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5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 4f 62y | 7 Runners | Turf

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 95

Belied odds of 40/1 back from nearly 3 years off when making a winning start for this yard in a 15.8f novice at Southwell (good) in May but had fortune on his side that day and failed to make a major impact back in handicap company there last month. Stiff task on these terms.

Form: 470F/16

Derryhassen Paddy^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| D

Won sole start in Irish points/bumpers and again looked a bright prospect when making a successful hurdling debut in 7-runner novice at Uttoxeter (19.9f, heavy) 41 days ago. Sure to do better and fancied to defy a penalty.

Form: 11-1

Monaco Rules³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond

Fairly useful on the Flat in France and made a winning start to hurdling for Francois Nicolle at Cholet in October. Made no impact pitched into deepish waters on first start for this yard at Haydock 2 months later and may do better.

Form: 15

Smokeringinthedark²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| D

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and made a successful debut over hurdles in 4-runner affair at Musselburgh (19.8f) 26 days ago, holding on gamely. Open to improvement.

Form: 21

Forsa Bay²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan

Showed more than on hurdling debut when fourth of 8 in novice at Doncaster (19.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago, not knocked about. May do better still.

Form: 0-74

Frontier Force¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: P D Niven

Well beaten in 2 bumpers and on Catterick hurdle debut.

Form: 757

Tyson Magoo¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Third in an Irish point and took a step forward from hurdling debut when third in 7-runner novice at Catterick (19.3f) 18 days ago. Likely to progress further.

Form: 3-53

Forecasts

Smokeringinthedark (11/10), Derryhassen Paddy (13/8), Forsa Bay (10/1), Monaco Rules (12/1), Aquitaine Boy (16/1), Tyson Magoo (16/1), Frontier Force (100/1)

DERRYHASSEN PADDY again looked a bright prospect when making a winning hurdling debut at Uttoxeter in November and looks capable of defying a penalty back in the North on that evidence. Smokeringinthedark showed a good attitude to come out on top on his Rules debut at Musselburgh and is considered the main threat ahead of Tyson Magoo.