Dave1962

Having won his last race, Art Decco has to contend with a seven-pound rise. His win at Exeter was over a slightly longer trip than today and was his second win in three races. In his racing career he has won six chase races with differing underfoot conditions. These include soft and good-to-soft, so he should be fine with today's ground conditions. He carries eleven stone and thirteen pounds, which is a weight he has won with before. With today's race over a slightly longer distance he could well improve again for the extra distance, so a top-five finish looks very possible.

In the Premiership table, Brighton are twelfth on twenty-nine points and Bournemouth are fifteenth on twenty-six points after each side has played twenty-one games. Bournemouth's last eight away Premiership games have seen them lose four and draw four. Brighton's last eight home Premiership games have finished with four wins, three draws, and one defeat. The last four times Brighton have welcomed Bournemouth, the home supporters have been rewarded with a home win.