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Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 6m 25.10s

Head And Heart¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 97

7/2

Placed on 2 of her 3 starts in mares' novice hurdles during 2021/22 at around 21f. Never figured from stiff opening mark on return/handicap bow starting out over fences at Exeter (21.6f) in November, though.

Form: 6263-85

Brandisova²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: B S Hughes| T: L Wadham| OR: 96| D

9/4

Just about got the job done when opening hurdles account at the eighth attempt at Fakenham in February Followed up on chase debut over 24.2f at the same course last time and she has to be feared in this bid to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 5-42211

Sei Bella⁷⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: M McGrath| OR: 95

20/1

Proved up to winning a weak novice hurdle at Exeter in October but no show in 3 subsequent starts and looks up against it switched to fences here on the back of a lengthy absence.

Form: 4P1P7P/

Methodtothemagic¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 90

11/4

Encouraging enough start in this sphere when third of 10 in the Leicester handicap (22.7f, good to soft) won by Mixedwave in February. However, she has failed to build on that since and looks vulnerable.

Form: P-00366

Catlin²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: C J Todd| T: N Kent| OR: 76| BF

3/1

Returned to form when scoring at Newcastle in November. Failed to fire at the same course last time but eased 2 lb since and she won't be far away if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: U-6143P

Non-Runners

Legendary Rhythm¹⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: T Symonds J: Jordan Nailor

Forecasts

Legendary Rhythm (13/8), Brandisova (9/4), Methodtothemagic (11/4), Catlin (3/1), Head And Heart (7/2), Sei Bella (20/1)

BRANDISOVA and Legendary Rhythm both arrive here in top form and are probably the pair to concentrate on, for all that an on-song Catlin wouldn't be without a chance. Legendary Rhythm is the more experienced of the two in this sphere and is not passed over lightly but Brandisova got the better of an in-form rival when making a winning chase debut at Fakenham and she is preferred.