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Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 6m 43.16s

Bank On Frank⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 100

2/1

Runner-up sole start in points and immediately stepped up on modest hurdles exploits when dead-heating for second place in 21.6f Fontwell handicap on chase debut in November. Entitled to build on that and needs considering.

Form: 9346-72

Good Work^t,p⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100

7/1

Irresolute performer with just 1 win to his name from 34 career starts. Hasn't fully fired in 3 outings this season (beaten over 22 lengths into fourth latest) but he is down to a career-low mark.

Form: 425-3P4

Mixedwave²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 95| D

11/1

Ended last season with a 3m Wetherby win. Returned with a creditable third at Market Rasen in November but not in the same form in 2 outings since. A bounce back is needed.

Form: 5P1-374

Streamsforth Lad^t,p1⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 94

3/1

Has failed to complete both starts over fences, unseating around halfway at Uttoxeter when last seen in December. Has been competitive off this sort of mark over hurdles but needs to prove he can do it over fences. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular tongue tie.

Form: 6-3533U

Hot Rod Lincoln^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: Nick Scholfield| OR: 92| D

4/1

Well beaten in 2 handicap hurdles since joining Nick Scholfield but ended last season with a Uttoxeter chase win. No surprise were he to stage a revival back over fences, with the booking of Sean Bowen catching the eye.

Form: P/441-64

Givehimthehonour³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 89| D

14/1

Fair ex-Irish hurdler but hasn't shown much at all in 5 runs since switched to fences, pulling up at Lingfield last time. His mark continues to fall but could only consider if backed.

Form: 2/P55-8P

Prince Cleni¹⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 82| CD

10/1

Three-time C&D winner, with the latest win achieved off the same mark as today. Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Stratford when last seen in August. Player if fully primed after his break.

Form: 654-FP2

Forecasts

Bank On Frank (2/1), Streamsforth Lad (3/1), Hot Rod Lincoln (4/1), Good Work (7/1), Prince Cleni (10/1), Mixedwave (11/1), Givehimthehonour (14/1)

HOT ROD LINCOLN hasn't shown much in 2 hurdle starts this winter but returns to fences off only 1 lb above the mark he defied on testing ground at Uttoxeter last February and might be worth chancing with Sean Bowen doing the steering. Bank On Frank made a sound start to his chase career when runner-up at Fontwell in November, while Prince Cleni has peak fitness to prove but his strong C&D record brings him into the reckoning.