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Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 58.40s

Almazhar Garde^p1,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 133| C

9/4

Scored over 2m5f here in November but has twice failed to back it up, off 4 months before seventh in Cheltenham handicap last time. This is easier though, and tongue strap/cheekpieces go back on.

Form: 15-51P7

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Mount Mews²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 125| C

13/2

Temperamental sort who is also without a win since 2018. First run chasing for over 2 years when unseated rider early at Carlisle 21 days ago. Not one to rely on.

Form: 22087U

Empire De Maulde^p¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 123| CWS

5/1

Made it 2-5 over fences this season when landing 2m6f handicap here in December. Since had another wind op and goes well fresh so he's firmly in the mix.

Form: 6-17231

On A Promise²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 118| D

2/1

Progressive staying hurdler in 2017/18. Made a successful stable debut over fences at Musselburgh in December and fine second at Doncaster (2m4f) 24 days ago. Holds good claims off unchanged mark.

Form: 21/4-1P2

Raecius Felix³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 117| C

10/1

Course winner who also scored at Sedgefield in first half of the season but he arrives out of sorts, pulled up at Sedgefield 35 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 11P54P

Tokaramore^h³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 100| C

12/1

Winning hurdler/chaser but he arrives on back of modest Newcastle fourth (2m4f) last month. 7 lb out of the handicap too and others are preferred.

Form: 3-45204

Forecasts

On A Promise (2/1), Almazhar Garde (9/4), Empire De Maulde (5/1), Mount Mews (13/2), Raecius Felix (10/1), Tokaramore (12/1)

Plenty of these have question marks against them but ON A PROMISE is a notable exception and he looks the way to go given he can race off the same mark as when an excellent second at Doncaster last month. Empire de Maulde rates much the biggest threat on the back of his last-time win here, with Almazhar Garde appealing as the pick of the remainder.