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Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 57.48s

Colonel Keating³¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-7| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 102| D

6/1

Still to get his head in front, but he signed off for last term with third consecutive second in 3m handicap chase at Chepstow 10 months ago. Figures on a lenient mark for his return. Player.

Form: 74/P222-

Silver Nickel^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 93

9/4

Remains a maiden after 17 runs, but he posted solid effort in first-time blinkers when fourth of 9 in handicap chase over C&D 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and he needs considering.

Form: 6-36234

Invincible Cave^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 84| CD

18/1

Temperamental sort who was pulled up in handicap chase over C&D 12 days ago. Others are much preferred.

Form: 3P-666P

Doran's Bridge^p1,t1³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 82| D

9/1

Poor maiden hurdler who was pulled up in 3m handicap chase at Uttoxeter on his debut over fences 3 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: P1-P07P

Miss Malarky^p,t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: K Jewell| OR: 76

20/1

Modest maiden hurdler. First run since leaving Linda Jewell when pulled up in 19f handicap at Doncaster 24 days ago. Makes chase debut with plenty to prove.

Form: 092/0P-P

Larcadio^b,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 74| D

15/2

Winless after 16 runs, and he came in below-form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Plumpton (19.8f) 7 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: PPP457

Istorius³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 73

7/4

Modest maiden hurdler. Only second run over fences when creditable fifth of 17 in 3m handicap chase at Ffos Las 33 days ago. Yard among the winners, so he can't be ruled out off 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 00-7445

Forecasts

Istorius (7/4), Silver Nickel (9/4), Colonel Keating (6/1), Larcadio (15/2), Doran's Bridge (9/1), Invincible Cave (18/1), Miss Malarky (20/1)

COLONEL KEATING has an absence to overcome but his form last term reads well and he starts out on a good mark, so gets the verdict. Fellow-maiden Silver Nickel is next on the list on the back of his good C&D fourth, with Istorius not ruled out of it either off a falling mark for the in-form Venetia Williams.