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Flying Tiger⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 127| D

6/1

Good third in a handicap hurdle over 2m at Wetherby (soft) in November but struggled over the same trip at Huntingdon (good) 11 days later. Interesting to see how he fares on first start over fences since October 2018.

Form: 5-05U38

Ar Mest⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 125| D

11/4

Well beaten sixth in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell (soft) last time out. Unseated rider on chase debut prior to that and is worth a check in the market in this contest.

Form: 3115-U6

Molineaux³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 125| C

11/4

Victorious three times most recently over 2m4f on good ground here 12 months ago. Disappointing of late but drops in grade and trip racing off a mark 4lb lower than for that success.

Form: 2369-70

Admiral's Secret²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 124| CD

7/1

C&D winner was returning from a break when finishing 7L second in a 2m2f handicap chase at Taunton (soft) last month. Races off the same mark here and is an interesting runner in this event.

Form: 1RF3-R2

Saintemilion^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 124

3/1

Returned to form with a neck second in a similar race to this over C&D on heavy ground last month. Raised 3lb for that effort and is a leading contender racing off a mark 6lb higher than for his most recent victory.

Form: 13-3U62

Song Of The Sky^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann| OR: 122| D

25/1

Pulled up in a couple of handicap hurdles since winning by 15L in a 2m novices' handicap chase at Lingfield (heavy) in November. More needed off a mark 9lb higher than for that Lingfield triumph.

Form: 3221PP

Cesar Collonges^p1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Evan Williams| OR: 120

16/1

Successful in a 2m1f handicap chase at Market Rasen (soft) in December 2018. Disappointing in three starts isnce however and wears cheekpieces for the first time on this occasion.

Form: 5/617-P8

Forecasts

Molineaux (11/4), Ar Mest (11/4), Saintemilion (3/1), Flying Tiger (6/1), Admiral's Secret (7/1), Cesar Collonges (16/1), Song Of The Sky (25/1)

ADMIRAL'S SECRET has winning form here and having run well off this mark when placed last time out he can regain the winning thread with a victory in this comeptitive handicap chase. Saintemilion performed well when placed here last month and he can finish second on this occasion while third place can go to Molineaux who has been tackling better races than this in recent starts.