Addosh (second choice) hasn't been with Brian Ellison for long and still has handicapping scope following her Sedgefield success a week ago, despite a 7lb penalty. However, preference is for another penalised runner in GRAND SCHEME who came home 15l clear the day before on only his fifth start over hurdles. Huit Reflets, representing last year's winning stable, is back off the same mark as for his sole success over C&D last summer and looks very much the best of the others.[David Bellingham]
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Having only her fourth start for the yard when winning at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to firm) a week ago; has a 7lb penalty to carry but is still 13lb lower than for her previous win over hurdles in the summer of 2022, so she is much respected.
Placed in a couple of Musselburgh maiden hurdles on good to soft ground (2m/2m1f) earlier in year but pulled up on handicap debut at Perth (2m, good to soft) last month; now 0-23 under rules; best to look elsewhere.
2-29 under rules and no win since the start of 2023; third on good ground at Newcastle (2m1f) and Carlisle (2m3f) in his last two starts, though, and each-way possibilities again.
Two wins for Mark Walford last summer included one over C&D (heavy, has won on good) but not so good since; latest fourth of nine here came in a seller (claimed for £6,000); enough to prove on debut for new stable.
1-25 under rules but the win came off this mark over C&D (good) last summer; not seen in 256 days but he has gone well fresh before and the stable won this last year; interesting.
Three-time Flat winner (1m-1m6f) for Richard Hannon; having only his fifth start over hurdles when scoring by 15l at Southwell (2m, good) eight days ago; 7lb penalty shouldn't preclude another big effort.
1-29 under rules, the win coming on the Flat at Hamilton (1m4f) last September; tailed off after doing far too much early on stable debut at Newcastle (2m1f, good) in March; hard to fancy despite the application of a tongue-tie.
1lb lower than when beaten a head over C&D (good) in November, but a long way below that form since and now 0-35 under rules; hard to recommend in returning cheepieces.
Dual Flat winner for David Menuisier in his younger days and beaten just a head off a mark of 82 over C&D (good) in the summer of 2023, but very poor over hurdles and fences since; 7lb out of the weights.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3,4
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