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Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 47.55s

Nights In Venice²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: D W Whillans| OR: 100| D

4/1

Fair handicap hurdler built on an encouraging chase bow when getting off the mark in a 6-runner handicap at Ayr (20.5f, heavy) in February. The stiff finish was his undoing at Hexham next time and it would be no surprise were he to deliver a bold show here.

Form: 2-76414

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Six One Nine^p³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 96| C

7/2

Enhanced his good record here by winning back-to-back 16.3f handicaps during the winter. Came up short in his hat-trick bid at Sedgefield last month but wasn't disgraced by any means and shouldn't be far away if his stamina holds out now back up in trip.

Form: 2-42113

Poetry Man^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 93

9/2

Runner-up completed start in Irish points and best effort over hurdles when fourth in a course novice (16.9f, heavy) in January. Has looked a hard ride on all 3 starts since switched to this sphere, though, and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 4647P3

Rollerruler³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 83

11/2

No show back from a 2-year absence here in February but subsequently stepped up on that when third in a 5-runner handicap at Hexham. Down another 1 lb and this 10-y-o is certainly one to consider.

Form: 167P/93

Poetria⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Walford| OR: 78

2/1

Modest form at best over hurdles (0-11 in that sphere) and will need to improve for the switch to fences if she's to make a winning chase debut.

Form: 6P-3434

Non-Runners

Glory³⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: V Thompson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Poetria (2/1), Six One Nine (7/2), Nights In Venice (4/1), Poetry Man (9/2), Rollerruler (11/2), Glory (25/1)

NIGHTS IN VENICE simply didn't get home faced with the stiff finish at Hexham on his latest start and he is appealing off a mark just 2 lb above that off which he was successful at Ayr in February. Rollerruler has been given a chance by the handicapper and, with a stamina question mark hanging over Six One Nine, he is feared most.