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Sunday 18 October 2020

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Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 3m 47.55s

Bellevarde Express^h1²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

10/1

Doncaster bumper winner Iast winter but well held in listed company final start. Has a hood added now hurdling.

Form: 7716-

Crossfirehurricane⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke

100/1

Bred to do well over obstacles but only mild encouragement in bumpers/novice hurdles to date. Looks more of a handicap type.

Form: 38-78

Estelle Ma Belle^h⁴⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F NichollsWS

5/2

Useful on Flat in France in 2017. Shaped well when second on Galway hurdle debut in August 2019 (sole run for Willie Mullins). Has had wind surgery. Open to progress and leading claims.

Form: 2-

Golden Emblem⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

80/1

Third in a bumper in spring 2019 but well held when sent hurdling at Southwell 16 months later.

Form: 3/0

Hit The Bottle^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: L Horsfall

250/1

Warm order in the betting when runner-up in a Stratford bumper in July 2019 for Fergal O'Brien. Left that yard after and well held in bumper/maiden hurdle for this trainer. Can only watch.

Form: 2-77

Lady Of The Night^t²⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M NichollsWS

16/5

Fair form in 3 bumpers in 2018 and showed she retains her ability when second in 2m Huntingdon novice hurdle in February. Had wind op. Clearly capable when fresh and should be in shake-up.

Form: 320/2-

Roseisaroseisarose¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

10/1

Modest hurdler. Good third of 12 in novice at Bangor (19.6f, soft) on reappearance 18 days ago but likely vulnerable for win purposes again.

Form: 42667-3

Rose Of Arcadia²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| D

13/8

Expensive purchase out of the Irish pointing field and looked a nice prospect when winning heavy-ground Taunton bumper in March. Very interesting.

Form: 11-

Spring Run³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J McGrath| T: J G Portman

18/1

Fair Flat winner and arrives fit from that sphere. Does bump into a couple of nice prospects here, though.

Form:

Tuscan Pearl²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: J Scott

80/1

Modest on Flat. Showed ability on the first of 2 runs over hurdles for this yard in the spring but likely she's more one for handicaps.

Form: 36-

Forecasts

Rose Of Arcadia (13/8), Estelle Ma Belle (5/2), Lady Of The Night (16/5), Roseisaroseisarose (10/1), Bellevarde Express (10/1), Spring Run (18/1), Golden Emblem (80/1), Tuscan Pearl (80/1), Crossfirehurricane (100/1), Hit The Bottle (250/1)

ESTELLE MA BELLE was a promising second on her Galway hurdle debut for Willie Mullins last summer and gets the nod to make a winning start for new trainer Paul Nicholls but she could be pressed hard by Rose of Arcadia who looked useful when winning a bumper in March. Lady of The Night looks best of the rest.