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Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 2m 15.19s

(6)

Swinging London^t¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: William Pyle| T: O Murphy| OR: 72

18/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below-par fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (18.5f, good to soft) 153 days ago. Not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 725629/

(5)

Hystery Bere^t¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Olivia Tubb⁽³⁾| T: T Symonds| OR: 68

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f in chases. 6/1, won 4-runner handicap chase at Warwick (16.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 169 days ago. Interesting back on the Flat.

Form: 658/

(1)

Wintercrack²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Mia Nicholls| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 70| CD

2/1

C&D winner in April. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft, 10/1) 28 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 176365

(3)

Kamanika²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alex Jary| T: J Parr| OR: 69| CD

11/4

C&D winner who also landed 10-runner handicap at Sandown (10f, heavy) 27 days ago. Big shout nudged up just 2 lb.

Form: 351431

(4)

Barney's Angel^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 64| D

7/2

Winner at Windsor in September. 7/2, good second of 5 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, soft) 18 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 440212

(2)

Macho Sun^p1⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Brandon Wilkie| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 64

11/1

6/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 75 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not ruled out.

Form: 234752

Forecasts

Wintercrack (2/1), Kamanika (11/4), Barney's Angel (7/2), Hystery Bere (11/2), Macho Sun (11/1), Swinging London (18/1)

None of these can be ruled out but it's still hard to side against Joseph Parr's thriving filly KAMANIKA who handles the mud really well and is weighted to bag a fourth success of 2023. Barney's Angel is also proven under the conditions and arrives in good order so rates the chief threat, although Hystery Bere shouldn't be underestimated back in this sphere after a chasing success at Warwick.