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Tuesday 18 January 2022

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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 22.8s

Blakey Bear²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

200/1

Tailed off on debut at Plumpton last month and she's probably more of a long-term project.

Form: 6

Keplerian¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams

13/2

Glimmers of ability all 3 starts to date, most notably when fourth of 11 in 2m Chepstow novice recently. Likely to be seen in a better light when he learns to settle and makes the switch to handicaps.

Form: 094

Mini Yeats¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: M Hunt

5/1

Thoroughly encouraging start to his career when third in an 11-runner Wincanton maiden hurdle (15.2f) 10 days ago. Entitled to progress and this stiffer track is likely to aid his cause.

Form: 3

Per Vino Veritas³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

14/1

Didn't shape at all badly on return/hurdles debut in C&D novice won by a useful prospect in November, but he was well behind when falling at the last at Wincanton next time.

Form: 5-6F

Sadler's Bay

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: T R Gretton

100/1

£7,000 half-brother to point winner. Yard is hardly a regular source of winning newcomers and it's probably best to look elsewhere this time.

Form:

Scarface³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

5/1

Showed ability first 2 starts in bumpers prior to understandably coming up short in listed company at Ascot last month. Makes hurdles debut at a realistic level and he's worth a second look.

Form: 540

Serious Charges⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

11/8

Runner-up sole start between the flags and and again found just one too good on Rules debut in 2m Chepstow bumper last month. Very much one to consider now switched to hurdles.

Form: 2-2

Stringtoyourbow²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

33/1

Placed sole point start last spring and should have a future under Rules, albeit he'll probably come into his own when faced with a stiffer test further down the line. Yard also saddles What A Muddle.

Form: 3-

Tokyo Live¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

9/2

Half-brother to 4 winners, including smart French hurdler Tunis. Made the frame all 3 starts in 4-y-o hurdles for Francois Nicolle last summer and he's an intriguing candidate on this British debut.

Form: F4

What A Muddle¹³²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Showed some ability when third on debut in a Fontwell bumper for Gary Moore, but that was back in June 2018 and he's been absent since.

Form: 3/

Firefly Lane¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Max Kendrick| T: J D Frost

150/1

Little impact both starts in bumpers and predictably struggled starting out over hurdles in a mares' listed event at Taunton.

Form: 409

Lady Ironside²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Houlihan| T: C J Gray

150/1

Fair maiden on Flat in Ireland, but well beaten both completed starts in this sphere to date.

Form: 0F0

Forecasts

Serious Charges (11/8), Tokyo Live (9/2), Scarface (5/1), Mini Yeats (5/1), Keplerian (13/2), Per Vino Veritas (14/1), Stringtoyourbow (33/1), Sadler's Bay (100/1), What A Muddle (100/1), Lady Ironside (150/1), Firefly Lane (150/1), Blakey Bear (200/1)

SERIOUS CHARGES finished ahead of a subsequent hurdles winner when a promising second on his debut under Rules in a Chepstow bumper, and he is taken to make a successful start in this sphere. French-recruit Tokyo Live is feared on debut for the in-form Venetia Williams yard, while Mini Yeats should be on the premises if able to build on his encouraging introduction at Wincanton.