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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 25.32s

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Lord Napier

4/9, 2/5

4/9

Ballasalla

7/1, 13/2, 7/1

13/2

Emerald Chieftan

17/2, 8/1

15/2

Bafana Blue

12/1, 11/1, 12/1

10/1

Goliath

16/1

Ask Jd

14/1, 16/1

20/1

Phantom Isle

25/1

Excalibur

66/1

Lammturner

100/1

Ivors Involvement

100/1

SP Book Percentage 121.38

Forecasts

Lord Napier (4/9), Ballasalla (13/2), Emerald Chieftan (15/2), Bafana Blue (10/1), Goliath (16/1), Ask Jd (20/1), Phantom Isle (25/1), Excalibur (66/1), Lammturner (100/1), Ivors Involvement (100/1)

Aghabullogue point-to-point winner Emerald Chieftan rates as an interesting rules debutante for local trainer Rebecca Menzies in a modest contest where plenty of the remainder have masses to prove. Ballasalla is a full-brother to 2011 Grand National winner Ballabriggs, but he's not shown much thus far and looks more of a horse for further down the line, so the confident selection is the penalised Ludlow scorer LORD NAPIER. The Bowen family tend to do well with their Sedgefield runners (3 from 16; 19% strike rate over the past five years), so it'll come as a major shock if he's not capable of following up that victory.