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Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 30.11s

Ribble Valley^t1³⁰⁷

8/15

Dual bumper winner who looked good when landing first 2 starts over hurdles. Runner-up in Ascot Grade 2 (15.7f, heavy) on final run last season and remains open to improvement. Tongue strap applied.

Form: 161/112-

Nickolson²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 135| BF

11/4

Winner of sole start in bumpers and made a successful hurdles debut at Wincanton last October. Runner-up at Warwick 5 months later and this 6-y-o is probably capable of better.

Form: 1/12-

Dragonfruit²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

200/1

Glimmers of ability on Rules debut in a bumper in August but no impact switched to this sphere the following month.

Form: 2P-48

Molly Ollys Wishes^t²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 124

7/1

Made up into a fairly useful hurdler last season, off the mark at Warwick in January and creditable second at Doncaster next time. More needed here but she merits respect all the same.

Form: P24212-

Forecasts

Ribble Valley (8/15), Nickolson (11/4), Molly Ollys Wishes (7/1), Dragonfruit (200/1)

RIBBLE VALLEY was seemingly beaten fair and square at Ascot when last seen 10 months ago, but that effort nevertheless reads well in the context of this race and he should prove hard to beat, despite conceding weight all round. At the forecast prices, Molly Ollys Wishes is preferred to Nickolson for forecast purposes.