Dare To Shout bids to end a string of seconds - while all eyes will be on Grand National entry Mr Incredible at the start

Dare To Shout has rattled the crossbar more times than a luckless striker recently and he bids to end his seconditis with more lucrative glory for Ann and Ian Hamilton in this £35,000 3m2f handicap chase.

The Northumberland team are used to punching above their weight with the likes of Tommy's Oscar, and the eight-year-old is the red-hot favourite to end his run of four runner-up efforts since winning at Carlisle in November. He has finished second in five of his last six outings, including to Ultima winner Myretown on his penultimate start. 

Myretown's trainer Lucinda Russell has a two-strong team led by Cadell, who has form with Grade 1 winner Handstands this season, but must bounce back from being pulled up in the Edinburgh National. Her other runner, Your Own Story, wears a first-time visor.

"Cadell will really like the good ground," Russell said. "This is a step up in class but it's a small field for a lot of money so it's worth having a go.

"Your Own Story has run really well in the Scottish Grand National and the Eider before. He really needs softer ground, but these stamina tests suit him."

Mr Incredible could be the joker in the pack, but he pulled out his party trick when refusing in the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase on his debut for Sandy Thomson. He needs to take this seriously to set up a Grand National bid.

Thomson said: "He's qualified for the National, but the officials want to see him start with no discrepancies. We've changed things around and he went around a point-to-point course and also galloped here fine. We're hopeful nothing will happen and it'll have him spot on for Aintree."

The southern challenge comes from the Fergal O'Brien-trained Pull Again Green, who has not been seen since finishing eighth at Doncaster in December and has not won since August 2023.

However, he was runner-up in two starts before his Doncaster outing and also finished second behind the high-class Chianti Classico last term.

O'Brien said: "He's in great order. He's had a bit of time off but he's a good horse and we're looking forward to seeing how he runs."

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