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Thursday 4 November 2021

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Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 7m 5.56s

Cuneo^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: R Ross| OR: 115

80/1

Hurdles winner back in December 2018, but more miss than hit since and record over fences stands at 0-13 following an inauspicious debut for this yard at Hexham last month.

Form: 3-40396

Brother Pat¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 110

9/4

Winless following 8 hurdles starts, but has taken to fences like a duck to water, making it 3-5 in this sphere with a wide-margin success at Plumpton (25.7f) recently. Big player, despite 8 lb rise.

Form: 613121

Scoop The Pot²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: B Haslam| OR: 107

8/1

Veteran who has posted several creditable efforts in defeat since scoring at Newcastle last December. Ought to come on for his Hexham reappearance spin and he's not handicapped out of things.

Form: 427-035

Lex Talionis^p,t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 103

9/2

Left clear at the last when opening his chase account at Chepstow in April. That's his sole success from 20 starts over fences, though, and latest effort at Kelso wasn't one of his better ones.

Form: 41-3523

Gold Runner²¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: S England| OR: 101

4/1

Improved when landing a Southwell handicap hurdle last term. Failed to complete both previous starts over fences, but resumes in this sphere on a potentially handy mark and she needs considering.

Form: PF3134-

Grey Atlantic Way^p,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Craig Nichol| T: D Brooke| OR: 92| BF| CD

5/2

This headgear combination appeared to do the trick when opening his account over C&D in good style last month. Only worried out of it late on in a 3-runner race at Ayr since and he's a major player.

Form: P-90312

Hidden Glen²⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 90

33/1

Made the frame on his first 2 starts for Dr Richard Newland in 2020, but he was safely held both starts for new yard last season and is opposable here back from a 6-month break.

Form: P/24545-

Non-Runners

Red Giant¹

Weight: 12-4| Age: 10

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Brother Pat (9/4), Grey Atlantic Way (5/2), Gold Runner (4/1), Red Giant (4/1), Lex Talionis (9/2), Scoop The Pot (8/1), Hidden Glen (33/1), Cuneo (80/1)

Having failed to complete on both previous chase starts, GOLD RUNNER may be perceived as too risky for some. Conversely, she showed improved form over hurdles last term and is worth chancing off an attractive mark back in this sphere, in the hope that her jumping passes the test this time. In-form duo Grey Atlantic Way and Brother Pat are obvious dangers.