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Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 4m 21.65s

Risk D'Argent⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Ralph| OR: 116| BF

4/9

Easy winner of a 2m Uttoxeter maiden in the mud in December. Has recorded creditable thirds at Fontwell and Wetherby since but will need to raise his game to get the better of Grey Skies.

Form: 09-4133

Barnie Beetle⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

80/1

Sent off at 50/1 when pulled up in Uttoxeter maiden hurdle on debut 43 days ago.

Form: P

Dondiam¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

14/1

£50,000 buy after a point win but hasn't pulled up any trees in a couple of bumpers this winter. Hurdle debut.

Form: 1-36

Pot Of Paint^h1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott

50/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat. 80/1, hampered early and never involved on Doncaster hurdle debut last month.

Form: 8

Red Vision¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

85/40

Half-brother to high-class chaser Traffic Fluide. Irish point winner last autumn. Better effort in maiden hurdles for new yard last month when third of 15 at Ludlow. Grey Skies stable first string.

Form: 132273

Non-Runners

Grey Skies²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Risk D'Argent (4/9), Grey Skies (4/6), Red Vision (85/40), Dondiam (14/1), Pot Of Paint (50/1), Barnie Beetle (80/1)

GREY SKIES looks useful and this is seemingly a very good opportunity for him to land a third novice hurdle of the year. Risk d'Argent can followe him home ahead of the selection's stablemate Red Vision.