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Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 3m 48.03s

Blackjack Magic^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: Jack Barber

50/1

Hooded and left behind his debut run when eighth at Southwell last month. Didn't look an easy ride, however, and needs to show a lot more if he's to make an impact on first go over hurdles.

Form: 7-8

Boulting For Glory⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C Gethings| T: N B King

66/1

€100,000 3-y-o. Brother to useful hurdler Deja Vue. Promise on bumper debut at this track last season but not so good both starts since, including on return. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 48-9

Bring The Action^t1⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke

80/1

Won sole start in Irish points. Shaped quite well when fourth of 6 in a novice hurdle at Ffos Las (23.9f) on Rules debut but failed to repeat that effort at Chepstow.

Form: 1-49

Crowd Of Stars^h⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Jack BarberWS

200/1

Yeats gelding. Dam, poor maiden, half-sister to unreliable but useful staying chaser Swincombe Rock. Hooded and looked none too keen in a Fontwell bumper in November. Since undergone a wind op.

Form: 0

Don't Jump George^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Mark Gillard

50/1

Modest 10f maiden on the Flat. Cheekpieces on when good second at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 25 days ago. Tongue strap on for hurdling bow.

Form:

Iron Mike⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R T Dunne| T: Nick Mitchell| BF

12/1

Fair 12f Flat winner. Failed to build on hurdling debut promise when only sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at this track (19.8f) on penultimate start (fell at Plumpton 6 days ago). Bit to prove.

Form: 36F

Jupiter Rising³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: W Featherstone| T: B Barr

200/1

Pulled up in a point and down the field in a bumper at Plumpton on sole outing for Kayley Woolacott.

Form: P9

Monarch O The Glen⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Blackford

200/1

Finished last of 9 in a bumper (good, 200/1) at Exeter on NH debut 93 days ago, going in snatches. Hard to make any sort of case for now hurdling.

Form: 9

On To Victory¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 127

4/5

Smart on the Flat, looking better than ever when landing November Handicap at Doncaster. Fairly useful over hurdles and ever chance when coming down 2 out at Kempton 14 days ago. Strong claims.

Form: U32F-F

Sufi^t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Just modest form over hurdles to this point and down the field on the Flat 5 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 37

The Widdow Maker³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard

50/1

66/1, encouraging seventh of 15 to Orbys Legend in novice at Exeter (heavy) on hurdles bow 36 days ago. Should do better.

Form: 9-7

Tip Top Mountain³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: R Walford

66/1

€1,600 3-y-o, £30,000 5-y-o, Mountain High gelding. Dam, dual point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Castle Owen. Winning pointer so respected on his introduction to hurdles.

Form: P-41

Doyen Queen⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: P Henderson

200/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Doyen mare. Closely related to fair hurdler/chaser Milans Well. Dam unraced. Dual winning Irish pointer, last of 4 finishers last time (Nov 15). Not totally discounted.

Form: P1/PF-14

Ginger Du Val³⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

8/1

17/10, won 8-runner bumper at Pornichet (11.9f, standard). Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gabriel Leenders. Interesting recruit.

Form: 3121-

Kayarnah²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: George Baker

25/1

Winning start at Stratford in July and solid placed efforts on last couple of outings. Now switches to hurdling after a short break.

Form: 1423

Leylak²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

13/8

Fair form in maidens on Flat up to 1½m, sold from M. Halford €31,000 in November. Promising hurdling debut when third at Newbury and gets weight off his elders, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Force Ten⁵⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Zafar³⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: M G Nolan

Forecasts

On To Victory (4/5), Leylak (13/8), Ginger Du Val (8/1), Force Ten (8/1), Iron Mike (12/1), Zafar (14/1), Kayarnah (25/1), The Widdow Maker (50/1), Don't Jump George (50/1), Blackjack Magic (50/1), Tip Top Mountain (66/1), Boulting For Glory (66/1), Sufi (80/1), Bring The Action (80/1), Doyen Queen (200/1), Jupiter Rising (200/1), Crowd Of Stars (200/1), Monarch O The Glen (200/1)

LEYLAK made a pleasing start to his hurdling career when third in a juvenile at Newbury 24 days ago and, with improvement on the cards, he's capable of overhauling On To Victory in a race that the pair could dominate. French recruit Ginger du Val also makes some appeal on her first go over obstacles after a year off.