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Level Up^v⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 72| D

8/1

5 wins from 21 runs last year. Below form last 3 starts, though went off too hard on when down the field at Wolverhampton on latest occasion 6 weeks ago. Visor back on and has dropped 3 lb below last winning mark. Could be worth chancing.

Form: 842879-

(5)

Recon Mission⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, shaped as if better for the run after 10 weeks off when fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 51 days ago.

Form: 836375-

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Harb¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S W Kelly| T: P Crate| OR: 72| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Sandown in September. 18/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 15 days ago, late headway.

Form: 201376-

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Night On Earth⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69| CD

1/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 8 days ago, going off too hard. In the mix with headgear left off.

Form: 65349-4

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Em Jay Kay¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 68| D

17/2

6/1, again ran creditably when second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 12 days ago. Rarely runs a bad race so he should be in the shake-up.

Form: 59445-2

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Mick's Spirit¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Allen| OR: 65| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. Ran creditably given he was wider than ideal through the first part of the race when fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 17/2) 15 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 321554-

Forecasts

Night On Earth (1/1), Mick's Spirit (9/2), Harb (5/1), Level Up (8/1), Em Jay Kay (17/2), Recon Mission (12/1)

A trappy sprint in which preference is for LEVEL UP, who went off far too hard under an inexperienced rider at Wolverhampton 6 weeks ago and now 3 lb below his last winning mark, David Evans' 5-y-o can regain the winning thread back down at the minimum trip with headgear reapplied. Night on Earth's losing run continues to mount up but he's heads the dangers, ahead of bottom-weight Mick's Spirit.