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Bombay Sapphire^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: N J Henderson| OR: 100

9/1

Fair bumper winner in Ireland and encouraging third of 17 starting out over hurdles at Lingfield in December 2022. Well held switched to handicaps the last twice but shaped better than bare result on return at Fontwell (21.8f, heavy) and drop back in trip/better ground here will help.

Form: 1/534P-5

Come On Du Berlais⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 99

9/2

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott and has made the placings on 7 of her 9 starts in this sphere, including over C&D off a 2 lb higher mark in October. More will be needed if she's to open her account but definite each-way chance.

Form: 232235

Imperial Jade^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 98

6/1

Progressed with each start over hurdles last term, ending campaign with victory in 6-runner juvenile at Chepstow. Travelled well for a long way when fifth of 14 on return/handicap debut at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) and she remains open to improvement. Tongue strap applied.

Form: 33321-5

Fortune Forever⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

9/1

Showed ability in bumpers last season and found just one too good on return/hurdles debut at Warwick (2m, good) in October. Below par both subsequent starts, though, and she needs to raise her game now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 354-275

Just Go For It^t²⁵⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt| OR: 92| C

33/1

Dual winner over 21f at Wincanton last March but she ran poorly when last seen 8 months ago and others make more appeal.

Form: 61414-P

Super Dawn²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: James Owen| OR: 90

14/1

Point winner who shaped well when fourth in a 2m Warwick novice on Rules/hurdles debut in October. Safely held on handicap bow at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) last time but eased 5 lb ahead of this first run for the James Owen yard and she is likely to benefit from moving up in trip here.

Form: 2-P4767

Maggie O^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 90

20/1

Irish point winner who got off the mark in this sphere on the back of a wind op in 11-runner handicap at Doncaster (16.6f, good) in November. Too keen when fourth to the progressive Sunday Soldier (winner twice again since) at Musselburgh last time and place possibilities if settling better here.

Form: 442714

Annie Day^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Burke| T: B I Case| OR: 89

11/1

Winner of 2 of his 5 starts for this yard, including a 19f Warwick handicap on his reappearance in November. However, she added to what is becoming a somewhat patchy profile when well held at Ffos Las the following month.

Form: 5/15P-17

Hellfire Princess^p⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 88| C

4/1

Bumper winner on debut in January 2022 and performed well on a couple of occasions over hurdles, most notably when third over 3m at Chepstow last spring. Shaped better than the bare result in first-time cheekpieces (retained) on return at Exeter (21.6f, soft) and she's not discounted.

Form: 0/P53-96

Malina Ocarina⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: G Hanmer| OR: 88| D

66/1

Landed a gamble in good style at Southwell last May but mixed bag since and she has a fair bit to prove on the back of a couple of dismal efforts.

Form: 1463P0

Newmill Getaway^p1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR: 85

5/1

Fair bumper winner who offered mild encouragement when runner-up in a novice at Exeter on hurdling debut in October. Has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts, though, and needs to get back on track now tried in cheekpieces on this handicap debut.

Form: 312258

Sunshine Girl^t⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 84

40/1

Showed improved form stepping up in trip to score at Southwell (24.3f, good to soft) last summer on her final start for Stuart Crawford. Mixed bag in 4 starts for current yard, though, and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 41539P

Bleue Verte^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: R Hobson| OR: 84

50/1

Showed ability when fifth on sole outing in France but she has showed little in 2 starts on these shores and big step forward needed now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 5-50

I Look How I Look⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 84

14/1

Only poor form in bumpers/over hurdles so far but this sister to the yard's useful hurdler/high-class chaser Nube Negra could prove a different proposition now handicapping. Very much one to note in the betting.

Form: 54090

Quiet Thunder^b⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 82

12/1

More miss than hit since opening her account in a Stratford novice in June 2022 and while her latest fourth in a Huntingdon handicap (25f, good) was a creditable effort, she's opposable on balance.

Form: 7P-5344

Non-Runners

Gaia Vallis⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: D G Bridgwater J: Harry Atkins

Forecasts

Hellfire Princess (4/1), Come On Du Berlais (9/2), Newmill Getaway (5/1), Imperial Jade (6/1), Gaia Vallis (8/1), Fortune Forever (9/1), Bombay Sapphire (9/1), Annie Day (11/1), Quiet Thunder (12/1), I Look How I Look (14/1), Super Dawn (14/1), Maggie O (20/1), Just Go For It (33/1), Sunshine Girl (40/1), Bleue Verte (50/1), Malina Ocarina (66/1)

There were positives to take from IMPERIAL JADE's reappearance spin at Doncaster and, with that run likely to have blown away the cobwebs and this step up in trip a potentially good move, she could be the answer. Super Dawn wouldn't be the first to benefit from the switch to the James Owen yard and she is second choice ahead of Hellfire Princess and Dan Skelton's handicap debutante I Look How I Look.