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Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 4m 22.52s

Gallonray

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

5/4

€75,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Kingofthewest, from good family. Highly respected on debut for yard who are no stranger to success in this sphere.

Form:

Guard The Moon²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/3

Pether's Moon gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Potterman. 33/1, showed ability when midfield in 13-runner Newbury bumper (16.3f) run in tough conditions 23 days ago, weakening from 3f out. May do better.

Form: 6

Isholo Du Vivien⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

9/4

€25,000 3-y-o. Dam hurdle/chase winner in France. Successful on last of 4 starts in Irish points (Oct 7). Plenty of appeal.

Form: P2-F1

Joyeux Mans²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell

8/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Cokoriko gelding. Dam maiden hurdler/chaser in France. Pulled up sole start in points (Apr 30). Market should prove a useful guide.

Form: PP

Forecasts

Gallonray (5/4), Isholo Du Vivien (9/4), Guard The Moon (10/3), Joyeux Mans (8/1)

The market will prove informative but GALLONRAY makes plenty of appeal on paper for a stable no stranger to success in this sphere and could be the way to go. Isholo du Vivien, successful on his latest start in points in October, may emerge as the chief threat on debut for Donald McCain.