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Sunday 1 January 2023

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Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 4m 14.46s

Boleyn Boy⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case

11/1

Hinted at ability in bumpers but he's shaped like a longer-term project in a couple of spins over hurdles so far this winter.

Form: 7-549

City Roller^p,h⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Harrison Beswick⁽³⁾| T: L Horsfall

18/1

Scorpion gelding who has improved with each start in bumpers, again finding only one too good when keeping on at Catterick (15.7f) in November. Goes hurdling now.

Form: 622

Dandy Maestro³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: R Spencer

28/1

Fairly useful 1m Flat winner for this yard but does stay 1¼m. Not a great deal of short-term promise to glean from pair of hurdle outings so far this winter and he may be one for handicaps later on.

Form: 76

Hunsbury²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson

250/1

Showed little in bumpers/over hurdles to date.

Form: 0-50P0

Liverpool Knight²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

7/4

Fairly useful 14f winner on Flat and pleasing start when third on yard/hurdles debut in a Southwell maiden (15.8f) 3 weeks ago, keeping on gradually having been caught some way back. Entitled to do better.

Form: 3

Stopnsearch²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Hammond| T: B R Johnson

12/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m). Not always fluent when last of 4 on hurdles debut at Fontwell (17.7f) in September and below his best back on the level in recent weeks.

Form: 4

Toothless²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

5/4

Authorized half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart hurdler/high-class chaser Sceau Royal (15f-17f winner). Fair form in French juvenile hurdles, 3 lengths fifth at Bordeaux (18.4f) in April. Very interesting on return for powerful yard.

Form: 6F5-

Miss Connaisseur^h1,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J Stevenson⁽⁷⁾| T: B I Case

200/1

Modest maiden on Flat, stays 6f, well held in handicaps last 2 starts. Hard to warm to now tackling timber. Hood replaces cheekpieces.

Form:

Balgowan⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 97

13/2

Fair maiden on the Flat for William Haggas and showed an aptitude for hurdling after 4 months off when second in 8-runner event at Ludlow (15.8f) in November. Not in same form when filling same spot at Southwell 8 days later but given a break since. Not dismissed.

Form: 22

Forecasts

Toothless (5/4), Liverpool Knight (7/4), Balgowan (13/2), Boleyn Boy (11/1), Stopnsearch (12/1), City Roller (18/1), Dandy Maestro (28/1), Miss Connaisseur (200/1), Hunsbury (250/1)

A half-brother to very smart hurdler/high-class chaser Sceau Royal, TOOTHLESS showed fair form in juvenile events in France early last year and, with progress anticipated representing a powerful stable, he could be the way to go on return. Liverpool Knight looks the chief threat on the back of an encouraging third at Southwell 3 weeks ago. Balgowan can emerge best of the remainder.