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No Way Pedro¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 88| D

9/4

Didn't show much in points during the spring but matched the pick of his Irish form for Michael Butler when making a winning debut for this yard in a Worcester handicap hurdle (2m, good) recently. However, faces a stiff task on these terms.

Form: 807-8U1

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Absolute Ruler^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 107| D

4/5

Fair Flat winner who built on hurdles debut promise when accounting for 6 rivals in 2m Huntingdon maiden at the end of May. Placed in novice events at Ffos Las and over this C&D since and he's very much the one to beat.

Form: 2123

Book of Secrets^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 103

6/1

Fair on the Flat and similar standard over hurdles. Left Dan Skelton after finishing a creditable second in a 2m Stratford seller and, despite failing to fire on debut for new yard at Fakenham, he's a player back in this grade.

Form: 23/4-24

O'Grady's Boy^b1³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 69

25/1

Modest maiden hurdler/chaser at best and he has a mountain to climb on the terms. Blinkers applied.

Form: PPP4-75

Taghadoe¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

33/1

Half-brother to 3 winners but he hasn't set the world alight in a couple of bumpers so far.

Form: 74

Scarlett Clipper^h,t1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien

66/1

Well held in a couple of mares' novice events so far and she's probably more one for the longer-term.

Form: 74

Sholokhov Cocktail⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Jamie Snowden

28/1

Low-key start in a bumper here in May and will need to leave that well behind now switched to hurdles if she's to play a leading role.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Absolute Ruler (4/5), No Way Pedro (9/4), Book of Secrets (6/1), O'Grady's Boy (25/1), Sholokhov Cocktail (28/1), Taghadoe (33/1), Scarlett Clipper (66/1)

ABSOLUTE RULER was no match for the first two when third in a six-runner C&D novice last week but he faces nothing of the calibre of those rivals this time. Jennie Candlish's charge is confidently expected to resume winning ways on these favourable terms. If able to reproduce something akin to the level of form he showed for Dan Skelton, Book of Secrets will most likely be the one to follow the selection home, with recent Worcester winner No Way Pedro best of the rest.