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Just held in a similar event over 1m½f at Wolverhampton last time, having won one at that venue over today's trip in January. Not the best treated at these weights, but not badly treated either and is expected to be thereabouts.

Won a Catterick handicap from a mark of 77 last June and has course winning form here. Struggled to make an impact since that success, being well beaten in three starts, and interesting to see what the market vibes are for him on this first claimer outing.

C&D winner of a seller in December, though well beaten in claimers either side of that and has a bit to find again today if he is to lift first prize.

Has won eight times, though not since 2015. This would be his optimum trip and he ran well last time he was tried in this grade. Not ruled out, though perhaps a place may be realistic.

Sole success was in 2015 when she took a 7f Wolverhamption auction maiden. Has failed to win a handicap from marks in the 80s, though run well in some of those defeats. Needs to show more for fitting of tongue strap and if that helps then she is not out of this.

Southwell handicap win over this trip three months ago came from a mark of 59 and been unable to cope with the handicapper's challenges since. First run in a claimer here but needs to up his game to win it.

Connections turn to a claimer after a string of hefty defeats in handicaps and you would be far from confident at these weights that there will be anything other than a similar outcome.

Won a claimer over 6f here last April, though already has several c&D wins to his name and went in over 1m for his most recent success which was in December. Out of sorts since and the way this race is framed is takes a leap of faith to see a veteran like him improving enough to land it.

Has not run badly in handicaps since taking one from a mark of 71 at Chelmsford (7f) in October, though powers on the wane in his last two starts. Even so, he is one of the better treated here and from a good draw he may be capable of winning again.

Showed improved form from first run to second when beaten just 1½L over 1m½f at Wolverhampton in maiden company last time. Interesting that connections turn straight to this sphere and he is probably able to make some sort of impact, though clearly hard to be dogmatic about that.