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Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 48.2s

Brecqhou Island⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: M Pattinson

100/1

Placed once on from ten 12 starts on the Flat and is rated just 43 in that sphere having finished well beaten over 1m at Kempton last month on his most recent appearance. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form:

Hit The Rocks⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 111

10/11

Followed up a good 28L fourth on hurdling debut at Plumpton (2m, heavy) with a 12L second over the same C&D in similar conditions at the end of January. One to note for a good local stable.

Form: 42

Wagner^t⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J HoneyballWS

10/11

Impressive point-to-point winner at Garthorpe (3m, good) in April last year and ran well when third on stable and Rules debut over an extended 2m at Taunton(soft) in January. Step up in trip likely to suit on his first start since wind surgery.

Form: PU-13

Fforbidden Love^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Alexander Fielding⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N B King

33/1

Victorious in an AW bumper over 2m at Lingfield in January 2018 but has disappointed since returning from over 18 months off the track this campaign failing to finish in three of her five starts over hurdles. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 0/P8P0U

The Topp Notes³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

20/1

Fair effort in finishing 30L sixth in a 2m event at Plumpton (heavy) on hurdling debut last month. More needed if he's to take this contest however.

Form: 906

Non-Runners

Motdepas³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Corrie Lake¹³¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: J & S Best J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wagner (10/11), Hit The Rocks (10/11), Motdepas (12/1), The Topp Notes (20/1), Fforbidden Love (33/1), Corrie Lake (33/1), Brecqhou Island (100/1)

WAGNER showed ability when placed on Rules debut and following a wind operation he is taken to get off the mark at the second time of asking in this opening maiden hurdle. Hit The Rocks represents a good local stable and he can finish runner-up for the second consecutive start while third place can go to Motdepas who was an early casualty when unseating at Huntingdon earlier this week.