Debutant whose dam was well beaten in bumpers and novices' hurdles, though she is a full-sister to a 2m2f hurdle/2m4f chase winner and related to Grand National third Camelot Knight and Charlie Hall winner Tipping Tim. Yard remains quiet at the moment, though its sole winner in the past fortnight was in a bumper.
First foal of a dam who won a bumper and was placed from 2m-2m4f over hurdles. Made a quiet debut at Kempton last month but should improve for the experience.
€35,000 buy whose dam was nothing special but is a half-sister to two bumper winners. Yars still in good form and this representative probably blew his chance on debut at Kempton when too keen early on. If he settles better this time then he is going to be tough to beat.
Half-brother to a point-to-point winner out of an unraced sister to multiple point-to-point winner. Grandam a half-sister to useful staying chaser Rightsaidfred. Yard's only recent runner won and a market check is advised.
€48,000 purchase and half-brother to French 2m1f-2m3f hurdle/chase winner Call Gold, out of a French 2m1f hurdle winner. Was doing his best work towards the finish on debut at Newbury and should come on for that today.
Out of a 2m AW winner who is a half-sister to several hurdle and chase winners. However, well beaten in all three bumpers so far and hard to fancy in this.
Dam was a French Flat winner who was also placed from 2m1f-2m3f over both hurdles and fences and out of 1m4½f Flat winning half-sister to a useful 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner. Trainer does well with this type and a market check is advised on debut.
Easily the most expensive runner here at €155,000 last June and out of a mare placed in a 2m hurdle, who is a half-sister to the decent 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner J'Y Vole. Stable in good form and is 17% in this discipline, so this could be a leading player.
Half-brother to middle distance Flat winner Saumur out of a 1m4f Flat and 2m-2m7f hurdle winner. Went backwards from the half way point on his Ffos Las debut in December and needs to improve plenty for that to figure.
Non-Runners
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Mahlermade
Weight: 10-9| Age: 4
T: A King J: Wayne Hutchinson
NR
Forecasts
Whoshotwho (2/1), Mance Rayder (9/4), Bomber's Moon (9/2), Mahlermade (5/1), Call Claude (8/1), Dark Force (10/1), Paddy's Poem (20/1), Captain Jack (33/1), Alperton (33/1), Sparky's Secret (100/1)
The quiet spell for Nigel Twiston-Davies continues, which is a concern for supporters of Bomber's Moon, while among the newcomers Mance Ryder and Mahlermade are of particular interest. Preference, however, is for WHOSHOTWHO, who pulled too hard on debut but if settling better looks capable of taking this.