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Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 3m 52.01s

Courtandbould²⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

9/2

€18,000 3yo, £15,000 5yo: dam, bumper winner. Ran in three Irish point-to-points finishing runner-up on the last two occasions. Stable 15-87 since 2015 with bumper newcomers, well worth a market check for a yard that do well in this sphere.

Form: C22-

Fort Summer^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

12/1

Fell on his last two starts in point-to-points but showed some ability in testing conditions on his bumper debut at Southwell having had a wind op. Entitled to improve for that experience although he'll find this a vastly different test.

Form: 35F-3

Getaway Luv

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

9/4

€64,000 3yo, dam bumper winner (stayed 2¼m), half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2m5f) Great Love. Makes some appeal on pedigree; yard 14-49 (28%) with bumper debutants since 2015; one of the leading lights in this.

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Loughan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

6/4

Interesting newcomer from a yard who are to be respected in this sphere. First foal, dam, 2m-2m3f hurdle/chase winner, sister to fairly useful hurdler Bobbina and half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Glacial Sunset. Market to prove useful.

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Osprey Call

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: Noel Williams

15/2

Newcomer, €5,000 3yo, dam 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m winner) Springinherstep and bumper winner/useful hurdler Oathkeeper. Yard 2-15 with bumper debutants since 2015.

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Shirocco Sunflower¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge

20/1

Showed promise on her Uttoxeter debut having had a wind op prior to that first run eventually finishing third. Entitled to come on for that run but returns from an absence on a different surface looking as though a stiffer test would suit.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Loughan (6/4), Getaway Luv (9/4), Courtandbould (9/2), Osprey Call (15/2), Fort Summer (12/1), Shirocco Sunflower (20/1)

Some fair yards represented here and with four of the six runners being newcomers the betting will hopefully tell a story. The pair to have run so far Shirocco Sunflower and Fort Summer will find this a very different test to their previous experiences and it won’t be a surprise to see the debutants dominate. Three of that group come from stables that do well in this sphere with LOUGHAN a Yeats gelding taken as the pick for the Skelton team who are going well. Getaway Luv and Courtandbould should also be monitored in the market on their debuts, it would not be a surprise to see both run well.