Weatherbys Digital Solutions Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 5.72s

Flying Pimpernel¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

9/2

Improved when third at Plumpton on her final bumper start and showed aptitude when fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Catterick (2m, good) on hurdles bow 14 days ago, Longer trip here will suit.

Form: 2834

Kayla's Friend⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

18/5

Looked set to win when unseating late on the latter of her outings in points but offered little in a Thurles bumper for James William Hannon prior to Christmas. Upped in trip for hurdles bow on back of interesting stable switch.

Form: 6-U0

Kittys Glance^h1⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A KingWS

11/8

Shaped well when third in a course bumper in March. Unable to make a significant impact in a Cheltenham listed bumper on her reappearance and finished tamely sent hurdling here (2m) in December. Hood now goes on.

Form: 3-80

Pure Ocean⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

7/2

Crystal Ocean filly out of a half-sister to Champion Hurdler Binocular. Built on an encouraging bumper debut at Plumpton when runner-up in an 8-runner event at Newcastle in January. Should make her presence felt now hurdling.

Form: 52

Tipperary Star²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

9/1

Placed on her first 3 bumper outings in 2022 but stood very little racing since and offered little returning from over 2 years off in a Hereford novice hurdle (2m) 24 days ago.

Form: 32379/9

Ebony Ebbs^t1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Martin

200/1

Tailed off in 2 bumpers. Makes hurdles debut in first-time tongue strap.

Form: 08

Non-Runners

Lisnamurrican⁵⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lisnamurrican (8/11), Kittys Glance (11/8), Pure Ocean (7/2), Kayla's Friend (18/5), Flying Pimpernel (9/2), Tipperary Star (9/1), Ebony Ebbs (200/1)

LISNAMURRICAN didn't initially build on the promise of her debut second here at Warwick last time but she remains a clear standard setter on that form and can make it third time lucky over hurdles. Pure Ocean showed ability in bumpers and rates as the biggest threat now hurdling.