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Win number five this season, four for Jack Callan, and a 5lb penalty for last Monday's Brighton victory (7f, soft) sees him 25lb higher than for his opening success in April; evidently well suited by switchback tracks and this is a different test but he'll be popular again.

Well suited by undulating courses, being a Chepstow specialist who also won on her only previous start here (C&D); little room for manoeuvre off this mark but she's ultra-consistent and hard to knock out of calculations.

Won this race last year for Peter Chapple-Hyam off a similar mark but arrived in form that day and has struggled badly in five runs this season for his current yard; a major leap of faith is required.

Three-time Chepstow winner who's been threatening off this mark lately, including when switched from cheekpieces to a visor last time, and will appreciate today's conditions; one to consider.

Done a lot of his winning on soft ground in the spring/autumn; this is a bit easier than the handicaps he's been contesting since a Carlisle win off 2lb lower in May but he doesn't arrive in any form and Ishe Worth Agamble may be his yard's best chance.