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Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 6m 28.4s

Orrisdale²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 124| BF

6/5

Bumper winner last term and made winning start over timber in 2m4f heavy-ground Uttoxeter maiden in November. Held next time conceding penalty when second over 2m6½f at Newcastle and may need to improve to bag this.

Form: 61-12

Benevolentdictator¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore

14/1

Well held third, beaten 32L, behind stablemate Neff on Boxing Day at Fontwell on second hurdles start. Will again have to take a step forward on that effort to get off the mark.

Form: 993

Illegal Model^t1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

16/1

€24,000 three-year-old, Stowaway gelding. Half-brother to three winners, including fair chaser Steeles Terrace. Tongue-tie sported on first start for Charlie Longsdon.

Form: 6

Moorsholme²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Kieron Edgar| T: C Fryer

100/1

Point-to-point winner on only start at Sedgefield back in May, tailed off 50-1 chance on hurdles bow last month at Fakenham (2m4f, soft).

Form: 1-7

Poniel¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D L Williams

100/1

Maiden on the Flat, sent off 66-1 on hurdles debut at Fontwell (2m1½f, soft) on Boxing Day and beaten a long way in a race by promising Neff (Benevolentdictator third).

Form: P562-26

Springfield Fox³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: T R George

1/1

Won all three points he contested. Still going well when a faller on hurdles debut at Bangor, and showed promise when 12L second at Southwell (3m, soft) last time. Should have more to come.

Form: 111-F2

The Big Yin⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: Miss J S Davis

20/1

Finished second on debut at Uttoxeter in March in five-runner bumper on heavy ground but failed to build on that after 210-day absence at Chepstow in October and off again since. Hurdles bow, one to note in the betting.

Form: 2-9

Forecasts

Springfield Fox (1/1), Orrisdale (6/5), Benevolentdictator (14/1), Illegal Model (16/1), The Big Yin (20/1), Poniel (100/1), Moorsholme (100/1)

Orrisdale scored on hurdles bow and wasn't disgraced in finishing second next time under a penalty at Newcastle, he's the sort to improve again going up in trip now. Preference though is for SPRINGFIELD FOX, who may well have run into one when second at Southwell last time (winner won easily again next time). There should be more to come from him now and his trainer is in form. Newcomer Illegal Model may be next best in a weak heat.