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Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 5m 9.22s

Maliboo¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 104| D

6/1

Career best when winning easily in 6-runner handicap hurdle (2/1) at Perth (20.2f, good) in April. Seemed amiss next time, but reappears with the potential for better still, so definite player.

Form: 03321-P

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Balkardy¹⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 104| BF

13/2

Poor maiden hurdler who has work to do from this mark and ran no sort of race when last seen at Ffos Las 158 days ago. Bit to prove on return.

Form: 3339-9

Jumping Cats^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 101

7/2

Left previous form well behind when upsetting the odds to land an 11-runner event at Fontwell a fortnight ago. Hard to know if he'll turn up in the same form this time, though.

Form: 1155-P1

Midnight Jewel¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 85| D

4/5

Thriving at present and wasn't hard pressed to make it 3 from his last 4 at Huntingdon 10 days ago. Obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 321411

Tigray^t,v⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Appleby| OR: 85

25/1

Fair 1m4f Flat winner who returned to former yard after a poor spell over hurdles for Claire Hobson last winter. Below best on the level at Southwell when last seen 61 days ago.

Form: 090P-

Wendreda^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 75

80/1

Poor maiden on the Flat and hasn't offered much over hurdles to this point. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 8-047

Forecasts

Midnight Jewel (4/5), Jumping Cats (7/2), Maliboo (6/1), Balkardy (13/2), Tigray (25/1), Wendreda (80/1)

MIDNIGHT JEWEL is on a roll and had a fair bit up his sleeve when scoring at Huntingdon recently, so he's an obvious choice to go in again under a penalty. The reappearing Maliboo is a danger if back on the up, while Jumping Cats could pose a threat if in the same form as when successful at Fontwell a fortnight ago.