Fourth over this course and distance on good ground on 2 October, beaten five and a half lengths, he has a recent effort to build on in similar conditions. A 2lb drop leaves him on 98, the mark of his Carlisle chase win in November 2025. His Carlisle third in April also came on good ground, so today's going presents no obvious concern. Brian Hughes knows Hexham well and has ridden six winners from twenty-six mounts in the past fortnight, adding encouragement to his claims.

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A Catterick chase winner over three miles and a furlong in January, he subsequently finished second twice at Sedgefield from today's mark of 94. The April second came on good ground, so he has shown he can be competitive on today's going despite being 4lb above his January winning mark. He returns after 150 days off, having finished sixth at Cartmel on 23 May, beaten twenty-seven lengths. Sam and Jonathan England have enjoyed success together at Hexham, with eighteen course winners from ninety-eight runners offering encouragement.

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A Kelso chase win on good ground in May, following a second over this course and distance, gives her relevant form for this return to fences. She races from 94, which is 4lb above the mark of that Kelso success and asks a little more. However, she was pulled up here over fences in June and beaten twenty-four and three quarter lengths when fourth over hurdles here on 2 October. Derek Fox's four winners from eleven rides in the past fortnight provide encouragement as she seeks to recover her May form.

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His narrow second over hurdles at Newcastle in January offers encouragement, although that came over two miles and four and a half furlongs on heavy ground. He subsequently finished 55 lengths behind at Ayr in February and unseated over fences at Perth on 23 September. Three miles here means an extra half-mile from that chase run, and he was pulled up over three miles and half a furlong at Kelso in November 2025. Now 3lb lower than at Perth, he needs to put together a much more convincing round of jumping.

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Won over this course and distance on good ground on 2 October, giving him an obvious starting point back in the same grade. His mark of 81 is 9lb above that winning rating, but he ran well from it when second at Sedgefield on 18 October, beaten three lengths. He returns just two days after that effort, with the trip increasing by three furlongs to three miles. Sean Bowen arrives with 12 winners from 49 rides in the past fortnight, adding a further positive to the recent form.

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Successive hurdle wins at Kelso on 4 October and Southwell on 13 October put him in good heart for this return to fences. The Southwell success over three miles and half a furlong on good ground offers encouragement for today's three miles on the same going. He still needs to transfer that form to chasing, having been pulled up at Southwell on his latest chase outing in November 2025. Sean Quinlan has ridden four winners from sixteen mounts in the past fortnight, adding another positive to his recent resurgence.

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His fourth at Cartmel in July, beaten just two lengths over three miles and one and a half furlongs, showed he could still be competitive. He was less effective over this course and distance on 2 October, finishing fifth and eleven and a half lengths behind the winner. Now 3lb lower, he is 11lb below the mark of his latest chase win at Cartmel in July 2024. His earlier Hexham win came over today's three miles in May 2023, although that success was on good to soft rather than today's good ground.

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Finished fourth over three miles on good ground at Perth on 23 September, but a defeat of fifteen and a half lengths leaves him with something to find. His fourth at Perth in July, beaten six lengths, was a closer effort and offers a little more encouragement about his ability over a staying trip. A chase mark of 75 is 2lb below his latest hurdle rating, with the switch to fences offering a different test. Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore's yard has had four winners from 19 runners during the past fortnight.

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His two-length second over this course and distance on good ground in June shows he can be competitive under today's conditions. Subsequent efforts have been disappointing, with a pulled-up run at Cartmel followed by two heavy defeats at Sedgefield. He was sixth here on 2 October, beaten twenty-eight and a half lengths, leaving him with plenty to find on that latest showing. A mark of 71 is 7lb below his Carlisle winning mark from December 2024, but his recent performances make that easing difficult to trust.

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