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Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 46.75s

Black Centaur^b1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: H Cobden| T: C Gordon| OR: 102| BF

6/1

Best effort when second in 25.5f Hereford handicap hurdle in December. Disappointed back from 12 weeks off at Taunton 18 days ago but he may be sharper now back over fences. Blinkered.

Form: 5/55-628

Tractor Fred^t⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 95| CD

11/10

Back to best to take advantage of his falling mark over C&D a week ago, winning by 24 lengths. Every chance he can defy the penalty if showing up in similar form.

Form: 4P-4P01

Magic River^t,v³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 97

8/1

Fair chaser who has been running with credit all season and again just found one too good at Fontwell last month. Brought down early at Fakenham on Friday. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 52442B

Fizzlestix^t,v1⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: C Gordon| OR: 97| CD

11/1

C&D winner at a similar time last year but hasn't reproduced that since, finishing a long way behind Tractor Fred here last week. First-time visor needs to perk him up.

Form: 01P-3P5

Dylanseoghan^b²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 91| CD

12/1

Back to form out of the blue with first-time blinkers replacing his usual cheekpieces when shading a tight finish over C&D 3 weeks ago. Much depends on whether the headgear works again.

Form: 54-02P1

Here's Bingo¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 80

13/2

Returned from 14 months off to finish fourth of 17 over hurdles at Huntingdon 15 days ago. Mistakes when remote fourth on Chepstow chase debut last winter but may do better if keeping errors down.

Form: 683U4-4

Ector^p⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 71

9/1

Good second back chasing Hereford in November but has merely underlined his inconsistency with 2 poor runs since. Hard to know what to expect.

Form: 3P-92PP

Forecasts

Tractor Fred (11/10), Black Centaur (6/1), Here's Bingo (13/2), Magic River (8/1), Ector (9/1), Fizzlestix (11/1), Dylanseoghan (12/1)

A race which to some extent revolves around TRACTOR FRED who will take a good deal of stopping under a 7 lb penalty if in anything like the same form as when hacking up over C&D last Monday. The consistent Magic River can follow him home ahead of Dylanseoghan.