Having shaped well until an unlucky unseat at the last on her handicap debut over C&D last time, the unexposed HAY MEADOW should progress further and, despite a 4lb rise, is just preferred to the hat-trick seeking Summergrounds.[Colin Russell]
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Point winner (3m, heavy); won a bumper here in September and off the mark over hurdles in a mares' novice at Ayr in March (2m4f, good); ran well over C&D on handicap debut last month (good to soft; unseated rider after the last when disputing the lead); up 4lb; chance.
Has won four 3m handicaps over fences here on ground ranging from good to heavy; won twice over fences on the better ground in the autumn and was a fair second at Ayr when last seen out in January (3m, soft); pulled up in bad ground on latest hurdle run; others preferred.
Won a 2m novice here in August 2023; mixed form over hurdles/fences last season and below par on last two starts, latest at Ayr last month (3m, good to soft); 2m4f on good ground perhaps ideal, though.
Won a Stratford novice for the Killahena/McPherson stable last June (2m2f, good); placed in two novices since, latest at Kelso last month (2m2f, good; first run since October); unexposed; worth considering.
Irish point winner in December 2023 (3m, heavy); in the frame on all three starts over hurdles, last month finishing 11l third in a C&D maiden (good to soft); may improve on handicap debut.
Last three wins have been in 2m4f handicap chases at Ayr, although won a 2m Ayr novice handicap over hurdles in March 2023 (good); hasn't been in top form over fences on last three starts and probably best watched this time.
Progressive 9yo who won three races last season, the latest at Ayr in April when coming late to win by a neck (2m4f, good to soft); creditable second over C&D in September; on a career-high mark (3lb higher than last time); contender.
Won a 2m maiden here and a 1m7f novice at Musselburgh in 2023; bit disappointing in handicaps at up to 3m last season but well handicapped as a result.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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