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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 56.22s

Mount Gallion¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 103| C

5/1

Fair form when recording sole victory in a maiden hurdle at this venue (15.8f) in March last year. Shaped well off a higher mark than this when runner-up at Sedgefield subsequently but inconsistent over hurdles/fences since. Goes well fresh and handicapper has given him a chance.

Form: 1P/26U8-

King's Consort⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: G Nicholls| OR: 102

8/1

Yard was in good form when she left behind previous efforts to get off the mark in a modest maiden at Hereford (19.7f) in March, runner-up a subsequent winner. This only her fourth career start but she'll need to improve again on handicap debut.

Form: 43/061-

Minella Double^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Summers| OR: 102

6/1

Surprise winner (40/1) at Worcester last summer but he hasn't featured prominently in five subsequent starts, off the bridle before most when eleventh of 14 at Worcester (20f) 20 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 145PP-0

Highway One O Five⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Freddie Gordon⁽³⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 101| BF

11/8

As good as ever in recent starts, landing a double at Uttoxeter (15.8f) earlier this month prior to finishing third over the same C&D 9 days ago, would have been better suited by stronger gallop. In excellent heart and should be in the mix again back up in trip.

Form: 33P1-13

Charlie My Boy¹⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: R T Dunne| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 87

20/1

Showed a bit more spark on most recent run at Southwell in April but any enthusiasm was tempered by his finishing effort, hung left and found little. Still has something to prove on return.

Form: 88/PP78-

Pacific^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Freddie Keighley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 79

7/2

Placed in a Hereford handicap from a mark in the mid-80s but below form since, failed to justify support in first time cheekpieces (retained) on her return at Market Rasen (16.5f) last month, not helped by early bad mistake. Could be worth another chance stepping back up in trip.

Form: 72350-6

Non-Runners

Fourtowns¹⁶²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs S J Humphrey J: Jamie Gambin

Forecasts

Highway One O Five (11/8), Pacific (7/2), Mount Gallion (5/1), Fourtowns (5/1), Minella Double (6/1), King's Consort (8/1), Charlie My Boy (20/1)

MOUNT GALLION looks well treated on the best of his form and he can make it 2-2 at this track following a break. Well backed when disappointing on handicap debut, Pacific looks worth another chance with the stable's conditional taking off a valuable 10 lb while Highway One O Five is taken to continue his good run of form.