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Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 4m 4.10s

Herbiers^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 138| D

5/4

5-time winner over hurdles who confirmed previous chase promise when off the mark in 3-runner novices' handicap at Newbury (19.8f) in March. Latest fourth in Silver Trophy at Cheltenham 12 days ago was a smashing effort and claims turned out quickly.

Form: 155214-

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A Different Kind¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 128| D

2/1

Useful novice hurdler last season and in-the-frame efforts in competitive handicaps at Aintree have bookended an otherwise indifferent campaign over hurdles. Does boast a background in points earlier in career and not out of things if building on latest effort.

Form: 7/20674-

Hystery Bere¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 123

6/1

Fairly useful performer over hurdles (3-time winner) and not for the first time was notably strong at the finish when fourth in 12-runner Cheltenham handicap (20.2f) 12 days ago. Whether the drop back to 2m on this sharper track will suit now chasing is open to question, however.

Form: P6/4546-

Mayhem Mya¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Bryan Carver| T: C Honour| OR: 118| BF| C| D

5/1

Talented in bumpers and, having looked a good hurdles prospect initially in 2021/22, she's got back on track this spring, adding to her tally at Sandown (2m) in March. Proved too free at Cheltenham since and she now tries her hand chasing.

Form: 0/U4217-

Non-Runners

Mascat¹⁷²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: S Hosie J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

Herbiers (5/4), A Different Kind (2/1), Mayhem Mya (5/1), Hystery Bere (6/1), Mascat (10/1)

HERBIERS matched his previous best faced with his sternest assignment yet over fences when fourth in the Silver Trophy at Cheltenham 12 days ago and, provided this doesn't come too quick, he looks to hold sound claims once more. A Different Kind, who returned to form over hurdles at Aintree recently, is worth a look now chasing, along with Hystery Bere.