Ventura Express
- J: Paul Mulrennan
- T: Paul Midgley
- F:
- Age
- 9
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 73
4-time C&D winner who extended a long losing run when fourth of 10 in a class 5 C&D handicap last time, however, he remains on a handy mark and should find this run to suit.
Reigning Profit (Ire)
- J: James Sullivan
- T: Ruth Carr
- F:
- Age
- 7
- Weight
- 9st 7lbs
- Or
- 78
4-time C&D winner probably found the race coming too soon when well held in a better race at York last time and should be more competitive on the back of a 4-week break.
Hiya Maite
- J: Lewis Edmunds
- T: Roy Bowring
- F:
- Age
- 8
- Weight
- 9st 10lbs
- Or
- 81
On a long losing sequence but he has a solid record in class 4 company, latterly when beaten by less than a length at Southwell in early-January, having arguably gone off a shade too hard.
Lethal Nymph
- J: P. J. McDonald
- T: Paul Midgley
- F:
- Age
- 7
- Weight
- 9st 7lbs
- Or
- 78
Back on the same mark as when winning a similar event to this at Doncaster last September. Shaped better than beaten distance when a well-backed fifth in a big-field York handicap last time and with the drop back in trip set to suit, he can open his account for the season.
Squealer (Ire)
- J: Rowan Scott
- T: Nigel Tinkler
- F:
- Age
- 6
- Weight
- 9st 5lbs
- Or
- 76
Isn't the easiest to win with and again hindered his chance at the start when fifth of 9 in a higher grade at Doncaster latest. First-time cheekpieces could sharpen him up, though, and he's undoubtedly well treated on last season's form.
Equity Law
- J: David Allan
- T: Tim Easterby
- F:
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 9st 1lbs
- Or
- 72
A winner twice in slightly lower grades last year, he bounced right back to form when runner-up in softer-than-ideal conditions at Catterick and makes appeal from 3 lb below his latest successful mark.
D Flawless (Ire)
- J: Jason Hart
- T: Paul Midgley
- F:
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 73
Wore first-time hood when landing first success for current yard at Newcastle. Ran respectably in her follow-up bid when fourth over 6f here following a 10-week break, though yard's other runners better fancied.
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 8st 6lbs
- Or
- 63
Made a slow start to this year but she wasn't seen to best effect when fourth of 7 at Hamilton on her latest start (raced solo) and has fallen a long way in the weights since winning in similar company at Thirsk last summer.
Goyard (Ire)
- J: Daniel Tudhope
- T: David O'Meara
- F:
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 11lbs
- Or
- 82
£115,000 Mehmas gelding who won back-to-back races at Ripon but looked too high in the weights in a pair of handicaps last autumn. Handily drawn for one with his style, though.
Timeform Verdict
A wide-open event that could set up perfectly for LETHAL NYMPH and Ventura Express, who may well land a 1-2 for the Paul Midgley yard. First-time cheekpieces are added in a bid to remedy Squealer's tardy starts, and he's dangerously well handicapped, while Equity Law is expected to go well from stall 1.
Betting Forecast
13/2 Ventura Express, 12/1 Reigning Profit (Ire), 14/1 Hiya Maite, 9/2 Lethal Nymph, 8/1 Squealer (Ire), 6/1 Equity Law, 12/1 D Flawless (Ire), 14/1 South Parade (Ire), 8/1 Goyard (Ire)
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