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Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 4m 47.70s

Russian Virtue³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Edward Austin| T: R Menzies| OR: 114| CD

2/5

Has thrived for this yard, gaining a seventh win since December (5 hurdle, 2 Flat) when seeing off 11 rivals here (2m1f) in October. Runner-up has gone in since so he's a big player. Also engaged 2.20 Southwell.

Form: 4-33131

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Jipekaa Machin^t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 106| D

15/8

A fair 2m hurdles winner who went without his usual headgear when a fading sixth of 12 in 2m4f Sedgefield handicap on his return. Can take a step forward.

Form: 15464-6

Non-Runners

Moonlight Spirit¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: James Moffatt J: Charlotte Jones

City Derby⁶⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: Lizzie Quinlan J: Peter Kavanagh

Applaus¹¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: Micky Hammond J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Diamand De Vindecy²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: R Bevis J: Non Runner

Poppy Rose¹⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: P W Wadge

Joker Du Chenet²²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Ben Bromley

Forecasts

Russian Virtue (2/5), Jipekaa Machin (15/8), Poppy Rose (11/4), City Derby (9/2), Joker Du Chenet (7/1), Applaus (10/1), Moonlight Spirit (20/1), Diamand De Vindecy (25/1)

RUSSIAN VIRTUE hasn't looked back since joining Rebecca Menzies and is fancied to rack up win number 8 for the yard with the form of his latest course success having been franked. Irish challenger Poppy Rose rates the chief threat on the back of her good recent Navan third, with the consistent City Derby and last year's victor Applaus also in the mix in an open handicap.