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Skytastic⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas| OR: 128| D

3/1

Useful form when winning a brace of 2m3f novice hurdles last winter. Tongue tied and yet to show much in two runs over fences this season though, pulled up at Doncaster last time. Has something to prove.

Form: 1/110-4P

Grandads Cottage³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 127| D

5/6

Irish point/hurdles winner who made light of a lengthy absence to make a winning chase bow at Wetherby (19.4f) in December. Excellent second in 2m3f Fontwell handicap since and he's one to be interested in again.

Form: 5521/12

Dino Velvet^p²¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 119| C

16/1

Fairly useful winning chaser at his best but off since below-par seventh on the level at Ffos Las 7 months ago. Has won off a break so not discounted.

Form: 2442-45

The King Of May^p³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 119| D

10/3

Fairly useful chaser but he has twice run poorly since taking a heavy fall at Newcastle in January. Others are preferred.

Form: 4-32F56

Leskinfere^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 69

150/1

Back-to-back Huntingdon winner last March but he's been largely disappointing this term, beating only one there last time. Very hard to warm to from 33 lb out of the handicap.

Form: PP35P7

Non-Runners

Viva Lavilla⁶²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Grandads Cottage (5/6), Viva Lavilla (9/4), Skytastic (3/1), The King Of May (10/3), Dino Velvet (16/1), Leskinfere (150/1)

GRANDADS COTTAGE has taken really well to fences and is fancied to quickly resume winning ways on the back of his excellent Fontwell second last time out. Viva Lavilla looked to be getting the hang of things in this sphere when third at Wetherby so is feared most, especially if first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect. Dino Velvet is another who could have a say if on his A-game after a lay-off.