winningpost.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 5m 50.03s

Followango⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Eleanor Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 105| C

13/8

Bumper winner who was runner-up for seventh time over hurdles on her Stratford reappearance. Again found just one too good in a handicap chase at Hereford (25.2f, good to soft) next time and, likely to benefit from this drop back in trip, she's a key player off the same mark returned to this sphere.

Form: 5224-22

Walkinthecotswolds^h,t²⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 101

14/1

Handles testing ground well and improved when making all in 9-runner handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.5f, heavy) in January. Seventh-fence faller on chase debut here when last seen 8 months ago and she's entitled to come on for the run.

Form: 6/4P13F-

Hellfire Princess^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 97

22/1

Won 2½m Hereford handicap hurdle in January 2024 and even better form when narrowly denied at the same venue 13 months later. However, she has followed that with a couple of low-key performances and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 961/24-0

Somethingtosomeone^t²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 93WS

11/2

Runner-up only start in points and appeared to be gradually getting the hang of things over hurdles last season, finishing second in a 7-runner contest on handicap bow here (2½m, good to soft) when last seen in March. Has undergone a wind op ahead of this return/chase debut.

Form: 2/3F52-

Lady Harriett^p²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 79| C

13/8

Opened hurdles account here (2½m, good to soft) last November and, though more miss than hit since, she is dangerous to discount off this reduced mark.

Form: 417P3P-

Another Pearl^p1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: G Nicholls| OR: 76

10/1

Signs of ability in bumpers, but little impact since switched to hurdles and she will probably come up short once more, unless the addition of cheekpieces works the oracle.

Form: 65-5868

Forecasts

Followango (13/8), Lady Harriett (13/8), Somethingtosomeone (11/2), Another Pearl (10/1), Walkinthecotswolds (14/1), Hellfire Princess (22/1)

Point/bumper winner FOLLOWANGO has yet to taste success from 14 starts over hurdles/fences, but she has finished in the money more often than not and, with a fitness edge over the other main protagonists, the 7-y-o could prove hard to peg back. Provided that her jumping passes the test, Somethingtosomeone could have a say on this chase debut, while Lady Harriett, though not the most consistent of types, is also in with a shout.