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Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 4m 15.57s

Star Of Guiting³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 112

7/4

Made a winning hurdling debut in a similar race at Exeter in December and bettered that form when second under a penalty at Newbury last month, with the reopposing Laughing John 3¾ lengths back in third. Open to further progress and leading claims.

Form: 0412

Laughing John³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

2/1

Postponed gelding who shaped well amidst inexperience when 6 lengths third of 7 on his Newbury debut 39 days ago. Can be expected to improve but has 3¾ lengths to make up on Star of Guiting from that race.

Form: 3

Le Soleil Reve⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| BF

13/2

11/8, 8¾ lengths third of 5 to the reopposing Star of Guiting on Exeter debut in December. His strength in the betting on that occasion suggests he's thought capable of better and the yard won the race last year.

Form: 3

Mad Maxios

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

11/4

Maxios gelding. Dam, pulled up sole start in bumpers, sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stays 2½m) Le Patriote. Newcomer from a good stable and market support would look significant.

Form:

Pink Breeze⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| BF

66/1

Could only manage a remote fifth of 6 on her Ludlow debut in December but the fact she went off at 5/4 suggests she'd been showing up well at home.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Star Of Guiting (7/4), Laughing John (2/1), Mad Maxios (11/4), Le Soleil Reve (13/2), Pink Breeze (66/1)

STAR OF GUITING is taken to confirm last month's Newbury superiority over Laughing John, although this is a contest where nothing can be safely ruled out as Mad Maxios is a newcomer from a powerful stable, while the fact Le Soleil Reve and Pink Breeze went off short prices on debut suggests that they are thought capable of better than they showed.