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Good And Hardy^p1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 130| BF

11/2

Hat-trick bid was foiled last time out when he was a 19-length second at Uttoxeter (2m7f; heavy) in atrocious conditions. Been raised 9lb since then, and his yard are out of form. Not fully exposed, but looks vulnerable.

Form: 52-3112

Golden Sovereign²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 125

11/4

Got off the mark at the seventh attempt over hurdles when winning by a head at Uttoxeter (2m7f; heavy) on New Year's Eve. 7lb higher mark to contend with as he returns to handicap company, but there was a 23-length gap back to the third.

Form: 354-271

Terrierman⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121

3/1

Suffered a reverse in form with Mercian Knight who outstayed him at Doncaster (3m; good to soft) last month. Shown more than enough in novice company to suggest he can enjoy plenty of success in handicaps. Opening mark seems fair enough.

Form: 2P1-312

Shantung²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham| OR: 114

10/1

Not progressed in handicaps as one would have expected. This is a slight ease in grade, after she suffered a heavy reverse at Kempton (3m; soft) last month. Been in quiet form for a while now, so looks one to oppose.

Form: 30-8459

Frankly Speaking³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 110

40/1

14-race maiden, and he was virtually tailed-off over fences at Ffos Las (3m1f; heavy) last month. Has first hurdles start since November 2018, and is up against a band of in-form rivals. Best watched with that in mind.

Form: 748P-26

Flowing Cadenza³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R H Buckler| OR: 107

2/1

Shed her maiden tag at Ascot (2m7f; heavy) last time out, and the form of that race has since been franked by the runner-up. Up 7lb after that career-best effort, and pitched into a class three for the first time. Unexposed so has claims.

Form: 85-8941

Forecasts

Flowing Cadenza (2/1), Golden Sovereign (11/4), Terrierman (3/1), Good And Hardy (11/2), Shantung (10/1), Frankly Speaking (40/1)

Flowing Cadenza is upped slightly in grade after posting a career-best last time out. That form can be upgraded with the runner-up winning on Monday, and she receives weight from all five of her rivals. Things finally clicked for Golden Sovereign when he finally shed his maiden status when drawing nearly 25-length clear of the third when getting into a battle with eventual runner-up. He is respected returned to handicap company, but preference is for TERRIERMAN who is lightly raced and has shown more than enough promise in a trio of decent novice contests to suggest he can add to his yard's 22% strike-rate here and make a seamless transition to the handicap ranks.