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Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 3m 54.86s

Dasher⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Nailor| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

15/8

9/2, promising second of 8 in bumper at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) on debut 62 days ago, sticking to his task well. This son of Soldier of Fortune has a fair bit more to offer. Player.

Form: 2

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Phar From Milan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

5/2

€9,500 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Changing Times. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/runner-up in points. In good hands so a much-respected newcomer.

Form:

Redbridge Rambler²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Atkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley

9/2

16/1, hinted at promise when sixth of 10 in bumper at Southwell (15.8f, good) on debut 28 days ago. Can take a step forward here.

Form: 36

Timeforarum²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: B Eckley

18/1

9/1, raced green when fourth of 6 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) on debut 21 days ago, pulling very hard. Should be all the better for the initial experience.

Form: 4

Blue Clover^p1,t⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien

11/1

Fair form when placed on all 3 starts in bumpers, third of 7 at Ffos Las (15.8f, soft) 93 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and may do better still.

Form: 323

Mikimoto

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

9/2

Scorpion gelding. Dam, fairly useful bumper/21f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful staying chaser Pearlysteps and useful hurdler/fairly useful 2m chaser Oyster Shell. Respected debutant.

Form:

Non-Runners

Quaresome¹⁵³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dasher (15/8), Phar From Milan (5/2), Quaresome (3/1), Mikimoto (9/2), Redbridge Rambler (9/2), Blue Clover (11/1), Timeforarum (18/1)

The market should prove highly informative but the vote goes to DASHER who made a promising start when runner-up at Market Rasen and can go one better with a fair bit of improvement to come. Blue Clover also has the form to have a say, especially if the fitting of cheekpieces has the desired effect.