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Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 5m 14.8s

Mexico²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 123

10/11

Fairly useful bumper winner in early 2021. Lightly raced over hurdles but has improved his finishing position by one place in his 3 outings, runner-up at Warwick 3 weeks ago. Sets a pretty good standard.

Form: 041/4-32

Mulcair River^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

150/1

Morozov gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Mr Jay Dee and fair hurdler American Flyer. Dam ran once over hurdles. Tongue tie fitted and didn't show much in a Southwell bumper last month. Up in trip switched to hurdling.

Form: 7

Soldier Of Destiny^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 131| BF| D

11/10

Dual 2m4f chase winner who shaped encouragingly when fifth in handicap chase at Aintree (19.9f) on return in October. Likely to have finished a creditable third had he completed at Wetherby since so fancied to figure back over the smaller obstacles.

Form: 5131-5F

Stans The Man⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: Ella Pickard

8/1

Lightly raced and was on trainer number 3 for third outing when successful in a Chepstow bumper in October. Seventh on hurdles debut at that track 17 days later and he's expected to step up on that.

Form: 3/4-17

Bella Ciao^t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

66/1

Little in the way of solid form.

Form: 0-3087

Non-Runners

Val Dancer¹⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Alex Edwards

Catuaba²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: C E Longsdon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mexico (10/11), Soldier Of Destiny (11/10), Val Dancer (9/2), Stans The Man (8/1), Catuaba (33/1), Bella Ciao (66/1), Mulcair River (150/1)

If he can get near his useful chase form, SOLDIER OF DESTINY should take plenty of stopping on these terms with these fixed-brush obstacles likely to suit. Mexico is the obvious danger, though previous winner Val Dancer needs respecting, too.