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Festival Plate entry DEMNAT is eased in class for Warwick's JCB Fastrac Handicap Chase and Ned Fox's 3lb claim can help him defy the burden of top weight en route to a possible crack at the Cheltenham race next month. He ran well for a long way in the Kim Muir last spring before not seeing out the trip and he seemed to appreciate a drop back to this intermediate distance when third at Newbury last time out in November. He's possibly not the easiest to train but is only rated 5lb higher than when bolting up on his UK debut 12 months ago and he clearly goes well when fresh.
ALCEDO - 2.30 Exeter
An across-the-card double for Demnat's connections looks perfectly plausible with ALCEDO fancied to defy a 4lb rise in the ratings for his Ffos Las win in Exeter's South West Rail Solutions LTD Novices' Limited Handicap Chase. This progressive seven-year-old will qualify for the National Hunt Novices' Chase and the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Cheltenham with his third run over fences and, having finished so strongly to get up narrowly in Wales earlier in the month, the move up to three miles could unlock further improvement in him here.
NOBLE PHOENIX - 5.45 Southwell
NOBLE PHOENIX looks a potential improver having been gelded and now switched to handicaps for the first time at Southwell. He qualified after three quick runs in August, September and October last year, all over seven furlongs, and is bred to appreciate the move up to a mile on his seasonal return. The Andrew Balding yard is ticking over nicely at 20% (4-20) in the past fortnight and William Carver is a decent rider in this 'restricted' category.
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