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Elham Valley^b,t⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-7| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109| D

13/8

9/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Warwick (16f) 5 days ago. Expected to be bang there under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 86364-1

Nye Bevan^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 108| D

9/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Warwick (16f) 21 days ago, suited by strong pace. Not taken lightly despite 7 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 1/1394-1

Galata Bridge²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 108

11/4

Useful winner at 12f on flat who comes here on back of respectable third of 12 to Nye Bevan in handicap at Warwick (16f) 21 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 214-3

Fight For It¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: R Patrick| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 106| D

7/2

Readily opened his account in 2m novice hurdle at Ludlow 15 days ago. Goes into handicaps and much respected.

Form: 763-1

Begin The Luck^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 99| BF| D

16/1

Cheekpieces on when pulled up in handicap at Southwell (15.8f) 31 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 34534P-

Systemic^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 96| D

9/1

Got off the mark in 2m handicap hurdle at Plumpton 15 days ago. Up 5 lb but he's in good hands and can't be ruled out.

Form: 50F25-1

Forecasts

Elham Valley (13/8), Galata Bridge (11/4), Fight For It (7/2), Systemic (9/1), Nye Bevan (9/1), Begin The Luck (16/1)

A case can be made for all of these, but the most persuasive one is for ELHAM VALLEY who took his form up a notch when scoring at Warwick and is weighted to go in again turned out quickly under a 7 lb penalty. Fight For It got off the mark in good style at Ludlow earlier in the month so warrants lots of respect, as does recent Warwick scorer Nye Bevan.