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Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 5m 4.70s

1^st

Decorated

511-7

7/4f

T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan

Made all, edged left approaching last, stayed on flat, driven out op 15/8

2^nd

1 ¼

Earth King

711-12

13/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, switched right before last, held flat, stayed on op 9/1

3^rd

Operation Manna

711-12

7/2

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Chased leader until before 5th, went 2nd again 3 out until before 2 out, 3rd and no extra when jumped right last op 3/1

4^th

5 ½

Balko Saint

612-1

17/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Mr Peter Summers (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th until after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

Oxygen

511-1

3/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Ned Fox (7)

Held up in 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before 2 out op 10/3

Also Ran

Roscoe Tara

810-11

22/1

T: A KingJ: H Cobden

In rear, slow 1st, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.30, £3.20EX:£11.70Trifecta:£43.80SF:£13.15Swingers:£2.10, £2.00, £4.40

Forecasts

Decorated (7/4), Oxygen (3/1), Operation Manna (7/2), Earth King (13/2), Balko Saint (17/2), Roscoe Tara (22/1)

Having been campaigned over fences this season, BALKO SAINT ran better than for a while when runner-up at Wincanton last time and probably would have won if not for errors in the latter stages. The 6-y-o is on a workable mark now back over hurdles and he can see off the challenge of last-time-out winners Decorated and Earth King.