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Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 4m 10.3s

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Augharue⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

12/1

Fourth of 5 finishers in his sole Irish point. Minor promise in bumpers to end 2021 but needs to raise his game now hurdling.

Form: 454

Domandlouis³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

3/1

Bred more for stamina than speed and looked badly in need of the experience in a Kelso bumper on debut in May. Solid start over hurdles but this may not tap into his stamina back in trip.

Form: 935

Ginger Mail³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander

5/2

Half-brother to yard's useful hurdler/chaser Elvis Mail. Runner-up in an ordinary bumper in October and made a promising first fist of hurdling when fifth at Ayr. Well related and sure to improve.

Form: 285

Bella Bluesky¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| D

9/4

Bumper winner last March. Struggled in various company after but much more like it when second despite going off huge odds in a novice at Newcastle 16 days ago.

Form: 2810-62

Fethard Glory^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

80/1

Modest form in bumpers (left Gavin Cromwell prior to reappearance) but very low-key start over hurdles.

Form: 46-33P

Ultra Violet^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N W Alexander| OR: 100

13/2

Fairly useful on Flat in France and stepped forward from his hurdling debut when third in a juvenile at Musselburgh in November. Fitted with headgear and let down by jumping switched to a handicap.

Form: 43F

Non-Runners

Ring Pretender²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Bella Bluesky (9/4), Ginger Mail (5/2), Domandlouis (3/1), Ultra Violet (13/2), Ring Pretender (8/1), Augharue (12/1), Fethard Glory (80/1)

GINGER MAIL has a fair way to go to match his useful siblings but last month's hurdles debut at Ayr was promising and this isn't a strong novice, so he looks the way to go. Bella Bluesky is a big threat on her Newcastle run while Domandlouis enters the reckoning if this becomes a test of stamina.