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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 16.10s

Alfie's Choice¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 125

1/1

Novice/handicap hurdle wins at Cartmel during the summer, but went up in the weights and was well held in a decent contest at Kelso last month. Bit to prove off the same mark, but this is a weaker race.

Form: 285-115

Placedela Concorde^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 117

8/1

Victories in May and July, but the handicapper had his say and has only recently started to relent. Had no chance behind a long odds-on shot in a novice event at Sedgefield last time and will be much happier back in handicap company.

Form: 312482

Court Dreaming⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 116| D

7/2

Landed a novice hurdle at Perth in June and ran respectably under a penalty at the same venue when last seen the following month. First run in a handicap and has to be given serious consideration with so few miles on the clock.

Form: 5-214

Surf And Turf^t³⁵⁹

3/1

Veteran who has won four races over hurdles and five over fences. First run for the best part of a year and has had wind surgery. Best watched on his comeback outing.

Form: 7/144P4-

Forecasts

Alfie's Choice (1/1), Surf And Turf (3/1), Court Dreaming (7/2), Placedela Concorde (8/1)

Only four runners and bottom-weight Surf And Turf is readily opposed after his long absence. Placedela Concorde will be suited by this return to a handicap and Alfie's Choice can go well despite his higher handicap rating, but the percentage calls is COURT DREAMING, who is making his handicap debut and surely has improvement in him on only his fifth start.