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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 59.42s

Byron Hill²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D A Jacob| T: R Hughes| C

9/2

Fairly useful stayer on the level and has shown ability over hurdles. Open to improvement and needs considering.

Form: 7U3

G A Henty⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: T R George| D

5/2

Milan gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser St Barts. Off mark in points at second attempt in March but looked badly in need of the experience when only seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 63 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 41-7

Invictus Allen¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

50/1

Placed on the second of his 2 starts between the flags but well held novice hurdle at Sandown (16f, good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 537

Lelant⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

25/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (15.8f, soft, 50/1) on hurdles bow 41 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip.

Form: 67

Minella Magical^p1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

300/1

Well held in point and bumper/novice hurdle. Cheekpieces go on.

Form: 59P

Mister Barclay²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: T Symonds

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Bangor (16.7f, good to soft, 200/1) 23 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8P6

Not Long Left¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

25/1

Presenting gelding who changed hands for £200,000 after runner-up sole start in Irish points last November. In need of the experience when tenth in bumper at Chepstow 20 days ago and no surprise to see him take a big step forward on his hurdles debut significantly up in trip.

Form: 2-0

Rajaran

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle

10/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to 5 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Rasango, stays 23f.

Form:

Rajjamataz⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

28/1

Has folded tamely both starts in bumpers and well held on hurdling debut at Ludlow.

Form: 607

Table Thirty Four^t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, eighth of 17 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good to soft) 69 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 58

Young Buster¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'BrienWS

5/4

Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Guiding George. Left Joseph Hanlon and off 19 months, shaped better than first time up when sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Aintree (20f, good to soft, 5/1) 133 days ago. Form pick.

Form: 4F/1-6

Orange Gina⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on hurdles bow 73 days ago.

Form: 4/4-420

Tara Haze²⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: P C Dando

200/1

Nothing shown in a pair of bumpers and on hurdles debut.

Form: 00-5

Non-Runners

Back Yourself²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: V R A Dartnall J: Alan Johns

Wonder Of The Seas⁴¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Young Buster (5/4), G A Henty (5/2), Byron Hill (9/2), Rajaran (10/1), Back Yourself (14/1), Table Thirty Four (16/1), Lelant (25/1), Not Long Left (25/1), Rajjamataz (28/1), Wonder Of The Seas (33/1), Invictus Allen (50/1), Mister Barclay (150/1), Orange Gina (150/1), Tara Haze (200/1), Minella Magical (300/1)

YOUNG BUSTER shaped as if the run was needed when sixth in a much better race than this at Aintree in October after a long lay-off and is preferred to Byron Hill and G A Henty, who both remain with potential.