JACKPOT MEETING

GOING: Mildmay & Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; National: Heavy-Soft in places.

COURSE: Mildmay course is left-handed, flat track of 1m 3f, eight fences per circuit. Grand National course is 2m 2f in circumference and virtually triangular in shape.

TOP TRAINERS: D Skelton 22-143 (15.4%), P Nicholls 15-89 (16.9%), N Henderson 13-87 (14.9%).

TOP JOCKEYS: Harry Skelton 21-117 (17.9%), Harry Cobden 13-65 (20.0%).

TRAINER TARGETS (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): N Henderson won the 2.20 in ‘15 and ‘17. P Nicholls won the 3.30 in ‘18 and ‘23. W P Mullins won the 3.30 in ‘14 and ‘19. N Henderson won the 4.05 in ‘14 and ‘15. W P Mullins won the 4.05 in ‘19 and ‘21. N Henderson won the 4.40 in ‘14, ‘18 and ‘19.

CHEEKPIECES: 1.45 Broadway Boy*, 2.20 Making Headway*, 2.55 Lookaway*, 3.30 Conflated*, 4.05 Bill Baxter*, Celebre D’Allen, Ciel De Neige, Flegmatik, Good Boy Bobby, 4.40 Pinot Rouge*, 5.15 Afadil, Go Dante, Jungle Jack, Luttrell Lad*, Your Honor*.

TONGUE STRAPS: 1.45 Chianti Classico, Iroko, 2.20 Might I, Playful Saint, Santos Blue, Serious Operator, Sonigino, Springwell Bay, West To The Bridge, 3.30 Envoi Allen, Minella Drama, Pic D’Orhy, Protektorat, 4.05 Arizona Cardinal, Embittered, Flegmatik, Francky Du Berlais, Grandads Cottage, James Du Berlais, Kandoo Kid, Killer Kane, Life In The Park, Shakem Up’arry, The Edgar Wallace, 5.15 Brucio, Densworth, El Jefe, Go Dante, Luttrell Lad, Pikar, Zeeband. (*=1st time).

1ST RUN SINCE WIND OP: 5.15 Pikar.

1ST TIME HOODS: 2.20 Icare Allen, Inthewaterside, Ocastle Des Mottes.

PROFITABLE RACES FOR FAVS: 1.45.

STAT OF THE DAY

Trainer Sean Woods and jockey Robert Havlin have a 47 per cent strike rate when teaming up at Southwell — seven wins from 15 runners for a level-stake profit of £28.65. So look out for WARRIORS DREAM (6.00).

LONGEST TRAVELLERS

Harry Fry sends MIGHT I (2.20) on a 251-mile trip to Aintree. Evan Williams sends SAINT VIC (1.58) and HONEY I’M GOOD (3.43) 245 miles to Fakenham.