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Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 10.33s

(11)

Count Otto^b,h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 82| CD

13/2

6-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Creditable fourth of 11 in C&D handicap 18 days ago, pushed along home turn and plugging on. Others appeal more for win purposes on this occasion.

Form: 112964

(4)

Buccabay⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 82| D

5/2

Latest win at Bath in September. Not disgraced eighth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 4/1) 50 days ago, ridden over 1f out, no extra last ½f. Not out of things from handy draw.

Form: 451248

(5)

Magnificence^h,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Brian O'Rourke| OR: 80| D

12/1

Latest win at Bath in August. 20/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 18 days ago, every chance entering final 1f and staying on. Should give another good account.

Form: 214203

(2)

Pop Star^p1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 79| D

17/2

Winner at Navan in August. 9/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago. Return to 6f rates a plus on that evidence and first-time cheekpieces could well have positive effect now.

Form: 72-1744

(8)

Clipsham La Habana²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 79| D

10/3

Dual 6f winner on AW last winter who arrives here on the back of a creditable second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago. Consistency essentially hard to knock and he's certainly not out of things.

Form: 230652

(3)

Society Lion^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 77| D

10/1

Latest win at Windsor (6f) in July. Not scaled same heights subsequently, albeit never involved coming wide in the straight when seventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 14/1) 15 days ago. Mark is steadily easing at least.

Form: 519307

(9)

Twilight Madness⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 76| D

11/1

Rattled off a quick-fire AW hat-trick (all at 5f) last winter. Mixed bag on recent starts, fading out of things when seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 9 days ago. However, he's lurking on a handy mark if bouncing back returned to this longer trip.

Form: 588027

(6)

Star Of Lady M^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 13/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago, running on. Return to this longer trip a plus.

Form: 342173

(10)

Harb³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: P Crate| OR: 73| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win at Sandown in September. 9/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, AW) 36 days ago, merely closing up late. Could be sharper here given that was his first start for 2 months.

Form: 420137

(1)

Dream By Day^v1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T E Whelan| T: M Pattinson| OR: 72

80/1

Latest win at Goodwood in August. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 33/1) 37 days ago. Back up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 720199

Non-Runners

(7)

Razzam²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Buccabay (5/2), Clipsham La Habana (10/3), Razzam (5/1), Count Otto (13/2), Star Of Lady M (7/1), Pop Star (17/2), Society Lion (10/1), Twilight Madness (11/1), Magnificence (12/1), Harb (18/1), Dream By Day (80/1)

BUCCABAY needs to shrug off a lesser effort at Chelmsford in November yet his previous form, including on the all-weather, looks solid and he could just be worth siding with from what rates a workable mark. Clipsham La Habana, Star of Lady M and Razzam head the dangers, whilst Twilight Madness isn't one to give up on either.