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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 3.9s

Mellow Ben⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 126

5/4

Ran well when finishing runner-up to a progressive rival over 2m5f at Kempton (good-to-soft) in December. Drops in grade here having finished 14L seventh in a Listed handicap over the same C&D last time out.

Form: 1F8427

San Pedro De Senam^b⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 116| C| D

5/1

Course winner followed up a victory over an extended 2m4f at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) in December with a good second over the same C&D later that month. Returns from a break having disappointed at the same venue the following month.

Form: 6-63128

It's Got Legs^v³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 116

3/1

14 race maiden ran well when finishing 4L second in a novices' handicap hurdle over 2m4f at Sandown (soft) on his penultimate start. Of interest despite disappointing at Sandown (2m4f, soft) subsequently.

Form: 236525

Shadow's Boy^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 110| D

7/1

Improved effort in finishing third in a selling hurdle over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (good) recently. Interesting to see how he fares on his return to handicaps.

Form: 082P53

Harry Hazard^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Cheesman⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 102

12/1

Maiden after four starts under Rules and beaten 31L when sixth in a novice hurdle at Sandown (2m, soft) a month ago. Probably best watched on handicap debut.

Form: 5F0576

Sea's Aria¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: M R Hoad| OR: 98

25/1

Winner of a match race on the Flat at Lingfield (2m) a month ago. Well held over teh same C&D subsequently and others make more appeal on his return to hurdles.

Form: 642396

Forecasts

Mellow Ben (5/4), It's Got Legs (3/1), San Pedro De Senam (5/1), Shadow's Boy (7/1), Harry Hazard (12/1), Sea's Aria (25/1)

SAN PEDRO DE SENAM looks capable of putting a disappointing effort last time out behind him to register a victory in this handicap hurdle. The selection is returning from a break and can see off top weight Mellow Ben who is dropping in grade on this occasion. It's Got Legs a stablemate of the selection and another to disappoint last time out can take third.