There could still be more to come from Tread Softly Now, who won two of her first four handicaps and is still unexposed over this trip, but ANAMANDA was a very creditable third in a big-field series final at Musselburgh last month and might open her hurdling account in this easier race. Winds Of Winter is closely matched with Tread Softly Now on recent course form and also makes the shortlist.[Chris Wilson]
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Showed some hurdling promise during the winter but was safely held on handicap debut at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) in February, and her run in a good-ground maiden over that C&D last month was even more disappointing; moves up in trip and sports first-time cheekpieces.
Irish raider with 0-14 strike-rate under rules; didn't run badly in a soft-ground handicap chase (3m) on latest outing in January but is quite tricky to weigh up on her return to hurdling for a new stable.
2-4 since switched to handicaps and fitted with cheekpieces, the latter win gained here (2m2f, good; Winds Of Winter second) this month; not yet proven over this far but still makes more appeal than most of these.
0-11 over hurdles but has been knocking on the door since autumn; placed off this mark in competitive series final at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) last month and can cope with today's drop back in trip; high on the list.
0-10 over hurdles in Ireland but won Irish point by 6l last month (yielding ground); well handicapped on some of her old rules form and well worth a glance in the betting before this stable debut.
0-13 over hurdles overall but placed several times for current stable since last summer, most recently when close second to Tread Softly Now here (2m2f, good) two weeks ago; today's trip will also suit; respected.
Ran poorly in first-time cheekpieces (now removed) 17 days ago and is now 0-8 over hurdles but her second at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) two starts ago was a pretty good effort and she has claims if judged on that.
Unable to justify prominence in the betting when pulled up on handicap debut at Fakenham (2m7f, good to soft) in December and not seen again since; remains unexposed and might benefit from combination of drop back in trip and refitted hood here, but it takes a leap of faith to support her.
Ran well to a point when fourth at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) this month, her third start for Hugh Burns, but was beaten about 30l in the end and is now 0-16 over hurdles.
Runner-up in two of her three Irish points; soundly beaten on all four subsequent hurdling starts but showed a glimmer of promise at Catterick (1m7f, good to soft) last time and is one to keep a close eye on in the betting before this handicap debut; tongue-tie fitted.
0-11 over hurdles; seemingly aided by addition of tongue-tie when twice running respectably at start of this season (2m4f, good) but has fitness to prove after ten-month absence.
Ex-Irish veteran mare who came good for Nick Alexander at second attempt, under Natasha Cookson at Hexham (2m7f, soft) last spring; not in same form on any of three starts this year, though, and 1lb wrong today.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3,4
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