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Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 6m 32.50s

Uptown Lady⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 121

22/1

Novice hurdle winner at Warwick in February 2021. Missed all of last year and sent off a big price on reappearance/handicap debut over fences at Leicester, unseating her rider.

Form: 541U3/U

Party Fuzz^p1,t⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Burke| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 119

15/2

Added to his good record fresh when winning 25f Hereford handicap chase on return in November. In nothing like the same form both starts since and cheekpieces now added to tongue tie.

Form: 4/2P-16P

Valleres²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R T Dunne| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 116| D

13/2

Irish point winner who won twice from 5 starts over hurdles during 2020/21. Promise initially over fences and having changed hands for £31,000, he failed to justify market support on last month's return to action for Venetia Williams.

Form: 333P6-3

Fawsley Spirit^p²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling| OR: 115

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles and best effort over the larger obstacles when second of 7 in first-time cheekpieces at Plumpton last month. Eased further 1 lb so certainly weighted to go very close.

Form: 124/262

Best Trition^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| CD

10/3

Left his chase debut/reappearance effort well behind when leading near the finish over C&D (heavy) in January. Endured a hard race and he took little interest 9 weeks on at Southwell.

Form: 234-617

Last Quarter^v¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 107

4/1

Had wind op before opening his account over hurdles in 23f Lingfield handicap in November. Pulled up at Warwick next time but recent chase debut here when fitted with a visor wasn't devoid of promise.

Form: 45P-1P6

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Icone D'aubrelle⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Best Trition (10/3), Last Quarter (4/1), Icone D'aubrelle (4/1), Fawsley Spirit (9/2), Valleres (13/2), Party Fuzz (15/2), Uptown Lady (22/1)

ICONE D'AUBRELLE should have more to offer as a chaser, particularly as his stamina is drawn out, so he gets the vote upped in trip. Fawsley Spirit is certainly weighted to go close while Valleres could be a different proposition this time.