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Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 6m 13.8s

Smackwater Jack⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 130

13/8

Beaten a neck by Same Circus on seasonal reappearance at Aintree (3m, soft) in October; has kept good company since (at Cheltenham); clear and obvious chance of recording a second career win; the 7lb claim of Lewis Stones is helpful.

Form: 204-247

Solstice Star^p,t⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Keighley| OR: 122WS

9/1

Hit the frame (beaten 13L) behind Friday's jumpers' bumper winner Snookered at Sedgefield (2m4f, soft) in October; has struggled since and continues to ease in the weights; others readily preferred.

Form: 16P-3P7

Come On Teddy²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 122

11/4

Thrashed by Kalooki (now rated 143) in a Ludlow maiden (2m5½f, soft) early in the New Year; raced keenly and weakened from the last when beaten 4L by a stablemate of Good And Hardy at the same Shropshire venue subsequently.

Form: 03-3624

Young Offender³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 121| BF

9/2

Lightly raced 5yo who makes his handicap debut from a mark of 121; made all when gamely repelling the odds-on favourite Strong Glance in a 2m4f soft-ground maiden at Fakenham in December; probable player.

Form: 2-813

Shambra¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 120

8/1

Thrives on getting her toe into the ground (won three on the spin across the codes in late 2017/early 2018); placed at Ludlow (3m, soft) early in the New Year before turning in a less productive performance at Uttoxeter (2m4f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 3-1393P

Montanna^t⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 117

20/1

Finished third on his return from an 11-month absence at Ffos Las (3m, soft) in November - form franked since by the winner Champers On Ice; possibly found the race coming too soon when beaten by the Welsh National winner Potters Corner latest.

Form: 1158-38

Non-Runners

Good And Hardy³⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Liam Harrison

Forecasts

Smackwater Jack (13/8), Come On Teddy (11/4), Young Offender (9/2), Good And Hardy (5/1), Shambra (8/1), Solstice Star (9/1), Montanna (20/1)

Young Offender is a lightly raced handicap debutant who could potentially make a splash from an opening mark of 121. However, a strong preference is for the battle-hardened SMACKWATER JACK who has kept good company since going down by the minimum margin on seasonal reappearance at Aintree (3m, soft) in October. With the assistance of the 7lb claimer Lewis Stones in the saddle, Olly Murphy's charge is fancied to record a second career success.