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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 6.13s

Whizz Kid^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 122

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler who has come to chasing quite late but ran close to his best recent hurdles form when third of 5 in handicap chase at Ayr (16.5f) 21 days ago, warming to his task jumping-wise. Merits consideration with the prospect of more to come in this sphere. Up in trip.

Form: 4/14F-43

Young Merlin^p⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 116

20/1

Multiple Flat/hurdles winner. Largely held form well earlier this year but made an inauspicious start in this sphere, already off the bridle prior to unseating in handicap chase at Southwell (24.3f) 51 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind.

Form: P94-20U

Hystery Bere^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Nailor| T: T Symonds| OR: 116

4/1

Fairly useful hurdle/chase winner. Returned to action with a respectable third of 5 in handicap chase at Exeter (19.2f) in October and seemed to find test inadequate when fifth back over hurdles at Sandown 13 days ago. Not one to write off with blinkers reapplied.

Form: P3-3P35

William Cody²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brace| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 113| CD

7/4

Dual C&D winner who deservedly resumed winning ways when landing a 4-runner handicap at Leicester (2½m, heavy) in March. Mark suffered as a result but entitled to be sharper for his latest Wetherby fourth 21 days ago and all 3 career victories have come on right-handed tracks.

Form: 24212-4

Greenrock Abbey^p²⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 108| BF

4/1

Twice a winner over fences during 2022/23. Lightly raced but consistent in defeat thereafter, making frame next 6 starts before a lesser effort when fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Ludlow in March. Record fresh a positive.

Form: 33/2325-

Forecasts

William Cody (7/4), Whizz Kid (5/2), Hystery Bere (4/1), Greenrock Abbey (4/1), Young Merlin (20/1)

Dual C&D winner WILLIAM CODY has yet to finish out of the first 2 over fences around here and, with a recent run under his belt, he could well be ready to strike having eased a little in the weights. Whizz Kid jumped better as the race wore on when third on his chase debut at Ayr 3 weeks ago and he's a threat, along with Hystery Bere, who is fancied to benefit from the step back up in trip.