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Tuesday 19 March 2024

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Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 49.30s

Feivel^b⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 116| CD

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who resumed winning ways for his current yard over C&D on New Year's Day. Unable to dominate but confirmed himself back in top order when finding an improving rival too strong at Warwick a couple of months ago so he's shortlisted for an in-form yard.

Form: 7-FP212

High Game Royal¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 116

13/2

Built on maiden/novice promise when making a winning handicap debut over hurdles at Chepstow (19.5f) on final start of last season. Shaped well all 3 outings over fences this term but probably failed to stay back over the smaller obstacles at Newbury (24.2f, heavy) earlier this month.

Form: 31-2333

Front View^t⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: James Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 115

13/2

Useful hurdler/chaser for Joseph O'Brien back in 2020/21. Has been given a chance by the handicapper and posted his best effort for current yard when runner-up at Haydock in December. Not seen to best effect at Sandown (16f, heavy) since, so a better showing is anticipated back up in trip.

Form: 876324

Paricolor^b,t⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: D Pipe| OR: 115

9/1

Has tumbled in the weights this season and once more showed he's competitive again when runner-up at Fontwell (25.8f, soft) on Boxing Day. The booking of Cobden catches the eye and he's one to take seriously from an unchanged mark.

Form: 56P-362

Decorated^p,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 113

11/2

Bumper winner who progressed well over hurdles last term, scoring twice. Hinted at a revival in first-time cheekpieces following a breathing operation when fourth here last month (23.1f, heavy) and he's worth a second look back at his last winning mark.

Form: 11-P2P4

Hermes Boy^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 112| C

13/2

Little to shout about this season but belatedly took advantage of a much-reduced mark dropping into a 0-105 for the first time at Wincanton (21.4f, heavy) last month. Whether he'll be in the same form this time remains to be seen, however.

Form: 60-P671

Exmoor Forest³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Ella Herbison⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 109

14/1

Landed 25f Warwick maiden hurdle last May but has been inconsistent on the whole since, finishing tailed off at Ascot (23.5f, good to soft) last month. Down another 4 lb and he remains tough to warm to.

Form: 4-1PP49

Hot Rod Lincoln^t⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: H Fry| OR: 106| D

7/1

Successful on sole outing in Irish points and was getting his act together over hurdles towards the end of last season, opening his account in a novice at Fontwell in May. Disappointing on both starts over fences this season (heavy going) and returns over hurdles from a tempting mark.

Form: 5P3-1PP

Non-Runners

Art Approval¹³¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: R J Smith J: Jack Hogan

Forecasts

Feivel (5/2), Decorated (11/2), Front View (13/2), High Game Royal (13/2), Hermes Boy (13/2), Hot Rod Lincoln (7/1), Paricolor (9/1), Exmoor Forest (14/1), Art Approval (50/1)

Cases can be made for several, but preference is for HOT ROD LINCOLN, who has disappointed over fences this season (both starts on particularly testing ground) but returns to this sphere from a tempting mark. Paricolor showed he's competitive again from this sort of mark when runner-up last time, so he heads up the dangers with Harry Cobden an eye-catching jockey booking, with the in-form Feivel rounding off the shortlist.