Séan Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Speisialta's form is a concern — a refusal lurks in her recent record and she was unplaced once in her last five starts, while our rating of 110 leaves her well held on figures against this field; second last time out offers some crumb of comfort, but 162 lb is a stiff burden.

Hopes Are High brings strong recent form to the table — a winner two starts back and a second last time out suggest he returns in fine fettle, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; the slight concern is whether 37 days off has left him short of peak sharpness.

Splashing Out arrives on the back of a win last time out, with a further victory three starts back, and she handles today's distance and going having encountered both before; the 164 lb burden is the chief query, but her current form makes her our pick here.

Cocofred won last time out to arrive here in form, but 60 days between runs is a query, he has experience of today's trip and conditions, and 161 lb is a stiff burden for a horse ranked mid-field at this level.

Migdam landed a win two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, so the conditions hold no fears; carrying 158 lb after a 119-day absence is the obvious query, but he rates 121 and arrives as a serious threat.