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Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 38.7s

Hurricane Harvey⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 128| D

8/11

Built on a promising hurdling debut when winning by 1L in a novice hurdle over 2m5f at Ludlow (soft) in November. Penalised for that victory and looks likely to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 2223-21

St Barts¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

9/2

Point-to-point winner in March last year and got off the mark at the second time of asking under Rules when winning by 13L on heavy ground over 2m4f at Uttoxeter last month. Strong claims of following up in this race.

Form: 14-61

Commit Or Quit⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann

12/1

Finished a decent 19L fourth to Hurricane Harvey in a 2m5f novice hurdle at Ludlow (soft) in November. Remains open to improvement but work to do if he's to reverse form with that rival.

Form: 2-64

Galileo Silver⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

14/1

Winner over 1m3f on the Flat at Kempton in July and was outclassed when 84L fourth in a decent conditions hurdle at Ascot (soft) over an extended 1m7f in November. Interesting upped in trip on debut for this yard.

Form: 4

Jeremy Sunshine⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard

20/1

Beaten 32L when finishing third in a novice hurdle over this C&D on good-to-soft ground in November. Given a break since and more needed if he's to take this contest.

Form: 4P-2173

Legende de Minuit^t1⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| BF

28/1

Finished 14L fifth of six in a bumper over an extended 2m at Market Rasen (good) on debut in September. Interesting to see how he performs stepping up in distance on hurdling debut.

Form: 5

Southfield Harvest²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

6/1

Off the mark at the second attempt in bumpers when winning over 2m at Chepstow (good) in April last year. Half-brother to a number of classy performers and he this step up in trip is likely to suit on hurdling debut.

Form: 31-

Forecasts

Hurricane Harvey (8/11), St Barts (9/2), Southfield Harvest (6/1), Commit Or Quit (12/1), Galileo Silver (14/1), Jeremy Sunshine (20/1), Legende de Minuit (28/1)

The two penalised runners can dominate this event with preference for Uttoxeter winner ST BARTS who impressed on heavy ground last time out. Hurricane Harvey, the other penalised runner in the field ran well when winning over just short of this distance last time out and he can take second spot ahead of hurdling newcomer Southfield Harvest, a bumper winner last season.