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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 4.56s

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Celestial Force^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| C

15/8

Fairly useful stayer on the Flat for Tom Dascombe in 2019 and made a successful hurdling debut here (18.5f) last month, edging ahead run in under hands-and-heels riding. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

Hasanabad²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Ian Williams

11/10

Useful Flat performer (stays 14.5f) who overcame inexperience to make a winning hurdling debut in at Southwell (15.8f) last month, despite wandering approaching hurdles. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

Janus¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris

50/1

Form: P0/

Lawyersgunsn'money⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: R Walford

150/1

Modest Flat performer who was well held in a Huntingdon bumper in 2018/19.

Form: 8/

Le Crunch⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Chester Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Williams

40/1

Showed ability on his only start in bumpers but was lit up switched to hurdling after 7 months off when well held at Uttoxeter. Can improve providing he settles better.

Form: 2-8

Presenting Yeats⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

50/1

Stratford bumper winner in August but that as a weak affair and looks one for handicaps on early evidence in this sphere.

Form: 0-3104

The Bees Knees^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

7/2

£55,000 buy after striking at the third time of asking in Irish points. Promise in bumpers 5 months apart and when third on recent hurdling debut at this venue (18.5f). Better to come.

Form: PF13-33

Forecasts

Hasanabad (11/10), Celestial Force (15/8), The Bees Knees (7/2), Le Crunch (40/1), Janus (50/1), Presenting Yeats (50/1), Lawyersgunsn'money (150/1)

THE BEES KNEES shaped with plenty of promise under a positive ride when third on his hurdling debut here 20 days ago and could easily have a bigger performance in the locker now dropping back in trip slightly, so he receives the vote. Celestial Force and Hasanabad are the obvious threats having won on their respective hurdling debuts.