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Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 33.60s

Dalkingstown³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| D

9/1

Dual-point/fairly bumper winner who created a good impression when making successful start over hurdles at Ffos Las (23.9f, heavy) 36 days ago. Better to come.

Form: 1/1522-1

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The Bull Mccabe²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 126| D

11/8

Winning Irish pointer who struck at the third time of asking over hurdles at Stratford (22f) in October. That performance is backed up by the timefigure and he looks capable of defying a penalty.

Form: FC/17-21

A Time To Shine³⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: O SherwoodWS

11/2

€35,000 3-y-o, £70,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Brother to bumper winner Picanha. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) The Package. Third sole start in Irish points (Nov 19).

Form: 3-

Barbados Buck's²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Big money buy from Irish points and definite signs of promise in a brace of bumpers last season and again when runner-up to The Bull Mccabe on Stratford hurdle debut. Can improve now upped in trip.

Form: 275-2

Mr Harp²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: T Gallagher

28/1

Placed at Plumpton on both his starts in bumpers and ran to a similar level sent hurdling after 19 months off when fourth in a Fontwell novice (19.2f) 23 days ago. May do better.

Form: 23/4

Wigglesworth⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland

6/1

Placed in a point and ran to a fair level on his Rules bow when third in a Downpatrick novice (21.7f) in August. Since joined Dr Richard Newland and should progress.

Form: 36-2

Forecasts

The Bull Mccabe (11/8), Barbados Buck's (11/4), A Time To Shine (11/2), Wigglesworth (6/1), Dalkingstown (9/1), Mr Harp (28/1)

THE BULL MCCABE's Stratford win is backed up by the clock, so he's taken to defy a penalty at the main expense of impressive Ffos Las scorer Dalkingstown. Barbados Buck's may get closer to the selection on these terms and is also considered.