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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 7.3s

Dashing Oscar^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry| OR: 138| D

11/4

Fair handicap hurdler (peak rating 140) and had wins at Fontwell and Bangor last season over this sort of trip. Solid run at Sandown last month should leave him fit and ready to go chasing.

Form: 29/1104-

Kk Lexion³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 126| D

8/1

135-rated handicapper over timber with two wins from 14 attempts in that sphere. Had a spin over hurdles at Cheltenham last month to leave him spot on for chasing bow.

Form: P0/3830-

Mister Miyagi³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: S Edmunds| OR: 139| D

15/8

Three-time hurdles winner and good enough for sixth in 2016 Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (14L behind Altior). Enjoyed a pipe-opener at that track last month after a year off and interesting now sent over larger obstacles.

Form: 13260/0-

Okotoks⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 125

16/1

Still trying to make his way for this yard having been lightly-race since coming from Ireland. Did show a little more last time out and now on better ground and over fences for this first time and not written off for a very capable handler.

Form: 440/705-

Qualando^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: A E Jones| OR: 132

7/2

No win since taking the 2015 Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival. Not the most consistent but does at least boast some experience over these obstacles and chance on best of that form.

Form: 2/2P9P4-

Waterloo Warrior^b,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 117

11/1

Couple of useful efforts over timber lately after wind surgery but will really need to take to fencing to make up ground on some of these.

Form: 22P64-2

Forecasts

Mister Miyagi (15/8), Dashing Oscar (11/4), Qualando (7/2), Kk Lexion (8/1), Waterloo Warrior (11/1), Okotoks (16/1)

MISTER MIYAGI was a very decent novice hurdler and while he's had some issues, there was enough in his Cheltenham run last month to suggest new trainer Stuart Edmunds can get him on track again over fences. Dashing Oscar was a decent hurdler himself and should be fit to go first time in this sphere while Qualando boasts experience at this game and goes on the shortlist as such.