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Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 5m 8.1s

Bugise Seagull¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 138| D

9/4

Irish point recruit who won first 2 starts over hurdles last winter. Third in Aintree Grade 1 novice on final start and rates a good chase prospect.

Form: 52/1133-

Johnnywho^t¹⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 138| CD

2/1

Won a 2½m course novice hurdle on his reappearance and went on to show useful form in defeat later in the season, shaping well in strong 3m Aintree handicap on final start. A fine looker who should do well over fences.

Form: 1/14484-

Cherie D'am¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 131| D

11/8

Progressed into quite a useful novice hurdler last season and a point win at the start of her career suggests she can do at least as well over fences this time round.

Form: 1/12123-

Non-Runners

Butch²⁵⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Cherie D'am (11/8), Butch (13/8), Johnnywho (2/1), Bugise Seagull (9/4)

All of these look likely to do well over fences and JOHNNYWHO, who opened his account over hurdles first time up here last season, is fancied to do the same on his chase debut.