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Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 5m 19.20s

Gaelik Coast¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 137| CD

2/1

C&D winner who returned from 6 months off with good second of 5 in handicap chase at Wetherby (19.4f) 17 days ago, hitting last and losing out narrowly. Player with that run under his belt.

Form: 25130-2

Marracudja^t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 134| C| D

6/1

11/10, landed 3-runner handicap chase at Fontwell (17.8f, heavy) 28 days ago. This demands more, but he's not ruled out for yard among the winners.

Form: 3312-51

Slanelough¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 126

5/1

Scored at Perth in May and back from 5 months off with creditable third of 5 in handicap at Carlisle (15.9f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Much respected back up in trip.

Form: 2F61-13

Cedar Hill¹⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A M Thomson| OR: 124| BF

12/1

Three-time winner last term who posted good third at Kelso (17.1f, good) in May. Has won off a break before, so he's expected to be bang there.

Form: 4210F-3

Dino Boy⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 123| D

15/8

Dual chase winner who resumed with good second of 5 in handicap at Carlisle (20f, good to firm) 9 days ago, just failing. Not taken lightly despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 2/P12P-2

Elmono^t⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 117| C

22/1

Course winner who arrives in decent nick, unseating rider fourth at Kelso (21.6f, good to firm) 45 days ago. Not totally dismissed.

Form: 2-4653U

Forecasts

Dino Boy (15/8), Gaelik Coast (2/1), Slanelough (5/1), Marracudja (6/1), Cedar Hill (12/1), Elmono (22/1)

GAELIK COAST lost out only narrowly on his reappearance after a final-flight error at Wetherby so this C&D winner is fancied to build on that and go one better now. The returning Cedar Hill, who bagged three successes last term, goes well fresh and is feared most with Fontwell scorer Marracudja also in the mix.