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Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 57.30s

Fever Roque¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 105| D

15/8

Steadily progressive 7-y-o who justified market support to open account in a Market Rasen novices' handicap (20.6f) on Boxing Day, forging clear. Looks a lead player once more.

Form: 3-34531

Green Vault^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 104

10/11

Irish bumper winner who has displayed signs of promise in a trio of novice hurdles this winter, latterly when keeping on for third in a C&D event in December. May do better again now handicapping.

Form: 261-273

Atlantic Dancer⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 100

33/1

Found some improvement when third on handicap debut at Kelso (22.7f) back in March 2020. Likely first start for 21 months was needed for new yard in November and this should reveal more.

Form: 33473/0

Tartan Cookie^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Edward Austin⁽³⁾| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 90

22/1

Fair in bumpers and some promise initially in maiden/novice hurdles. However, offered little when pulled up on handicap debut at Kelso last month. Needs to leave that effort in his wake to feature.

Form: 53-P40P

Pure Surf^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: K Brogan| T: I Jardine| OR: 88| D

7/1

Much improved in first-time cheekpieces when landing a 21f Sedgefield handicap in November. Not in same form since, seeming stretched by longer trip at Musselburgh last month.

Form: 74-9105

Red Ochre^v⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Oakley Brown| T: C Grant| OR: 80| D

25/1

Finally shed maiden tag when coming from the rear to score by 7 lengths at Kelso (20.8f) in October. However, ran no sort of race at Hexham subsequently and others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: UP7916

Forecasts

Green Vault (10/11), Fever Roque (15/8), Pure Surf (7/1), Tartan Cookie (22/1), Red Ochre (25/1), Atlantic Dancer (33/1)

FEVER ROQUE continued his theme of race-by-race progress when scoring with ease over this sort of trip at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he's fancied to defy a 9 lb higher mark and follow up. Green Vault promises to do better now handicapping and rates the lead threat, ahead of Pure Surf who should benefit from the drop back in trip.