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Saturday 2 December 2023

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Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 4m 1.63s

Beaming Light⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards| T: L Horsfall

125/1

Harbour Law gelding. Showed more temperament than ability in a Huntingdon bumper on debut 53 days ago, hanging badly left home turn and running out. Passed over on the back of that here.

Form: R

Carved In Stone²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: H Palmer

16/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Fifth of 11 in bumper (5/1) at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago, plugging on. Entitled to be sharper with that run under his belt and booking of Brian Hughes catches the eye.

Form: 5

Caustic^t1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: Owen Burrows

9/4

Galileo gelding. Definite promise when runner-up in 15-runner Exeter bumper (13f) on debut in October, not quicken only approaching final 1f. Tongue strap fitted now and he could yet do better.

Form: 2

Gold For Alec

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

10/1

Planteur gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler/chaser Gold For Nizzy. Dam, useful maiden on Flat in France, half-sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Max Dynamite. Market should guide on debut.

Form:

Gore Point^t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

7/2

Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 1½m winner Scampi. Encouraging debut run when second of 11 in bumper at Ludlow (15.7f) 23 days ago, faring best of those held up. Entitled to have learned from that and he's worth considering now tongue tied.

Form: 2

Mapogo^t1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Harry Derham| BF

22/1

20,000 gns 3-y-o, Roaring Lion gelding. Dam, smart 1m-11.6f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Distant Memories. Failed by a long way to meet expectations when well held in bumper at Exeter (13.2f, soft, 5/2) on NH debut 39 days ago. Tongue strap on.

Form: 0

Opera King

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

27,000 gns 3-y-o, Australia gelding. Closely related to a winner and half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including smart 1m-1¼m winner Royal Mews. Appeals on paper for yard who continue in fine form and another to monitor closely in the betting for clues.

Form:

Spitfire Bridge⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

15/2

Sixties Icon gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Graffiti. Offered something to work on when fifth of 14 in bumper at Huntingdon (13.7f, good to firm, 17/2) on NH debut 53 days ago. Longer trip here promises to suit.

Form: 5

Miss Mink³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace| T: H D Daly

33/1

Passing Glance filly. 9/2, sixth of 9 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, heavy) on NH debut 30 days ago, running green and unable to land a blow.

Form: 6

Raise Your Glass

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

22/1

Jack Hobbs filly. Dam (c125/h114) 19f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner. Makes appeal on debut and worth noting if market vibes are positive.

Form:

Rockola³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

12/1

Jukebox Jury filly who displayed ability when third of 9 in bumper (7/2) at Stratford (16.3f, heavy) on NH debut 30 days ago, outpaced early in straight and plugging on. In good hands and she's entitled to improve.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Caustic (9/4), Gore Point (7/2), Opera King (4/1), Spitfire Bridge (15/2), Gold For Alec (10/1), Rockola (12/1), Carved In Stone (16/1), Mapogo (22/1), Raise Your Glass (22/1), Miss Mink (33/1), Beaming Light (125/1)

GORE POINT produced a promising first effort when runner-up in a Ludlow bumper 23 days ago, faring best of those held up and, equipped with a first-time tongue tie, he gets the nod to build on that here and go one place better. Caustic also filled the runners-up spot on debut at Exeter recently and he's feared. Rockola and Mapogo are others to keep an eye on.