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WELL, following the razzle dazzle of the Cheltenham Festival last week, we return to the Saturday features with the Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Uttoxeter, 3.00) being the main betting event of the day.

It is quite an unusual renewal of this lung-bursting event with the ground very different from recent years with a heavy surface over this four-and-a-quarter miles set to be replaced by good to soft going. So the usual bottomless sloggers need not apply and I fancy that Mr Vango and Iron Bridge may not even start if the ground dries out further.

The recent Eider Chase winner Knockanore has 10lbs extra to carry here, but bolted up at the Gosforth Park track and is rightly respected as he remains unexposed over a marathon trip. However, he is up against better horses here and the unexposed IOUPY COLLONGES could be the each-way call. Paul Nicholls has been waiting for decent ground for his charge and he could be nicely treated here off just 126.