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Stag Environmental Polaris Dealer Devon / Somerset Novices' Handicap Hurdle

C5 | 4+

Winner GBP £4,753 - 14 runners

2m 7f 198y

Going: Good to Soft

Surface: T

Race Tip

Bidding for a hat-trick AVADA KEDAVRA (1) arrives in strong form following a ready 5. 5L course and distance success with an easy 2. 25L Plumpton triumph. Ticks plenty of boxes. Top selection. SQUARE DU ROULE (9) got off the mark at Exeter and subsequently recorded back-to-back placed efforts tackling track and trip. Thereabouts again. NEWMILL GETAWAY (10) returns from a seven-month hiatus after finishing second both outings since switching yards. Holds claims when resuming tackling the longer journey. SMILE BACK (3) has been progressive of late. May build on consecutive seconds at Leicester. Rates highly.