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Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 4m 9.10s

Mix Of Clover^p²²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph| OR: 105| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Scored twice over fences last summer and made a creditable return from a 9-month break when second in a 2m course chase 3 weeks ago. Has his first hurdle start in nearly 2 years here.

Form: 1PP1F-3

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Play Pretend¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 99

7/2

Juvenile hurdler winner last summer. Made a respectable start to his handiap career when third of 7 over 2m at Southwell on reappearance in June. Unseated early over C&D since.

Form: F353-3U

Kopa Kilana^t⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 91| D

1/2

Bumper winner. 0-21 over hurdles for Maurice Barnes subsequently but placed in handicaps off similar marks last summer and has been the subject of a significant trainer change since last seen in May. Very interesting, particularly if backed.

Form: 42273-3

Non-Runners

Zafaan¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Charlie Clover J: Harry Bannister

Ez Tiger²⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: A M Hales J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

Kopa Kilana (1/2), Ez Tiger (7/4), Play Pretend (7/2), Mix Of Clover (5/1), Zafaan (5/1)

KOPA KILANA is a long-standing maiden over hurdles but there's a good chance that will soon change having joined Olly Murphy and he's taken to strike at the first time of asking for his new trainer. Ez Tiger saw off a next-time-out winner over C&D last month and can give the selection most to do.