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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 48.3s

Black Key¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 137| D

16/1

Dual hurdle winner for Henry De Bromhead, including a comfortable success on his final start for that trainer at Galway in August. Well held here over C&D on stable debut. More needed from this mark, but entitled to respect.

Form: 26-1314

Captain Moirette²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 120| D

9/4

Produced an improved effort when scoring at Catterick last time, in what was a decent novices' contest for the track. Penalised as a result, but handles soft ground and should go very close.

Form: 334/41

Chambard¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 125

5/6

Has shown steady improvement in his last four starts, scoring at Exeter and twice running well under penalties since. Acts on soft ground and should be very competitive.

Form: 9U2122

Skiddaw Valleys³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 124

6/1

Triple Flat winner from 1m1f-1m6f, all on good ground. Has shown promise in both hurdles starts so far. Needs to improve on those again to win here, but no reason why he can't.

Form: 32

Non-Runners

It's Never Enough¹⁸¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Chambard (5/6), Captain Moirette (9/4), Skiddaw Valleys (6/1), It's Never Enough (12/1), Black Key (16/1)

A good start to the card, with Skiddaw Valleys a potential improver, Chambard and Black Key already proven winners who are still going the right way, and CAPTAIN MOIRETTE, who is another of such ilk, and he is preferred after winning an above average Catterick novices' contest last time.

Captain Moirette
Skiddaw Valleys
Chambard

Previous Winners

2018

Kapga De Lily

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 5

J: Aidan Coleman | T: Miss V Williams

66/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00