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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 16.40s

Bellamy's Grey¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 97

5/1

Showed a fair bit of ability in 2017/18, but this maiden pointer offered little in a handful of starts last term and was very poor on return at Chepstow last month.

Form: 32/806-0

Minella Voucher^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 94

4/1

Career-best when winning handicap chase at Market Rasen in May over this sort of trip on good ground; runner-up at Taunton on comeback and should be in the firing line now.

Form: 043-1S2

Spiritofchartwell⁴³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 89| CD

7/1

Three-time course winner over fences, which bodes well, he was second over C&D from a 3lb higher mark over the larger obstacles when last sighted 434 days ago and needs a close look in the betting now.

Form: 3/22742-

Mauna Kea^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁵⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 84| D

11/4

Three poor runs recently, two over fences, including twice at this venue; he'll require plenty more dropping in distance back over timber to be competitive.

Form: 793-P7P

Howlongisafoot^v¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 80| BF| D

2/1

Uttoxeter winner over fences last month and then close third hurdling over C&D; disappointed seven days later at Taunton over fences but type to bounce back after short break since.

Form: 036134

Ballycanew¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: James Davies| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 65

22/1

No solid form for previous yard, and soundly beaten on all four starts this season. Not easy to make a case for him, even off this lowly mark.

Form: 0U-97P9

Non-Runners

Summons To Court¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: J D Frost J: Bryony Le Clerc

Spock⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 14

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Forecasts

Howlongisafoot (2/1), Mauna Kea (11/4), Minella Voucher (4/1), Bellamy's Grey (5/1), Spiritofchartwell (7/1), Summons To Court (7/1), Ballycanew (22/1), Spock (33/1)

Howlongisafoot has been busy through the autumn and perhaps is best forgiven a below-par Taunton run last time. The previous try over hurdles around here was a good one. MINELLA VOUCHER is proving at home over this sort of trip and, runner-up at Taunton on comeback, is expected to be front and centre when it matters today. Spiritofchartwell has an absence to defy but could be on a workable mark and merits a close look in the betting.