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Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 5m 40.10s

Alfsboy³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Bargary| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

50/1

Cost £40,000 as a 3yo; very low-key over hurdles so far; 50-1 when left toiling behind Bullionaire at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 009

Cohesion¹³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

16/1

Finished 8L second to Highway One O One on hurdles debut at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) in October 2017; 0-11 on the Flat since, so unsurprisingly has another attempt over timber.

Form: 2/

Cristal Spirit¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Aspell| T: J R Boyle

12/1

76-rated on the Flat (1-15); placed on hurdles debut at Plumpton (2m, heavy) in December, albeit was beaten 24L by Highway One O Two; others make more appeal.

Form: 30

Enzo D'Airy²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 114| BF

4/1

Joined Venetia Williams for €80,000 in November 2018; highly tried on stable debut at Chepstow; disappointing when beaten in excess of 20L by St Barts in a 2m4f Uttoxeter maiden (heavy) since; capable of better?

Form: 94/43-54

Mickey Buckman³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

13/8

Sets the clear form standard; stayed on from off the pace to finish fourth to the front-running Guardia Top at Sandown (2m, soft) in early December; highly likely to relish the return to a more suitable trip (dam was a 3m7f winner).

Form: 5/234

A Perfect Gift⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Johnson| T: O MurphyWS

11/4

Presenting mare; justified favouritism on debut when winning a bumper at Uttoxeter on New Year's Eve 2018; should take on board the experience gained from her hurdles debut at Uttoxeter 73-days ago; a possible player.

Form: 14-6

Conjuring Trick²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

13/2

Half-sister to the 2m7f hurdle winner No Trumps (also carries the silks of HM The Queen); 50-1 when seventh of 13 to Getaway Totherock on hurdles debut at Ludlow (2m5½f, soft).

Form: 7

Forecasts

Mickey Buckman (13/8), A Perfect Gift (11/4), Enzo D'Airy (4/1), Conjuring Trick (13/2), Cristal Spirit (12/1), Cohesion (16/1), Alfsboy (50/1)

MICKEY BUCKMAN has already shown more than enough ability over hurdles in order to take a race of this nature within his stride. At first glance, he was slightly disappointing when only fourth to the front-running Guardia Top at Sandown in early December, although there were undeniably mitigating circumstances. He clearly needs a greater test of stamina (and he'll certainly get that here) so with Joshua Moore taking over in the saddle, he's preferred to Enzo D'Airy (Venetia Williams) and A Perfect Gift (Olly Murphy).