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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 55.65s

Poppa Poutine⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 122| D

11/4

Dual hurdle winner last term, signing off with 25f Catterick handicap win in March. In better heart than form figures suggest over fences and return to this sort of trip will help.

Form: 4161-48

Velasco^h,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 119

3/1

Failed to build on promising Worcester second when only fair fifth in 25f Hereford handicap, hanging left. Hood/tongue strap back on and back on his game when runner-up at Taunton. 4 lb rise fair.

Form: 27-4252

Pennyforapound^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 115

13/2

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles and easily best over fences in first-time cheekpieces when third at Taunton last month. Step back up in trip should suit.

Form: 521-5P3

Aki Bomaye^t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 111| BF

4/1

Improved on hurdles form when second at Worcester on handicap bow return, no match for the winner. Didn't improve as quite expected up to 23.6f last month.

Form: 132-25

Eragon De Chanay^v¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 110| C

17/2

Well treated on the pick of his hurdling form but is a far from natural chaser and was again held back by his jumping at Plumpton last time.

Form: P-053P5

Vaziani^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 110| D

8/1

Stamina his forte, but more miss than hit over hurdles of late and made an inauspicious first attempt over fences in October 2020.

Form: 0/P-7248

Pour Une Raison²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Bannister| T: N R Mitchell| OR: 94

18/1

Won a pair of handicap hurdles last season but heavy defeats all 3 starts back this term so lots to prove switched to fences.

Form: 371-076

Forecasts

Poppa Poutine (11/4), Velasco (3/1), Aki Bomaye (4/1), Pennyforapound (13/2), Vaziani (8/1), Eragon De Chanay (17/2), Pour Une Raison (18/1)

POPPA POUTINE retains potential as a chaser and with this test more suitable than Exeter last time, he could be the way to go. Velasco seems sure to give it another good go, with Pennyforapound another to consider.