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Indian Opera¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 124| CD

11/8

Landed maiden hurdle over C&D January before outclassed in Grade 2. Bounced back to win Catterick h'cap hurdle off 4lb lower mark last time and step back up to this trip not an issue. More needed to score but that is by no means out of the question.

Form: 24-P151

Liva^p⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 123| C

10/3

Won twice on Flat at up to 1m2f and has taken well to hurdles. Landed juvenile hurdle (2m) here in December on second start over timber and not disgraced when runner-up here three weeks later. Interesting on handicap debut.

Form: 212

Ballycrystal Court^t1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 112| C

5/1

Won novice hurdle over C&D for Sandy Thomson last season and beaten just half a length here on return visit in handicap over this mark three starts ago. Return to this track should help and should be thereabouts.

Form: P4-6255

Desert Island Dusk^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 111| D

6/1

4-40, all wins coming at Hexham. Fair effort first start after wind surgery when second at Sedgefield ast time but hard to see him scoring this far from Northumberland.

Form: 393442

Exit To Where^p1,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 107

12/1

Plummeting down the weights and first-time cheekpieces now applied after two poor efforts this term since joining current yard from France where he failed to make any impression in five starts. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: P5PP-78

Green Zone¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 100| D

16/1

Very consistent performer who has won 10 races and has been eased 3lb since 11-length fourth at Carlisle last month. Sure to run hs race and may not be far away getting weight all round.

Form: 41F544

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Ballynanty¹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Indian Opera (11/8), Liva (10/3), Ballycrystal Court (5/1), Desert Island Dusk (6/1), Ballynanty (7/1), Exit To Where (12/1), Green Zone (16/1)

Most of these are fairly exposed so a chance is taken that the four-year-old LIVA is on the upgrade and can exploit what looks a fair mark for his handicap bow. Ballycrystal Court went close over C&D earlier this season and is respected, as too is top weight Indian Opera who scored nicely last time at Catterick. Green Zone is expected to put up a bold show too, while Ballynanty is another with claims in a fair heat.