Cheltenham appears to have survived the worst of the storms, with the going for the first day of the Festival tomorrow currently no worse than good to soft, good in places. The rain has had a more dramatic effect on today's meetings, so it is a case of treading carefully, but Maori Legend (5.00) won't mind the testing conditions at Plumpton. She looks well handicapped for this return to hurdling after a successful spell in chases.
Tom Dascombe, the trainer of Hope Road (4.40), doesn't seem to think his four-year-old is very well handicapped at Stratford, but I think this lightly-raced gelding has shown enough to warrant an interest. Jigsaw Dancer (4.20) looks capable of continuing Andy Turnell's good run at Taunton.
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