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Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 4m 8.24s

Ballymagee^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁵⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 92

15/2

Modest form over hurdles and when fourth of 6 on his chase debut at Perth (20.1f, good to soft) 63 days ago on his final run for Caroline McCaldin. Tongue strap back on with more needed for his new handler.

Form: 325-604

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Atlantic Storm^t³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Summers| OR: 89| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Spoiled chance with a blunder 3 out when fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Stratford (17f, soft) 33 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 53-7225

Kings Justice¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd| T: S Allwood| OR: 81WS

16/1

Modest maiden hurdler who came in only sixteenth at Exeter (18.5f, good to soft) 165 days ago. Makes his chase debut after breathing surgery with plenty to prove.

Form: 5P9750-

Lusitanien²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 80| D

5/6

Fair maiden hurdler for Ewan Whillans but he made an impressive winning yard/chase debut in 8-runner handicap at Worcester (16.5f, soft) 21 days ago, always travelling smoothly. Big shout despite a 8 lb hike in the weights.

Form: 4P-P771

Magic Mike^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: Paul Robson| OR: 79| D

10/3

Dual 2m hurdles winner in the spring who shaped encouragingly when third of 9 in handicap chase at Hexham (15.6f, good) 27 days ago. Has more to offer so needs considering.

Form: 31-1583

Estate Italiana^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 74| D

22/1

Got off the mark at Ludlow (2m) in February but below form since, beating only one at Worcester (16.5f, soft) 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 4154-P7

Uncle O^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 69

10/1

Unreliable individual but not disgraced when sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Warwick (16.2f, good) 8 days ago. It's now 18 runs since his last win in 2021.

Form: 3-235P6

Forecasts

Lusitanien (5/6), Magic Mike (10/3), Ballymagee (15/2), Uncle O (10/1), Kings Justice (16/1), Estate Italiana (22/1), Atlantic Storm (22/1)

Fergal O'Brien's LUSITANIEN got off the mark in great style at Worcester on his chase/yard debut and is hard to oppose despite being raised 8 lb in the weights. Magic Mike seems sure to figure prominently too if, as expected, building on his recent Hexham third. C&D winner Atlantic Storm can have a say too.