 30 days ago, relishing the longer trip and well on top finish. 4 lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.

Form: 545341-

Fautinette¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Lucy Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 107

4/1

Unbeaten all 3 starts over hurdles in France and turned in her best effort since joining current connections when third at Wincanton (21.4) in March. Not disgraced at Huntingdon subsequently, though made hard work of it away from testing ground. Up in trip.

Form: P0P/43-5

Sinndarella⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 105| C

7/2

Course in August and good third over 23f at Market Rasen 3 months later. Found the drop back in trip against her back from another break at Kelso in March and again shaped as if in need of a stiffer test at Musselburgh last time. Not taken lightly up in trip.

Form: 231357-

Our Laura B¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 105

7/2

Improved for the switch to handicapping, winning a pair of mares' events at Newcastle (both at 20.3f) last spring. Poor runs next 2 outings but got back on track after 4 months off when fourth of 14 at Sedgefield (19.8f) 15 days ago and shouldn't be far away if seeing out the longer trip.

Form: 2/144P-4

Lady Mendoza^p¹⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 96

13/2

Point winner who shaped well when finding only a progressive one too good at Musselburgh in November. Looks sure to benefit from the longer trip and makes plenty of appeal from 1 lb lower.

Form: 25P/532-

Forecasts

Fortuna Ligna (15/8), Our Laura B (7/2), Sinndarella (7/2), Fautinette (4/1), Lady Mendoza (13/2)

LADY MENDOZA shaped well behind a likeable mare at Musselburgh on her most recent outing in November and looks sure to benefit from the longer trip, so she's taken to go one better. Fortuna Ligna was suited by the increase in trip at Perth and can go well again from a 4 lb higher mark, with Sinndarella not taken lightly, also.