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Taste The Fear^p³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 111| D

6/1

Fairly useful winning chaser last season and stepped up on his reappearance when third at Hereford (20.9f, good to soft) in January. Wasn't in the same form last time, but no surprise to see him bounce back returned to this longer trip.

Form: 323-R36

Imperial Alex¹¹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 100| D

4/7

Winning hurdler who has made up into a better chaser this season, gaining a deserved first success over fences when scoring easily in handicap at Chepstow (23.6f, heavy) 11 days ago. The one to beat under a penalty.

Form: 322221

Danilo D'Airy^p1⁶¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R Bevis| OR: 103| D

12/1

Won first 3 starts in handicap chases but has gone the wrong way since, pulled up on 5 of his last 6 starts. Application of cheekpieces needs to help spark a revival as he goes back up in trip.

Form: PP/PP-5P

Pats Dream^p1¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 87

8/1

Made the frame both starts in Irish points and shaped better than over hurdles when third at Kelso (23.4f, heavy) on his chasing debut in October. However, was behind when unseating rider at the last at Newcastle the following month. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 4699-3U

Ballynagran^t,v1²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 79| CD

25/1

Notched second success when landing a Hexham handicap chase (24.2f, good to soft) last May. However, he's struggled for form subsequently, well held reverted to hurdling at this course last month. Visor now reached for back over fences.

Form: PPP759

Sigurd^b,t²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 79| CD

8/1

Three-time C&D winner and ran one of his better recent races when third of 6 in handicap chase here (heavy) a month ago. Task is now to back up his latest effort.

Form: 6P-6P43

Forecasts

Imperial Alex (4/7), Taste The Fear (6/1), Pats Dream (8/1), Sigurd (8/1), Danilo D'Airy (12/1), Ballynagran (25/1)

Having finished runner-up on his previous 4 starts, IMPERIAL ALEX opened his chase account with a wide-margin victory at Chepstow 11 days ago and he holds leading claims under a penalty. Taste The Fear could be the be one to give the selection most to think about back up in trip, ahead of Pats Dream.