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Haziym²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 95| D

40/1

50/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 20 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 24047-8

(9)

Strong Power^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 94| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 16 runs last year. Hooded for 1st time, 2½ lengths eighth of 10 to Annaf in listed race (50/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 11 days ago, hampered.

Form: 1734-38

(4)

Silky Wilkie²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁷⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 94| BF

4/1

Three wins from 14 runs last year. 7/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 25 days ago, conceding first run. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5242-22

(1)

Spirit Of Nguru^b1,t1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 88| C

6/4

Course winner. 3/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 36 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 48572-2

(7)

Exigency¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: S Kirk| OR: 87| D

150/1

First run since leaving Francis-Henri Graffard when last of 6 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on UK debut 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 1615/6-6

(2)

Tolstoy²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 87| D

5/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (13/2) at Southwell (5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 009-374

(6)

Shallow Hal²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 85| D

20/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. 14/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 107-845

(5)

Count Otto^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 85| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Last of 7 in handicap (17/2) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 18 days ago.

Form: 73751-7

(3)

Tyger Bay^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 84| BF| CD

5/1

4-time C&D winner. Four wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in December. Fourth of 7 in handicap (7/4) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 18 days ago, finishing with running left. Player.

Form: 311-234

(8)

The Green Man^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: J Parr| OR: 81| D

16/1

Winner at Doncaster in August. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 18 days ago, conceding first run. Respected.

Form: 1230-72

Forecasts

Spirit Of Nguru (6/4), Silky Wilkie (4/1), Tolstoy (5/1), Tyger Bay (5/1), Strong Power (14/1), The Green Man (16/1), Shallow Hal (20/1), Count Otto (33/1), Haziym (40/1), Exigency (150/1)

SILKY WILKIE finished second for the third successive time at Lingfield last month but it's hard to question his attitude, unlucky not to win given he had to wait for room at a crucial time, and he's likely to make another bold bid. Spirit of Nguru arrives in good heart and may emerge as the biggest threat dropped to sprinting with sterner headgear applied, while Tyger Bay remains of interest having not been seen to best effect at Lingfield.