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Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 42.4s

Flemcara^t⁷⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 124

25/1

Dual winner in 2020/21 but operating well below his best so far this season. Down to an undeniably attractive mark but whether this 11-y-o will be able to bounce back and capitalise on the handicapper's mercy remains to be seen. Yard also saddles The Street.

Form: 3P6-40P

Midnightreflection^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Charlie Case⁽⁷⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 124| CD

10/3

C&D winner in December 2020 and good second back here on penultimate start. Went one better when narrowly prevailing at Doncaster (24.4f) recently and should remain competitive following a 4 lb rise in the weights.

Form: F-P8721

The Street⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 117

15/2

Fairly useful hurdles winner last term but things haven't gone to plan so far this season, first-fence faller switched to fences at Hereford and Chepstow prior to a poor effort returned to this sphere (pulled up) at Fontwell on Boxing Day.

Form: 125-FFP

Gerico Ville^p1⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J E Moore| T: C Gordon| OR: 113

9/4

Related to plenty of winners and gained first success of his own when rallying close home to prevail in a tight finish at Lingfield (23f) in January. 3 lb rise fair enough but needs to improve in first-time cheekpieces here if he's to add to that.

Form: 23F-431

Beaufort West^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 99

12/1

Successful off 2 lb higher mark at Uttoxeter last March and placed all 3 visits here this season, including when third in a 5-runner C&D handicap last time. That was a rather muddling affair, so the form looks dubious, but he merits respect all the same.

Form: P325P3

Ramo³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 98

7/4

Runner-up in a 4-y-o hurdle on sole start in France and posted his best effort on these shores when third of 6 upped to 23f at Bangor last month. May well have finished closer but for a couple of errors at the business end of the race and he still has low mileage.

Form: 2-4333

Forecasts

Ramo (7/4), Gerico Ville (9/4), Midnightreflection (10/3), The Street (15/2), Beaufort West (12/1), Flemcara (25/1)

RAMO benefited from the step up to a similar trip to this when third at Bangor and, with just 5 starts under his belt, it's entirely possible that he has more to offer. He gets the nod ahead of the mare Midnightreflection, who goes well here and displayed plenty of tenacity when scoring at Doncaster last month. Beaufort West has acquitted himself well on each of his 3 previous visits here this season and can be expected to give another good account.