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Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 23.1s

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Earlofthecotswolds

5/4, 6/5, 5/4

11/8

Rouge Vif

9/4, 2/1, 9/4

2/1

Malaya

3/1, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3

7/2

Baddesley Knight

12/1

14/1

L'Inganno Felice

25/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1

25/1

SP Book Percentage 108.17

Forecasts

Earlofthecotswolds (11/8), Rouge Vif (2/1), Malaya (7/2), Baddesley Knight (14/1), L'Inganno Felice (25/1)

With all five chasing newcomers some guesswork is involved here although with Paul Nicholls having won the last two runnings of this event and with a chasing debutant last year Imperial Cup winner Malaya has to be of interest. However, marginal preference is given to ROUGE VIF who wasn’t disgraced in an Aintree Grade 1 on his final start having always looked as though this was going to be a discipline, he would shine in. It would be no surprise to see Earlofthecotswolds play a major role around a course he clearly loves (three-time winner here) given how well his yard is performing at the moment.