MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 3m 35.67s

(2)

Master Milliner¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 68| D

11/10

Dual winner last year who signed off with victory in 2m handicap at Kempton (15/8) in November. Still low mileage and expected to be bang there on his return.

Form: 551281-

(1)

Be My Sea⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| D

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2016, and he arrives on back of below-par effort over hurdles. Sort to bounce back returned to this sphere though.

Form: 6637/24

(3)

Ivaquestion³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J F Egan| T: S Dow| OR: 63

13/2

Arrives well below par, only seventh of 8 in handicap (6/1) at Lingfield (2m) 28 days ago. Has something to prove.

Form: 33-2379

(5)

Mr Shady^p⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 62

11/4

Got back on track when third of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (13f, AW) 57 days ago. Not ruled out now going up in trip.

Form: 0660-73

(4)

Gavlar^v²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M J Attwater| OR: 60| CD

14/1

C&D winner but without a victory since 2018. 40/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 04420-0

Non-Runners

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Nelson River¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: A W Carroll J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Master Milliner (11/10), Mr Shady (11/4), Nelson River (11/2), Ivaquestion (13/2), Be My Sea (7/1), Gavlar (14/1)

MASTER MILLINER is one of the few in the line-up with a progressive profile and Emma Lavelle's low-mileage 5-y-o is taken to make a winning return and add to his two victories last term. Mr Shady returned to form at Lingfield last time and is feared most now he steps up in trip with veteran, Be My Sea appealing as the pick of the remainder.