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Sunday 18 February 2018

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Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 5m 15.9s

Sunny Ledgend^p⁴⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 12-2| J: J Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 111| C

8/1

Made all the running when winning at Leicester (2m6½f, soft) in this month last year, mostly been disappointing since. Back on winning mark today, but must bounce back.

Form: P1F-P3P

Freddies Portrait^b1,t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107

8/1

Winner of 2m Carlisle novice handicap chase in February last year on soft ground, three efforts this season have been very tame, pulled up last month at Ludlow and hard to garner enthusiasm despite shorter trip and first-time blinkers.

Form: 155-56P

Must Havea Flutter³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 105

6/1

Was placed in a couple of point-to-points and so the 2m trip at Leicester for his chase debut last month would have been plenty short enough. Not a bad effort though and he is more interesting now stepped up to this distance and dropped 3lb.

Form: 3-46874

Midnight Merlot³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Noel Williams| OR: 103

16/1

Modest hurdler, may do better over fences and shaped with some promise last month at Wetherby (2m3½f, soft) on chase bow. More required now.

Form: 4384-P4

Norse Light^t,v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: David Dennis| OR: 97| D

5/2

Running consistently well over fences and hurdles whilst remaining feasibly treated. Scored at Huntingdon on Boxing Day over these obstacles (2m4f, good to soft), 5lb higher now and will need to find extra to score in this higher grade.

Form: 213123

Dartford Warbler³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 95| C

9/2

Just one win to his name over fences from 19 attempt and is difficult to get right in this sphere. Well held here last month over longer trip, eased 2lb since, trainer has a good record here and not written off.

Form: 5-62544

Chanceofa Lifetime³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 95

16/1

Three wins from 18 over fences, though nothing since Sedgefield success April 2016 over 3m2f (soft). Pulled up over that C&D last month on first start for over a year, now 11-years-old and best days might be in the past.

Form: PP367-P

Miss Amelia³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Walford| OR: 96

8/1

Fairly modest hurdler in four starts, made chasing debut last month at Wetherby (2m3½f, soft) and finished 37L last of six. Watching brief seems safest for now.

Form: 805456

Las Tunas²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R P McLernon| T: R M Smith| OR: 94

8/1

Some good form last season, including Ayr success (2m, soft) in February and good effort at Perth in April. Hasn't found testing ground to his liking in two runs since turn of the year and stamina questions to be answered. Others more compelling.

Form: 3P2-8P4

Dougalstar^p²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: David Noonan| T: J Candlish| OR: 64

33/1

A 23-race maiden and failed to complete on his last three outings and races from well out of the handicap today. Needs a dramatic change in fortune.

Form: 550P/PU

Forecasts

Norse Light (5/2), Dartford Warbler (9/2), Must Havea Flutter (6/1), Las Tunas (8/1), Sunny Ledgend (8/1), Freddies Portrait (8/1), Miss Amelia (8/1), Chanceofa Lifetime (16/1), Midnight Merlot (16/1), Dougalstar (33/1)

Plenty with questions to answer in this line-up. Norse Light has been running fairly consistently and took a Huntingdon prize on Boxing Day, he should go well but has failed to add to his tally in two runs since and goes up in grade today. Sunny Ledgend is back on his last winning mark but must put some poor recent efforts to one side, while Dartford Warbler is given some chance of bouncing back to form. MUST HAVEA FLUTTER shaped adequately on chase debut at Leicester last time and may find this longer trip more to his liking. If he settles, he can go well for the Skelton brothers.