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Saturday 7 January 2023

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Our Marty³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

12/1

Made winning start over hurdles at Perth in September but found life tougher under a penalty at Aintree (17f, good to soft) 35 days ago. More needed again here if he's to successfully concede weight all round.

Form: 236-18

Artiste D'ainay^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

15/8

Little show in pair of bumpers but shaped with much more promise when third of 24 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-43

Carrigillihy⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

18/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Ended last Flat season in good heart, winning at Pontefract in September before a pair of creditable placed efforts. Respected hurdling newcomer.

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Chumlee^h¹⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster

150/1

Placed completed start in Irish points in 2020 but showed nothing when tenth of 11 in novice hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to firm, 33/1) on NH debut 147 days ago.

Form: PC3P/0

Densworth^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling

11/8

Bumper winner during the summer and stepped up on hurdles debut effort when a clear second in a 6-runner novice at Doncaster (20.8f, good). Dropping back in trip here no bad thing and he sets a good standard.

Form: 0-152

Guillaume⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

12/1

Yeats gelding. Dam 19f hurdle winner, also 1½m winner on Flat. Won 1 of 6 six starts in Irish points. Worth market check on debut.

Form: F-P3P1P

Lovin Jukebox²⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

33/1

Jukebox Jury gelding could only finish tenth of 13 in bumper at Bangor (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Road To Rosley⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon

40/1

Placed on second start in bumpes last term. Shaped as if needing run after year absence when last of 6 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Carlisle (19.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 41 days ago but needs to leave that form well behind.

Form: 8/3-6

Sageburg County¹¹

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

13/2

Successful sole outing in Irish points and progressed from hurdling debut when fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f, soft, 12/1) 11 days ago. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 1-554

Izzy Bell^t1⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Dowson| T: M A Barnes

250/1

No promise in a trio of bumpers last season and was pulled up on hurdles debut lest week. Easily opposed.

Form: 098-P

Melvich Bay²⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D Brooke

66/1

Failed to kick on following a promising start in bumpers and showed very little in a pair of starts over hurdles last spring. Hard to fancy.

Form: 205444-

Neverwrongforlong⁵⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: M & D Easterby

100/1

Showed fair form when runner-up on second of 2 starts in Flat maidens in 2021. Best watched on hurdles bow after 18 months off.

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Halfway House Lad^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Barnes

150/1

£3,000 3-y-o, Recharge gelding. Dam poor maiden hurdler. Wears tongue strap. Makes little appeal on paper.

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Oliver's Army⁴⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R MenziesWS

25/1

Fair form in minor events on Flat in 2021 for Michael Dods. Makes hurdles debut after 15 months off the track. Respected if taking to this sphere.

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Forecasts

Densworth (11/8), Artiste D'ainay (15/8), Sageburg County (13/2), Our Marty (12/1), Guillaume (12/1), Carrigillihy (18/1), Oliver's Army (25/1), Lovin Jukebox (33/1), Road To Rosley (40/1), Melvich Bay (66/1), Neverwrongforlong (100/1), Chumlee (150/1), Halfway House Lad (150/1), Izzy Bell (250/1)

DENSWORTH sets the standard after his clear-cut second at Doncaster last time and he gets the verdict over Irish-raider Artiste d'Ainay, who is entitled to progress after reaching the frame at Naas on his hurdles bow. Sageburg County makes most appeal of the remainder.