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Sabbathical^p⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 12-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 100| D

2/1

Hurdles/chase winner who showed benefit of comeback run and justified good support to score over fences at Fakenham (2m) 7 days ago, keeping on well to lead close home. Big shout with a repeat under a penalty. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 1536-41

Lucky Robin⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 91| CD

8/1

Tasted success over hurdles here in summer 2021 but long time since he got his head in front over fences and he was let down by his jumping on return from 5 months off over C&D in October. Has eased further in the weights at least.

Form: P324-3P

Zuckerberg^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 87

7/4

Without a win under various codes on these shores and he merely plugged on into third over hurdles at Huntingdon (20.6f, soft) 2 weeks ago. Had a number of chances from this mark over fences and others more appealing.

Form: 4024F3

Bandit D'Ainay^p⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 86| D

8/1

Four-time winner over fences in France. Yet to better modest form on these shores and having finished runner-up from his much-reduced mark at Hexham (15.6f) in April, he's failed to complete both starts since, including on return at aforementioned venue 6 days ago.

Form: 45P2-PU

Budarri^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 81

5/1

Fallen plenty in the weights and capitalised to land a weak race at Musselburgh (15.8f, soft) earlier this month, produced to lead 3 out and driven clear. However, he wouldn't be an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 85F741

Divas Doyen^p1¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 76

50/1

Little promise in handful of starts over hurdles in Ireland and similar story in 4 starts for present yard, well beaten at Hexham in May. Switch to chasing needs to bring about marked improvement if she's to figure.

Form: 88PP-P8

Imperial Senorita⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: David Noonan| T: M Young| OR: 74

66/1

Maiden Irish pointer. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/useful chaser Ronava and useful 3m chase winner Dubai Quest. Offered little in trio of maiden hurdles this summer and she'll need to leave those efforts in her wake to figure on chase/handicap bow.

Form: 4-0P980

Forecasts

Zuckerberg (7/4), Sabbathical (2/1), Budarri (5/1), Bandit D'Ainay (8/1), Lucky Robin (8/1), Divas Doyen (50/1), Imperial Senorita (66/1)

SABBATHICAL showed the benefit of her reappearance run over hurdles and justified good support in the process to resume winning ways over fences at Fakenham 7 days ago and he could be the answer again in a race lacking depth. Lucky Robin, despite his losing run over fences may emerge as the chief threat.