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Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 4m 13.24s

Shiroccan Roll⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 119

11/4

Better than ever after 8 months off when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 42 days ago, overcoming bad errort two out. Up 3 lb but remains firmly in the mix.

Form: P3/43P-1

Carntop^b,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 118

9/2

Fairly useful winner last season but yet to hit top form since resumption, tried in cheekpieces when ninth at Southwell last time. Blinkers back on now with bit to prove.

Form: 2167-69

Vision Clear⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 117

15/2

Off the mark in Kempton novice hurdle last May but didn't prove easy to catch right in three runs after. Comes here on the back of a 4th on the Flat at Newmarket though so respected.

Form: 2U/1052-

Raven's Tower³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 115| CD

6/1

It's now sixteen runs since his last win in 2017 but he returned with good fourth of 12 in handicap at Uttoxeter (15.8f). That form is working out really well so C&D winner is interesting contender.

Form: 46970-4

Ferrobin^p1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 114

7/2

Dual novice hurdle winner who wasn't disgraced when fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on now and dropped 3 lb so he enters calculations.

Form: 8896-U5

Wasdell Dundalk²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 111

10/1

Brought along steadily last term and tenderly-handled fifth in novice hurdle at Leicester (15.5f, heavy) 7 months ago. Goes handicapping now up in trip so well worth considering for in-form yard.

Form: 47465-

Itsonlyrocknroll^h,t¹⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 110

28/1

Scored at Wincanton in January but not seen out since pulled up in handicap at Huntingdon (15.8f, heavy) month after. Hood back on but others more persuasive.

Form: 6F2/13P-

Honorable^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100

12/1

Fair 14f winner on the Flat in France and similar form over hurdles, though he arrives on the back of two poor runs on the level. In good hands but has it to prove now.

Form: 2750/40-

Non-Runners

Barman¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: Miss A Murphy J: J M Quinlan

Forecasts

Shiroccan Roll (11/4), Ferrobin (7/2), Carntop (9/2), Raven's Tower (6/1), Vision Clear (15/2), Wasdell Dundalk (10/1), Honorable (12/1), Barman (20/1), Itsonlyrocknroll (28/1)

WASDELL DUNDALK hinted at promise on more than one occasion last season and is taken to make a winning return now he goes into handicaps up in trip for a stable among the winners. Raven's Tower is a long time without a win but seems sure to make his presence felt and Newton Abbot scorer Shiroccan Roll commands plenty of respect too in a competitive handicap.