William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap (Div 1)

Course winner (6f) in November 2022 and posted another good effort here when runner-up in 6f handicap last summer. Untried over minimum trip but returns on a fair mark.

Won this event (off 7 lb lower) on reappearance last term and performed with credit off higher marks thereafter. Slow ground suits and must enter calculations.

Won twice over this trip last season but would likely prefer better ground and may be be better for the outing here.

Not the easiest to win with but has dropped down to a handy mark and arrives on back of good second of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (6f) 9 days ago. Likely contender.

Won Cork maiden for previous yard last summer but hasn't troubled the judge in a trio of outings on AW for new connections this winter.

May have needed the outing, back from 6 months off, when down the field at Wolverhampton 15 days ago but is on a lengthy losing run and his sole success on turf came back in 2019.

Below par in recent starts on AW and his victories on turf have come on a sounder surface. Others more appealing.

Career-best effort when making all at Ripon (6f) in July. Not so good subsequently but has falled down the weights and could be a player if fully tuned first time up.

Unraced as a juvenile but won 3 times last season and ended campaign with close third of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) in September. Likely more to come this term and this strong-travelling sort shouldn't be inconvenienced by the return to sprinting.

Scored off 5 lb higher mark at Catterick last summer but rather went backwards thereafter and overall profile is off-putting.

Won Pontefract handicap (5f) at first time of asking for this yard in September and should strip fitter for recent respectable return from 4 months off at Wolverhampton. Each-way player.