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Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 32.00s

Get On The Yager⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 133| D

6/4

Dual winner over fences including on soft ground over 3m at Wetherby in a Grade 3 handicap last time out. Drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience too much and likely to prove hard to beat today.

Form: 18-6611

Real Warrior⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: A Pogson| T: C T Pogson

150/1

Broke his duck at the fourth time of asking in point-to-points but pulled up on rules debut over hurdles in November and others make more appeal on chase debut.

Form: 3F21-P

Solid Strike³⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Collins

33/1

Winner of four of his five point-to-point starts since joining this yard and also finished fourth in a competitive hunter chase in April 2016. Unraced since winning a point-to-point at Corbridge nearly a year ago.

Form: 1211/41-

Winter Lion^p,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M J Smith| OR: 131

7/1

Irish raider finished third in a beginners chase at Punchestown (soft-to-heavy) last time out. Drops in trip today and interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: 0-24833

Two Swallows⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

10/11

Placed twice over fences since winning a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (3m, good) in April last year. Finished third in a mares Listed event last time out and is one for the shortlist today.

Form: 2121-23

Forecasts

Two Swallows (10/11), Get On The Yager (6/4), Winter Lion (7/1), Solid Strike (33/1), Real Warrior (150/1)

GET ON THE YAGER has looked a useful recruit to chasing the last twice and he can follow up December's Grade 3 triumph in this opening novice chase. The selection has won over an extended 2m4f over hurdles and is taken to get the better of the mare Two Swallows who ran in a competitive mares event last time out. Winter Lion makes the trip over from Ireland and he is taken to finish third on this occasion.