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El Borracho^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 132

10/11

Showed a good attitude when resuming winning ways over hurdles at Sedgefield in September and enhanced his excellent strike rate over fences 3 weeks ago at Warwick (2m). Sound claims again from 5 lb higher.

Form: 612811

Texard^t⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 130

2/1

Successful four times over fences in France and has notched up a couple of Uttoxeter handicap wins for his new yard this summer. Well held in Summer Plate at Market Rasen latest but this is less competitive and the return to a shorter trip may also help.

Form: 234119

Joke Dancer^p¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 129| BF| CD

4/1

Resumed winning ways at Kelso in March and quickly back from a lesser display when going in again at that venue (17f) in May. Revised mark may have caught him out at Warwick later that month and interesting what the market makes of this C&D winner on return.

Form: 3514-14

Non-Runners

Slanelough¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: R Dobbin J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

El Borracho (10/11), Texard (2/1), Joke Dancer (4/1), Slanelough (8/1)

EL BORRACHO enhanced his excellent strike rate over fences when scoring comfortably at Warwick 3 weeks ago and a 5 lb higher mark may not prevent another bold showing on that evidence. Texard, back down in trip/grade, may emerge as the chief threat.