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Thursday 4 February 2021

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Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 5m 51.94s

Champagnesuperover^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy| OR: 127| D

10/11

Useful bumper winner who got his career firmly back on track fitted with a tongue tie when running out a convincing winner of a 2½m Ayr novice hurdle last month. More to come now.

Form: 13-241

Aiken Drum

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: D A Rees

200/1

Fight Club gelding. Dam (b80) made frame all 3 starts in bumpers. Watching brief advised on debut.

Form:

Aki Bomaye^t1⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard

10/1

55,000 buy after winning sole start in Irish points in November. Yard struggling for consistency this season, but this newcomer still requires a market check. Wears tongue strap.

Form: 1

Anax⁶⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| BF

11/1

Promise on the first of 2 starts in bumpers in spring 2019 but off for 22 months ahead of this switch to hurdles so has presumably had a few issues.

Form: 56/

Blueberg⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

20/1

Good pedigree. Could only manage eighth in a Chepstow bumper in November but went with much more encouragement when third on 2m course hurdle debut 3 weeks later. Longer trip now should suit.

Form: 83

Foillmore¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: J D Frost

150/1

Little impact in Irish points and well held in Exeter maiden on Rules debut. Looks more one for the longer term.

Form: P6570

Franco D'Aunou²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 120

5/2

French recruit who was run to a fair level when third in 19.5f maidens at Chepstow on his last 2 starts. Ought to be in the shake-up but more needed to get off the mark.

Form: 552-433

Kingston King^t1¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: D A Rees

125/1

No show in 2 maiden hurdles in Ireland last winter but did win a point there in October. Likely best watched back hurdling for his new yard with a tongue tie added.

Form: P00-341

Paddy's Return^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

200/1

Big prices and tailed off in pair of 2m Chepstow novice hurdles last month.

Form: 00

Red Lion Lad⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| BF

6/1

Won sole start in Irish points and was bought for €155,000 after. Needed the experience starting out under Rules in an Exeter maiden hurdle (17f, heavy) but still shaped well and is sure to improve.

Form: 1-3

Salopian Boy²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Miss V Williams

200/1

Has yet to complete over hurdles, jumping poorly last time.

Form: UPP

Saddlers Quest²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs D A Hamer

100/1

Modest form in bumpers and remote fourth on Bangor hurdle debut 21 days ago. Open to progress but likely she's more one for handicaps in a few starts time.

Form: 58-34

Non-Runners

Ask The Lady¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Forecasts

Champagnesuperover (10/11), Franco D'Aunou (5/2), Red Lion Lad (6/1), Aki Bomaye (10/1), Anax (11/1), Blueberg (20/1), Ask The Lady (33/1), Saddlers Quest (100/1), Kingston King (125/1), Foillmore (150/1), Paddy's Return (200/1), Aiken Drum (200/1), Salopian Boy (200/1)

CHAMPAGNESUPEROVER was a different proposition at Ayr after wind surgery and is taken to make light of a penalty, most likely at the expense of Red Lion Lad who showed promise at Exeter. Blueberg looks best of the rest unless the market speaks in the favour of Colin Tizzard point recruit Aki Bomaye.