PT Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 52.35s

Fille Des Champs^t1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 101

9/2

Winner of her penultimate start over 2m4f here in December but could finish only fourth off an 8lb higher mark upped to 3m at Ludlow in January. Races off the same mark here and interesting to see if she can bounce back in a first time tongue tie here.

Form: 451434-

Steel Native^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: D A Rees| OR: 94

5/2

First signs of form under rules when betaen a short head off this mark in a first time hood here last month. Step up in trip looks likely to suit and likely to put up another good show off the same mark here.

Form: 462F24-

Kapricorne²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 92

5/1

Well held when third behind an impressive winner at Hereford in a conditional jockeys event last month. Had L Frank Baum directly in front of him on that occasion but ground here is likely to suit and yard have a 21% strike rate (8/38) at this track.

Form: 26344B

Follow The Tracks²⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Michael Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 90

20/1

Successful twice at Taunton in 2015 but well beaten in the main since. Signs of a revival on his penultimate outing on good ground at Exeter in April but a well beaten third at Plumpton when favourite subsequently and returning from a near ten month absence here.

Form: 5P4-3P2

Get In Pat¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns⁽³⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 86

7/2

Maiden after 15 outings but put in his best effort for this yard when finishing fourth over 2m4f here last time out. Had pulled up over fences on his two previous outings but likely to go well if repeating that latest effort.

Form: S8/PP4-8

Filatore^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 85

3/1

Last two victories have come at this track including in a four runner seller 11 months ago. Well beaten recently including behind Kapricorne and L Frank Baum last time out and a bit to prove at present.

Form: 1-24076

Non-Runners

L Frank Baum²²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 10

T: B J Llewellyn J: Jordan Williams

Forecasts

Steel Native (5/2), Filatore (3/1), Get In Pat (7/2), Fille Des Champs (9/2), Kapricorne (5/1), L Frank Baum (12/1), Follow The Tracks (20/1)

STEEL NATIVE is less exposed than most in this race and finished runner-up over 2m4f here last month. Racing off the same mark here the six-year-old is taken to get the better of Kapricorne who ran well when up against an in form rival at Hereford last month while a better effort from Fille Des Champs in the first time tongue tie can see her put a poor effort last time out behind her in this. 1. Steel Native 2. Kapricorne 3. Fille Des Champs