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Race 2:40 Handicap Hurdle is a competitive Class 3 over two miles, with £13,000 to the winner. The Royal Way, trained by Gary and Josh Moore, looks well treated and could be ready to strike. The yard is in strong form, with five winners in the past fortnight. This gelding has won three of his eleven hurdle starts and became well handicapped last season, dropping 8lb across a handful of runs. He was well backed at Kent on his final start in April but pulled too hard and never landed a blow. Still, he shaped with promise and returns here off a mark 116 a potentially lenient rating. Carolyn Quinsby has booked a talented claimer, offering a valuable weight allowance. Against a field of largely opposable rivals, The Royal Way receives plenty of weight and should be competitive if fit enough after the break. Conditions and setup suggest he's capable of going close.

1: Handicap Chase is a competitive Class 3 contest over 2 miles and 4 furlongs, with nearly £8,000 on offer. The Good Doctor, trained by Ben Pauling, looks well placed to continue the yard's excellent run of form. After a slow start to the season, Pauling now boasts a 25% strike rate, with eight winners in the past fortnight. The Good Doctor remains a promising type. He's a dual hurdle winner and ran a strong second at this track in February 2024. He adapted well to chasing last season, posting solid efforts at Warwick and Newbury before a below-par final run. Now returning from a 254-day break, he's dropped to a mark of 120 a fair opportunity given his profile. The yard typically has horses ready after a layoff, and the booking of talented claimer Callum Pitchard, who takes off a valuable lb, adds further appeal. With a clean round of jumping a clear asset in his early chase starts The Good Doctor should take plenty of beating.