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4YO plus | Class 5 | 3m 60y | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 99

Maiden hurdler who was pulled up in handicap at Windsor (20.2f, good to soft) on his debut over fences 21 days ago, losing touch before eighth. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 8545-P

Ali Star Bert³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: J M Quinlan| T: S A Harris| OR: 98| CD

Unreliable individual but he bagged a third C&D win in 6-runner handicap chase 30 days ago. Needs to back it up now off a 5 lb higher mark.

Form: 227441

Seasmoke^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: S Bowen| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 95| D

Winning hurdler who built on her chasing debut promise when landing 6-runner handicap chase at Market Rasen (23.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up 4 lb but she's not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 143P-31

Felton Bellevue^t,p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: B I Case| OR: 93| CD

C&D winner but yet to hit top form in a couple of runs this term, fifth of 6 to Seasmoke in handicap chase at Market Rasen (23.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 134P-75

Henry Box Brown^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 86

Arrives in good nick without winning, third of 7 in handicap chase at Chepstow (23.6f, good) 39 days ago. Can make his presence felt once more off the same mark.

Form: 22U823

Lone Soldier¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: R T Dunne| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 75

Still a maiden but this free-going sort wasn't disgraced when fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (19.2f, soft) 10 days ago. Can go well if his stamina holds out over this longer trip.

Form: PP5-P54

Voleur De Terres²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 66| D

Dual winning Irish pointer but she has offered nothing under Rules, pulled up on her chasing bow at Exeter (3m) last month. Significantly more is required.

Form: 3/708P-P

Fast Deal¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 65

It's now 12 runs since his last win in 2024 and he beat only one in handicap chase at Cartmel (21f, good) in August. Easy to look elsewhere from 8 lb "wrong" in the weights.

Form: P7-PP86

Forecasts

Seasmoke (13/8), Ali Star Bert (7/4), Henry Box Brown (4/1), Felton Bellevue (14/1), Lone Soldier (14/1), Jack The Nipper (16/1), Fast Deal (66/1), Voleur De Terres (66/1)

SEASMOKE has made an excellent start to life over fences and is fancied to defy a 4 lb rise and follow up her recent Market Rasen victory with Sean Bowen now in the saddle. In-form Henry Box Brown is next on the list, although Lone Soldier is weighted to have a big say if lasting out on his first go over 3m.