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Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 32.4s

It's Hard To Know²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

6/4

Won sole start in Irish points (Feb 2024) and justified support to make a winning hurdles debut in novice at Lingfield (19.5f) 23 days ago, jumping fluently on the whole and finding extra. Looks sure to progress.

Form: 1-1

Sunray Shadow³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119

2/1

Warwick bumper winner in May who confirmed promise of his hurdles debut third at that venue when landing 7-runner novice hurdle at Aintree (20f, good to soft, 11/10) 39 days ago, asserting gradually and looking value for extra. Considered with prospect of more to come.

Form: 131

Jungle Wood⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: N J Henderson

50/1

€50,000 Cokoriko gelding who is in excellent hands but he offered little only start in bumpers and similar story after 12 months off when last of 4 in novice hurdle at Kempton (21f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 46 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 0-4

Monsieur Le Fuzz⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

50/1

Saint Des Saints gelding. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points (May 25) but probably needed the run when ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Carlisle (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 42 days ago. This should reveal more but he may well be one for the longer-term.

Form: 629

Tamarind Bay³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: P & M Bowen

9/4

Showed fair form on 2 of his 3 outings in bumpers and made an encouraging switch to hurdling when fourth in a Chepstow maiden (19.5f) 37 days ago, outpaced approaching 2 out before plugging on again flat. Open to improvement, particularly when tackling longer trips.

Form: 27-34

Mobile Mamma⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

66/1

£32,000 purchase having got off the mark in Irish points at third attempt in April but she offered little on her Rules debut when last of 5 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, soft) on NH debut 70 days ago.

Form: 7P1-5

Forecasts

It's Hard To Know (6/4), Sunray Shadow (2/1), Tamarind Bay (9/4), Monsieur Le Fuzz (50/1), Jungle Wood (50/1), Mobile Mamma (66/1)

SUNRAY SHADOW confirmed the promise of his hurdles debut effort when scoring at Aintree 39 days ago and, appealing as the type to go on improving, he's narrowly selected to follow-up ahead of fellow penalised and good prospect It's Hard To Know. Tamarind Bay is another open to improvement.