Ludo Sports & Live Lounge Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 4m 34.81s

Game Colours^t⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 119| BF

4/7

Opened her account in a 2m novice at Lingfield last winter and has run some notably solid races in defeat subsequently, including when second in 8-runner handicap at Windsor (20f, good) on most recent outing. Claims are crystal clear in this thinner affair.

Form: 132-332

Sweet Caryline^t⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 115| D

11/4

Improved again to complete a hat-trick of handicap successes at Wincanton (21.4f) in November. Shaped better than the result suggests in a well-contested handicap at Cheltenham on most recent outing and warrants respect back in calmer waters.

Form: 23-1116

Klassy Pearl²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: C Boultbee-Brooks| OR: 107

13/2

Runner-up both starts in Irish points and has shown form verging on fair on 2 of her 3 outings over hurdles, including when second in 2m novice at Ayr (heavy) latest. Opening mark demands a little more, though.

Form: 22-462

Coolkatie²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| OR: 104| BF

16/1

Half-sister to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Irish Saint, and in the process of improving on hurdling debut form (just over a length down) when falling at the last in a 21f novice at Warwick in December. Proved a let-down back down in trip at Ayr since but it remains early days.

Form: 4F4

Forecasts

Game Colours (4/7), Sweet Caryline (11/4), Klassy Pearl (13/2), Coolkatie (16/1)

GAME COLOURS is a likeable type who makes plenty of appeal back in a thinner handicap after running well in deeper races on her last 2 starts. Sweet Caryline had been progressing quite nicely prior to doing too much too soon in a well-contested affair at Cheltenham on her most recent outing and has to be feared back in less choppy waters.