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Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 110

Not straightforward but chased home now-useful Wellington Arch in a Market Rasen novice in March 2025. Ran out on return at Hereford but to his credit knuckled down well to land a maiden at aforementioned track (17f) earlier in the month. Into handicaps now and should remain competitive.

Form: 5432/R-1

Siam Park^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Rian Corcoran⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tizzard| OR: 110| D

7/2

Enthusiastic front runner with 3 wins to his name over fences, the latest at Plumpton (17f) in November. Has failed to complete on his last 3 starts in that sphere but gave a good account in a 19f Taunton handicap hurdle in March, losing out only late on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1F42F-U

Scintillante⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph| OR: 109| CD

5/1

In top form at Worcester last summer, winning twice and runner-up 3 times. Stepped up on recent run when fourth of 7 at Warwick last week but seems to have lost some of his zip.

Form: 12286-4

Charging Thunder^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 109| D

6/5

Arrives fit from the Flat and effective on a sound surface, having gained both hurdle wins on good ground in 2024. Interesting.

Form: 114/944-

Crown Of India²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Bryan Carver| T: A M Hales| OR: 89| CD

6/1

Landed a C&D maiden in June 2025 but has found it tough going in handicaps subsequently, acknowledging he possibly needed the run after 5 months off at Uttoxeter on latest start.

Form: 17P56-9

Cawthorne Banker^p⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 86| D

25/1

Won twice last year but took little interest following a further 11 weeks off at Wetherby in March and shaped like one with problems at Market Rasen subsequently.

Form: 31D70P-

Non-Runners

Get The Value²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: J G M O'Shea J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Charging Thunder (5/4), Siam Park (4/1), Fidendum (4/1), Scintillante (6/1), Crown Of India (7/1), Get The Value (20/1), Cawthorne Banker (40/1)

CHARGING THUNDER arrives fit from the Flat and looks interesting now returning to a sound surface in this sphere given both his previous hurdle wins came on good ground. He's taken to capitalise on a slipping mark. Fidendum has looked a hard ride on occasions, but he did knuckle down well to open his account at Market Rasen recently and has to be feared on handicap debut with that performance supported by the timefigure. Siam Park isn't weighted out of things on his return to hurdling, either.