Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle

Dual-purpose sort with some smart Flat form; back-to-back winner in this discipline last summer but nothing since and has run disappointingly in valuable summer handicap hurdles, including when tailed off in the Lartigue at Listowel last time; okay run on the Flat at Clonmel prior when too keen; player on her best day.

Winner of sole point who got off the mark immediately at Tramore in November; comfortably won a Punchestown novice event in January (2m3f, heavy); couldn't live with Supreme runner-up William Munny in February back at that track and question marks now following tame finishes at Limerick and Cheltenham in April when last seen; soft ground to suit.

Heavy ground maiden hurdle winner at Punchestown in February before some decent efforts in competitive contests; struck again with a supremely comfortable victory at Bellewstown in August (2m1f, good); tongue-tie now added to the previously worn hood after she weakened quickly at Listowel last time; avoids penalty and leading contender if back to her best.

Her rating of 83 means she has mountains of improvement to find in this company and was tailed off and pulled up in her two most recent starts.

Winner of her sole point and finished second on Rules' debut in a Worcester bumper despite losing a shoe; disappointing odds-on favourite at Stratford and finished a well beaten third on hurdles debut at Bellewstown last time; unlikely.