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Attention All²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| D

10/3

Placed in a course bumper on Rules bow in May and despite being easy to back, made it first time lucky in this sphere in a Newcastle maiden (20.3f) 3 weeks ago. Open to improvement and he's respected under a penalty.

Form: PP-31

Decorated²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Signy| OR: 102

7/4

Modest bumper winner who ran best race to date over hurdles (fair form) when 10 lengths second in 16-runner Hereford novice (2m) last month. Not out of things for all a switch to handicaps could be more his bag.

Form: 516-252

Jet Smart¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe

6/5

£80,000 purchase after finishing second in an Irish point in March. Showed plenty when fifth in an Ascot maiden (19.2f) on hurdles bow 2 weeks ago and well worth considering with prospect of more to come now eased in class.

Form: 2-5

Shir I Dont Know¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

33/1

Shirocco gelding. Modest form in a couple of bumpers and he never figured on hurdles bow in a Catterick novice (19.3f) 2 weeks ago, merely passing beaten horses. Likely type for low-grade handicaps in due course.

Form: 666

Nairobi Girl²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh

100/1

Won point bumper in February but hasn't made any impact under Rules to date, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Can only be watched.

Form: 1-F68

Forecasts

Jet Smart (6/5), Decorated (7/4), Attention All (10/3), Shir I Dont Know (33/1), Nairobi Girl (100/1)

There was definite encouragement to glean from JET SMART's hurdling debut fifth in a stronger contest at Ascot last month and, with his sights lowered/progress anticipated, he can come out on top. Attention All, who won in good style at Newcastle, is next best under a penalty, ahead of Decorated.