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Point/bumper winner who easily landed the odds on hurdling bow at Worcester (2m) in September and built on that when third in Chepstow Grade 2 (19.4f) the following month. Couple of heavy defeats since raise questions but he's certainly in the right hands and this is easier. Cheekpieces on.

Fairly useful performer on Flat who got off the mark for new connections over hurdles at Catterick (19.3f) in December. May have been undone by testing conditions at Southwell latest and must enter calculations.

No promise in a bumper/novice hurdle. Hooded.

Point winner who made a sound start under Rules when length second of 4 in Catterick bumper (good to soft) in November. Looked a hard work when mid-field at Doncaster 2 months later. Tongue tie reached for. ahead of hurdles debut.

In good hands but looks limited on early evidence.

Brother to bumper winner but not a great deal of encouragement in bumpers.

Kingston Hill gelding was placed in an Irish point before making a sound start to his Rules career when placed both starts in bumpers.

Runner-up in a bumper but unable to see race out both hurdles outings so far.

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to useful French hurdler/chaser Fou Et Sage and modest/ungenuine hurdler/chaser Wisecracker. Similar form it bumpers 7 months apart. Hurdles debut.

Comfortable winner of sole outing in points but was readily put in his place by the winner when second of 4 in a Haydock bumper on Rules debut and was far too keen at Carlisle next time. Fair start to hurdling career when fifth at Catterick.

Fairly useful form when winning a 15f Dieppe Flat maiden for Mikel Delzangles last summer. Shaped better than distant fourth of 5 suggests on recent Kelso hurdles debut but since pulled up at Stratford.

Fairly useful 1¼m Flat winner for Ed Dunlop. Should have a future over hurdles for his new connections but he'll need to settle than he did at Market Rasen.

Fairly useful Flat winner at up to 13f in France. Shaped promisingly when third of 10 on her Doncaster hurdles debut just after Christmas but well held at Catterick since.