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4YO plus | Class 5 | 1m 7f 182y | 7 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss R Curtis| BF

Brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Valens Bruyee. Solid start when third at Chepstow 6 days ago but this looks a stronger contest.

Form: 3

Martin Plage¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

Easy point winner who made a solid start under Rules when third at Cheltenham. Bit underwhelming at Sandown next time but off 110 days since and could get back on track.

Form: 1-34

Victor Haze

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: P C Dando

Arvico gelding. Dam (h72), maiden hurdler, half-sister to bumper winner/smart hurdler (2m-2¾m winner) Bella Haze and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Driftwood Haze.

Form:

Worldwide Fury^t1³⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: D PipeWS

€70,000 3-y-o, £150,000 4-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Fury Road and unbeaten bumper winner/useful hurdler Monbeg Worldwide, stayed 3m. won sole start in Irish points (Mar 2023). Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 1-

Luna De Castana⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: G Nicholls

:Sister to bumper winner Fingle Bridge and shaped pretty well when third in an 11-runner Wetherby bumper (2m, heavy) on debut. Likely to improve with that run under her belt and she's one to consider.

Form: 3

The Dream Goes On⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

Out of a winning hurdler and has hinted at ability in bumpers at Warwick and Newcastle. Likely capable of better but probably more one for the longer term.

Form: 98

Tailorman⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

Related to Flat winners and offered encouragement when second at Hereford 46 days ago. Has left Mitchell Hunt since and there could be more to come.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Martin Plage (11/4), Worldwide Fury (10/3), Tailorman (7/2), Andy Amo (11/2), Luna De Castana (13/2), The Dream Goes On (8/1), Victor Haze (33/1)

WORLDWIDE FURY fetched six figures after winning his only start in bumpers and he boasts an excellent pedigree, so he's fancied to make a winning Rules debut at the likely expense of Martin Plage, who has the best bumper form. Luna de Castana is also considered after a promising start.