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Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 5m 45.3s

Somptueux¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 132

5/1

Fairly useful chaser. 2 wins from 5 runs this season, latest over fences at Navan (20f) in September. Needs to jump better back from 6 months off but hard to discount for the Grand National heroes.

Form: 0-15214

Speak Easy^p,t1³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131

7/2

Useful hurdler. Underachieving over fences, cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap chase (14/1) at Naas (24.6f, heavy) 30 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Drops in grade.

Form: 3-44070

Macgiloney^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 130| C

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 13¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Waitnsee in Imperial Call Chase (16/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. One to consider back in class.

Form: 39U1P4

Peaches And Cream³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 127

11/4

Useful chaser. Off 6 months, 18/1, creditable sixth of 14 in good handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, good) 37 days ago, not ideally placed. Leading claims in this grade.

Form: P-05186

Samurai Cracker^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 123

10/3

7/1, career best when winning 6-runner novice chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago, driven out. That wasn't a deep race and he'll need more to follow up.

Form: 404941

Shumaker¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 125| C

18/1

Fine dual-purpose performer, won on chase debut at Punchestown in September. Better for Flat run after 5 months off 17 days ago and could do better in this sphere.

Form: 85-6810

Non-Runners

Foxy Jacks⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: M F Morris J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Peaches And Cream (11/4), Samurai Cracker (10/3), Speak Easy (7/2), Macgiloney (9/2), Somptueux (5/1), Foxy Jacks (5/1), Shumaker (18/1)

PEACHES AND CREAM made a fine return after 6 months off in a good handicap at Leopardstown, the Topham winner Livelovelaugh among those in front of him as he got a rough trip. He could be hard to beat if building on that. Shumaker and Macgiloney are feared most.