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Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 37.9s

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Lucky Flight²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 116

2/1

Dual Kelso novice hurdle winner last autumn and not disgraced when 11-length second to fair sort on handicap bow at Musselburgh last month. Dropped 2lb but another bold bid to make all under top weight anticipated.

Form: 1-0112

Captain Blackpearl^t1⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 115| BF

11/4

Promising hurdles debut over 2m4 at Uttoxeter in Novemebr on heavy ground but ran like a non-stayer at that trip at Leicester latest when sent off a well backed favourite. Drops back in trip here on handicap bow. Wears first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 2-24

Henri Le Bon⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Cook| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 114

3/1

Hinted at a little ability first three starts over timber without troubling the judge then better effort when third over 2m at Wetherby last time. Handicap debut for yard that went close at Cheltenham this week.

Form: 5-703

Bluefortytwo¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 105

6/1

Placed at Ayr in a bumper and a novice hurdle but has been disappointing in a number of occasions. Tried unsuccessfully at 2m4f and 3m last two starts and drops right back in trip on first run in a handicap.

Form: 627-843

Folks Like Us^p1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 96

8/1

Back in distance after three moderate efforts in novice hurdles so far at between 2m4f-2m6f. First-time cheekpieces added for handicap debut but makes lttle appeal despite receiving weight from all his rivals.

Form: P368

Forecasts

Lucky Flight (2/1), Captain Blackpearl (11/4), Henri Le Bon (3/1), Bluefortytwo (6/1), Folks Like Us (8/1)

CAPTAIN BLACKPEARL might just edge this trappy little race. He is expected to be suited by the drop back in trip and the addition of the first-time tongue-tie shouldn't do his cause any harm at all. Lucky Flight sets the standard and has done very little wrong on his last three starts. He will go from the front and try and run the sting otu of his rivals. Henri Le Bon is steadily getting the hang of things and is not out of this if building on his latest Wetherby effort.