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Olly The Brave²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

1/1

By Black Sam Bellamy out of a 2¾m-3¼m hurdle/chase winner. Looked above average when a promising second on debut at Southwell, and sets the bar on that effort.

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Twasn't The Plan^t1¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

14/1

Yard's record in bumpers not what it once was, but this gelding was placed in a point-to-point in November, and needs a market check with a tongue tie fitted for Rules debut.

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Adicci

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

5/2

€30,000 3-y-o by Shirocco out of a bumper winner. Yard has a 20% strike-rate in bumpers, and this gelding ticks the right boxes, so is shortlisted.

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The Honeydipper

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

7/2

Full-brother to winning jumpers Lake Malawi and Spare Brakes. Quite a cheap purchase given his breeding, but yard 5-13 with its runners this month, and that alone entitles him to a second look.

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Wbee

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hanmer

33/1

Son of Yeats who is related to winners, but cost just £800 last year, and yard just 1-20 in bumpers in the last five years.

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Velvet Moonlight¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: Mrs F M Shaw

80/1

Bred to appreciate a speed test, but was left behind when the sprint began in a bumper won by Mergeela at Wincanton on debut, and makes limited appeal now.

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Sumtime

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Matthew Fielding⁽⁷⁾| T: J W Mullins

20/1

Doyen half-sister to a point winner out of a half-sister to stable's smart chaser See You Sometime. May need time, but worth a market check on debut.

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Forecasts

Olly The Brave (1/1), Adicci (5/2), The Honeydipper (7/2), Twasn't The Plan (14/1), Sumtime (20/1), Wbee (33/1), Velvet Moonlight (80/1)

Olly The Brave looked a future winner when second at Southwell, and he sets a solid standard, but ADICCI is bred to be useful, and is just preferred for a yard which does well here. The Honeydipper represents a yard in excellent form, and merits respect on that basis.