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Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 3m 59.10s

Zabeel Champion¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill| CD

5/2

Smart handicapper on Flat up to 1½m for Mark Johnston. Sold for 185,000 gns in September and made winning start to this sphere in C&D novice 17 days ago. Sure to progress and win more races.

Form: 1

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Best Pal²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Burton⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater| D

250/1

Point winner who has been well held in bumper/novice/maiden hurdle this term.

Form: 1389

Miltiades³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

12/1

Fell sole start in points and well held in bumper. Much better effort over hurdles when third of 9 in novice hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, good) 31 days ago. Future probably lies in handicaps.

Form: F35-3

Party Island³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: D J Coakley

25/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, not seen to best effect last time. No easy task on hurdles bow.

Form:

Revasser²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: L Wadham| D

12/1

Closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser Le Reve and made a winning start in Warwick bumper. Comfortably held under a penalty at Sandown on return. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 1-8

Supasunrise³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

50/1

Mores Wells gelding. Well held both starts in novices at Chepstow/Exeter.

Form: 77

Nurse Susan²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

4/7

Doctor Dino filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Le Martalin. Looked a very useful prospect when making a winning debut in stylish fashion in 15-runner novice at Carlisle. Can defy a penalty.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Nurse Susan (4/7), Zabeel Champion (5/2), Miltiades (12/1), Revasser (12/1), Party Island (25/1), Supasunrise (50/1), Best Pal (250/1)

NURSE SUSAN looked one to follow when making a winning debut in impressive fashion in a novice at Carlisle last month and can defy a penalty. Smart Flat performer Zabeel Champion made a positive start in this sphere when edging out one of Nurse Susan's stablemates over this C&D 17 days ago and is the obvious threat.