5:30 Taunton Tips

Lady Caro is the selection here following an impressive win last time out in a Class 5 mares’ handicap hurdle over this course and distance at Taunton. She scored by 4¼ lengths off 92, traveling strongly throughout and winning with plenty in hand. That success has resulted in an 8 lb rise to 100, but the manner of the victory suggests she may still be ahead of the handicapper. There are also earlier pieces of form that read well, including a fourth in December behind Mask of Zorro (now rated 117), which indicates she has been competing against stronger opposition than this. The claimer remains on board, which helps offset some of the rise, and this doesn’t look the deepest race in terms of opposition. With proven course-and-distance form, clear progression, and conditions to suit, she looks to have a strong chance of following up.