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After a 6/1 (advised) winner yesterday, we are back with two selections from Carlisle…

In the 2m Class 3 Rhino.Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (1:50), Fringill Dike will be chasing a fourth straight success for the Jed O'Keeffe team. The six-year-old has been a revelation since the application of blinkers and switch to fences in May, picking up a handicap chase and two novice equivalents.

He returns to open company following a comfortable success at Worcester in a four-runner field and although the gelding faces a stiffer test against more experienced individuals, he continues to improve with each outing. The O'Keeffe yard have only sent out five runners in the last fortnight, all at odds of 12/1 or longer, and picked up a 20/1 winner on the Flat at Newcastle.

SELECTION – FRINGILL DIKE – 7/1

In division two of the 2m1f Class 4 Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Hurdle (3:00), the experienced Fizzle Rock travels over from Ireland and should be competitive based on her previous form.

Trained by Nigel Slevin, the six-year-old recorded a maiden hurdle win at Sligo before finishing a good third in a Listowel handicap hurdle. Despite a couple of minor errors, the mare is a fairly sound jumper and she boasts more experience than the majority of the field, with five runs over hurdles to her name. Fizzle Rock retains her partnership with jockey Carl Millar, who claims seven pounds, and the pair are likely to attempt to dictate the race from the front.

SELECTION – FIZZLE ROCK – 5/2