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Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 32.50s

Ortenzia^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 104

4/1

Winner over an extended 2m1f at Bangor (good) in October. Decent third in a small field over this C&D subsequently and returns from a break having disappointed at Ludlow (2m4f, good) in December.

Form: 4713U7

Sir Dylan^h¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry| OR: 95| CD

9/2

Winner here in the past and finished a good 6L fourth in a 1m4f AW event last month. Pulled up at Wincanton (2m4f, good) subsequently and more needed than when finishing last of five over this C&D a fortnight ago.

Form: 02F5-P5

Primogeniture^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley| OR: 91

7/1

Well held on chase debut at Southwell (good) last October. Placed over hurdles since and likely to have improved for his 38L fifth over an extended 2m5f on the Flat at Pontefract (good-to-firm) recently.

Form: 953480

Polo The Mumm^b,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Bargary| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 87| D

4/6

Recorded a 3L victory over 2m2f at Taunton (good) in a handicap chase earlier this month. Raised 4lb for that victory and looks likely to prove hard to beat on this occasion.

Form: 414731

Forecasts

Polo The Mumm (4/6), Ortenzia (4/1), Sir Dylan (9/2), Primogeniture (7/1)

POLO THE MUMM can boast the best recent form of these and he is taken to follow-up his recent Taunton success with a victory in this small field handicap chase. Primogeniture is making just his second start over fences and he can take second ahead of Sir Dylan who can get the better of top weight Ortenzia in the battle for third.