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Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 6m 13.86s

Building Bridges⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 129

3/1

Scored on Flat at Bellewstown in July before posting a good sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, soft) 54 days ago, making his effort earlier than ideal. Weighted to go well.

Form: 4/1190-6

La Renommee¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 125

7/2

Got back to winning ways in 9-runner handicap chase at Cheltenham (25.2f, good) 161 days ago, travelling strongly. Has her first run over hurdles since 2022 but no forlorn hope on her return.

Form: 2P2261-

Idem¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 124

5/2

Posted a career best when readily bagging 15-runner handicap hurdle at Kelso (22.7f, good) in April. Up 6 lb but he can't be discounted after a break.

Form: 114F5-1

Caius Marcius^p⁶⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 122| CD

17/2

Admirable veteran is a five-time course winner and he shaped as if still in need of the run when sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good to firm) 60 days ago. Not without interest off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 1556-66

City Derby^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 117| C

9/2

Completed his four-timer in 8-runner handicap hurdle at Cartmel (25.4f, soft) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now so this course winner is not taken lightly despite a 8 lb weights hike.

Form: 4-21111

Coventry³³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 111

18/1

It's now 16 runs since his last win in 2021 and he came in a below-form ninth in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, heavy) when last seen out 11 months ago for Peter Fahey. Needs to hit the ground running for his new handler.

Form: F9/5089-

Non-Runners

Wasdell Dundalk¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: Miss L Harrison J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Idem (5/2), Building Bridges (3/1), La Renommee (7/2), City Derby (9/2), Wasdell Dundalk (11/2), Caius Marcius (17/2), Coventry (18/1)

An open handicap but Irish challenger BUILDING BRIDGES shaped well when sixth in a big-field handicap at Galway last time and he gets the vote off the same mark here. City Derby rates the obvious threat in his bid for a five-timer, with Caius Marcius and Idem also well in the mix.