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Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 5m 18.44s

Gunnery Officer¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: S Edmunds

15/8

Successful twice in points since finishing third in a Tipperary bumper for Colin Bowe in March 2021 and ran to a fairly useful level when making a winning start over hurdles at Warwick (19f, soft) 18 days ago, finding extra. Likely to be competitive under a penalty.

Form: F/12F1-1

Scarface¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: J Tizzard| OR: 128

8/13

Built on hurdling debut promise when runner-up here (19.3f, heavy) in February. Outclassed in the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival but made the most of a good opportunity on reappearance at Plumpton (20.5f) 19 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 40227-1

Ivaldi³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

10/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and, in a tongue strap, made a successful start himself in a juvenile hurdle at Fontainebleau (17.6f) in March. Failed to match that form on first start for Paul Nicholls at Newton Abbot last month, but shaped as if better for the run and remains capable of better.

Form: 1-4

Non-Runners

Are U Wise To That⁴⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Forecasts

Scarface (8/13), Gunnery Officer (15/8), Are U Wise To That (10/3), Ivaldi (10/1)

SCARFACE made the most of a good opportunity with ease on his reappearance at Plumpton 19 days ago and he looks up to defying a penalty judged on last season's form. Recent Warwick-scorer Gunnery Officer is fancied to pose the main threat.