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Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 5.40s

Amour de Nuit⁶¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 137| D

8/1

Useful 3-time chaser winner in 2018/19 but absent for 20 months ahead of this return to action. Top yard clearly more than capable of readying one but betting perhaps best guide.

Form: 151242/

Vive Le Roi²⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Bannister| T: A W Carroll| OR: 135

15/2

Three-time winner in 2018 and some decent efforts last season without getting his head in front. Contender if primed for this first outing in 8 months.

Form: 0/3U325-

Langer Dan²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 134

3/1

Useful juvenile last term, including Wetherby listed success. Likely to be sharper for his reappearance run in a strong Chepstow handicap. Considered.

Form: 11226-9

Buckhorn George²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 124

5/1

Signed off last term with heavy-ground Wincanton maiden success. Unexposed now handicapping on this return.

Form: 052P1-

Little Rory Mac^h²³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Brendan Powell| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 121

2/1

Landed a gamble in Market Rasen handicap hurdle last December and ended last season with a Kelso novice hurdle win on his first outing for Dr Richard Newland. Respected on return.

Form: 3/56151-

Oscarsman^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: M G Nolan| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 115| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Tongue strap on first time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (26.5f, good to soft) on reappearance 22 days ago, weakening quickly. Hard to fancy after that.

Form: 7461P-P

Non-Runners

Gunnery⁹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Little Rory Mac (2/1), Langer Dan (3/1), Buckhorn George (5/1), Gunnery (5/1), Vive Le Roi (15/2), Oscarsman (15/2), Amour de Nuit (8/1)

LANGER DAN should be sharper with his reappearance run behind him and must go well if back to anything like the form which saw him not beaten too far in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Vive Le Roi had some solid form in defeat last season and rates a possible threat if ready to roll on his return. Little Rory Mac is also respected for Dr Richard Newland.