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Sir Gino²⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: N de Boinville| T: N J HendersonWS

4/9

Won listed newcomers race at Auteuil (by 1¾ lengths from Salvator Mundi, form working out well) in 2022/23: has left C. & Y. Lerner and had breathing operation. Sure to progress starting out for leading stable so he's a fascinating runner.

Form: 1-

Insanity²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| BF

9/1

Fairly useful 1m4f Flat winner who was sent off odds-on to make a winning hurdles debut at Markey Rasen 3 weeks ago, only to finish third. Sure to build on that.

Form: 3

Ithaca's Arrow¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

8/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m), recording creditable placed efforts in handicaps on his last 3 starts. Coped quite well with heavy ground when second of 7 starting out over hurdles at Sandown 3 weeks ago, Open to improvement.

Form: 2

Nachtgeist^h1¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: Anthony Charlton

11/1

Dam half-sister to top-class hurdler/chaser (winner up to 3m) Melon: useful on Flat in Germany, stays 1¾m, won maiden last time. Has left Waldemar Hickst ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form:

Royal Way¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore

28/1

Fair Flat winner in France. Failed to settle and made a couple of mistakes but opening hurdles run at Sandown 3 weeks ago was pretty promising.

Form: 3

Sullivan Bay²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: G Brown

150/1

Showed fair form on second of 2 starts in Flat maidens. Sold from Joseph Patrick O'Brien 12,000 gns in July and has been gelded ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form:

Torneo³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: Jamie Snowden

14/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat in France for Jean-Claude Rouget. Changed hands for €110,000 in July and made a promising start in this sphere when second of 7 in 2m juvenile hurdle at Catterick last month, his jumping lacking fluency at times. That form isn't great but he should progress.

Form: 2

Spiced Rum¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: R T Dunne| T: W S Kittow

20/1

Fair staying handicapper on Flat, improving again when wide-margin winner in very testing conditions at Bath (17f) in October. Promising start over hurdles when runner-up in juvenile at Fontwell (17.7f, heavy, 7/2) a fortnight ago but it looked attritional.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Sindri⁵⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: M Hunt J: Sean Houlihan

Forecasts

Sir Gino (4/9), Ithaca's Arrow (8/1), Insanity (9/1), Nachtgeist (11/1), Torneo (14/1), Spiced Rum (20/1), Royal Way (28/1), Sindri (100/1), Sullivan Bay (150/1)

The listed race SIR GINO won at Auteuil in April worked out very well indeed and this well-touted Triumph Hurdle candidate can successfully concede weight all round. Ithaca's Arrow and Insanity will ensure he doesn't have it all his own way.