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Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 4m 24.50s

Yellow Star¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 117| D

5/2

Fairly useful form at best on the Flat and stepped up on hurdles debut third to subsequent Grade 2 winner Kalif du Berlais at Kempton when narrowly landing a 2m Lingfield novice (soft) last month, pulling well clear of the rest with the runner-up Be Aware. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 31

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Glorious Lion^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for James Ferguson and while his hurdles debut was inauspicious (first-flight faller), he put in a clear round when fourth of 11 in a Ludlow juvenile next time. Still, a big step forward will be needed if he's to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: F4

Ithaca's Arrow²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 109

7/2

Fairly useful on the Flat and while he was beaten a long way in a Kempton juvenile during the Christmas period, he has gone close either side of that at Sandown and Ludlow (both at around 2m on heavy/soft respectively). His form stacks up pretty well and another bold show could be on the way.

Form: 252

Le Fauve³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 118

5/6

Bought for €105,000 after going down by a nose at Bordeaux on his hurdling debut and promising third in Aintree listed event on first run for new yard in December. No show in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham since but he has to be of strong interest with his sights lowered here.

Form: 235

Voix De Bocelli¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss H C Knight| BF

200/1

Fair form in France for Francois Nicolle but he's opposable on debut for new yard in what looks a pretty warm race.

Form: 683

Non-Runners

Swift Hawk⁶²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: Harry Cobden

First Cut¹³⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: S Edmunds J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Le Fauve (5/6), Swift Hawk (9/4), Yellow Star (5/2), Ithaca's Arrow (7/2), Glorious Lion (20/1), First Cut (25/1), Voix De Bocelli (200/1)

The placed horses haven't done much for the form of the Taunton juvenile in which SWIFT HAWK made a winning starts over hurdles, but he did the job in good style and may well find the necessary improvement to make it 2-2 in this sphere. Le Fauve is an obvious threat on the strength of his British debut third at Aintree, while Yellow Star got the better of a promising type at Lingfield recently and, along with Ithaca's Arrow, he should have a part to play.