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Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 28.91s

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Benjamin Bear⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

66/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1¼m, won in summer 2022. No impact on both outings in this sphere last winter and arrives on the back of a couple of low-key efforts on the level. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 6P-

Bitsnbuckles⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: O Murphy

33/1

Runner-up in a point and having finished well held in a bumper for Michael C. Griffin in May, has failed to land a blow in a couple of novice hurdles for this yard recently. Looks one for handicaps later down the line.

Form: 542-898

Clarehill²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Olly Williams

200/1

£4,000 5-y-o, Champs Elysees gelding. Dam, chase winner in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 3m) Be Fair. Maiden Irish pointer, made frame last time (Apr 29).

Form: PPP64-

Cormackstown Road⁴⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: Justin Landy

125/1

Runner-up on completed start in points but ran to only a poor level when sixth in a Perth novice hurdle in July 2022. Off 15 months since.

Form: F2/6-

Daaris⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: K Frost

25/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 1¾m, seemingly stretched by the trip under such testing conditions last time. Headgear left off for hurdling debut.

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Dr Seb⁶⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

9/2

Rather green in 2 bumpers and showed promise sent hurdling when runner-up at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) when last seen in March 2022. Not seen since, but he's in top hands and should improve.

Form: 352/

Fierce Warrior¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

9/4

Sholokhov gelding who left debut form behind as he got off the mark in 8-runner bumper at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Lots to like now sent hurdling for a top yard.

Form: 5-1

Geordie Night^h²⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent

300/1

Half-brother to numerous winners but very little encouragement to be gleaned from both outings in bumpers. Makes hurdles bow after 9 months off and it's easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 80-

Illico De Nuit^h1¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

125/1

Gris De Gris gelding who hinted at ability before being pulled up over 2f out having lost action in a C&D bumper (good to soft) 6 months ago. Hood applied for this hurdling debut.

Form: P

Norman Fletcher²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

5/6

Made it 2 wins from 4 starts in bumpers with an improved effort at Ludlow in April. 1/4, close up when fell heavily 3 out in novice at Huntingdon on hurdles bow last month and jumped none too fluently/awkwardly at times when runner-up at former track 9 days later. Remains capable of better.

Form: 2181-F2

Ranging Bear^t1²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: O MurphyWS

12/1

Fetched €90,000 as a 3-y-o and he made an encouraging start when seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f) in January. Lost a shoe when pulled up at Chepstow a month later and not seen since. Had a wind op in the interim and a tongue tie is applied.

Form: 7P-

Ronaldoreturns⁵⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: C & A Pogson

125/1

Iffraaj gelding. Dam, ran twice on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Niblawi. Well held in point bumper (Mar 2022).

Form: 6/

Rumoursareflying²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly

40/1

From a family connections know well but showed only poor form in a brace of bumpers last season. Makes hurdles bow after 9 months off and worth a second look in the betting.

Form: 50-

Viva Valentina^t1²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D SkeltonWS

33/1

€82,000 3-y-o, Masked Marvel mare who shaped as if amiss when tailed-off last in bumper (9/4) at Wetherby (16f, soft) 7 months ago (breathing problem). No surprise that she's had a wind op since (also tongue tied here) and would be folly to discount for a top stable.

Form: 8-

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Pallaton²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: R Potter J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Norman Fletcher (5/6), Fierce Warrior (9/4), Dr Seb (9/2), Ranging Bear (12/1), Daaris (25/1), Viva Valentina (33/1), Bitsnbuckles (33/1), Rumoursareflying (40/1), Benjamin Bear (66/1), Ronaldoreturns (125/1), Cormackstown Road (125/1), Illico De Nuit (125/1), Clarehill (200/1), Pallaton (200/1), Geordie Night (300/1)

FIERCE WARRIOR made his second start in bumpers a winning one at Worcester back in May and ticking plenty of boxes now hurdling, he can make a successful return at the expense of Norman Fletcher, who has failed to impress in the jumping department but should be capable of better still. Olly Murphy saddles 4 and his Dr Seb looks the pick of his quartet, with Viva Valentina certainly worth a second look for the Skeltons.