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Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 33.4s

Rosmuc Relay^v1⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 122| D

8/1

Absent for well over 18 months prior to finishing 58L fifth in a 2m4f novices' handicap event on chase debut at Uttoxeter (heavy) in December. Likely to have improved for the experience and wears a visor for the first time in this contest.

Form: 3111P/5

Subcontinent⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 121| D

4/1

Returning from a break when victorious in a 2m5f handicap hurdle at Ludlow (soft) in December. Interesting to see how he fares racing off a 6lb higher mark on debut over fences.

Form: 4806-41

Driftwood Haze¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: P C Dando| OR: 120

9/1

Placed on four of his six chase starts to date and finished a decent 14½L fourth in a 3m handicap contest at Ludlow (soft) last month. Races off a 1lb lower mark here and is of interest with this drop in distance in his favour.

Form: 532934

Delight Of Dubai⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Brennan| T: Noel Williams| OR: 117

6/1

Heavy ground maiden hurdle winner at Lingfield in November and is quickly switched to fences having finished 7¾L fifth in a 3m hurdle at Ludlow when making her handicap debut recently.

Form: 521-125

Iron Horse^p⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 117

8/1

Impressive 20L winner of a good-to-soft ground handicap hurdle winner at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in May last year. Held in both subsequent starts however including when 26L fifth on chase debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good-to-soft) in January.

Form: 9U2-125

Durouyn⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 112

13/2

Point-to-point bumper winner here and finished a decent 15L second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (heavy) on his penultimate start. Held at Leicester subsequently and is worth a check in the market upped in trip on chase and handicap debut.

Form: 1-25624

Go Steady^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 110

9/4

Winner of two of three starts over fences to date most recently by 2½L in a 2m4f novices' handicap chase at Warwick (heavy) last month. Races off a 5lb higher mark here and holds strong claims for a top yard.

Form: 4/08131

Result Amended

Subcontinent - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Delight Of Dubai - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 6th.

Iron Horse - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Forecasts

Go Steady (9/4), Subcontinent (4/1), Delight Of Dubai (6/1), Durouyn (13/2), Rosmuc Relay (8/1), Iron Horse (8/1), Driftwood Haze (9/1)

GO STEADY has shown good form in his three starts over fences to date and with further improvement likely he can defy a 5lb rise in the weights to take this novices' handicap event. The selection has forecast underfoot conditions to suit and he can get the better of Delight Of Dubai who is making her debut over fences while third place can go to Subcontinent, another having his first start over the larger obstacles.