1.35 WWW.LIMERICKRACES.IE (MARES) MAIDEN HURDLE 2M 5F

An open-looking mares’ maiden hurdle and Gordon Elliott may have the answer in the shape of Strike Is Back. The five-year-old failed to win a bumper in five attempts, but gave the strong impression that she is likely to prove better over hurdles when finishing second to Bargy Lady in a maiden at Navan last time. She won’t need to improve much on that to win this. The main threat to her could well be the Stuart Crawford-trained Ardean Lass who finished four and a quarter lengths behind her at Navan, and as that was her racecourse debut she is open to improvement.