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4YO to 6YO | Class 5 | 2m 53y | 8 Runners | Turf

Bara Tara

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam 1m-1½m winner. Stable enjoys plenty of bumper success. One to note in the betting.

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Cobbler's Boy²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

Cost £115,000 after finishing runner-up in an Irish point last March. Market confidence significant for a top stable which boasts a 31% strike rate with bumper runners this term.

Form: 2-

Douglas Hyde⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis| BF

£85,000 Irish point winner who made a bright start under Rules when second of 6 in bumper at Bangor (17f, heavy) on rules debut in October. Looks sure to make his presence felt again.

Form: 1-2

Mexican Stan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

Passing Glance gelding. Half-brother to 1¾m winner Artic Nel. Dam 2m hurdle winner. Stable 8-62 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Saddlers Dream¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber| T: W G M Turner

25/1, last of 6 in bumper at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) on debut 19 days ago, faltering.

Form: 6

Wandering Ego^h⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

Held every chance when falling at the last in his sole Irish point and made a promising debut under Rules when 8 lengths third of 8 in a Newbury bumper (2m, good to soft) in November. Should go well again.

Form: F-3

Woodythewoodpecker²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

17/2, shaped like a stayer when fourth of 10 in bumper at Southwell (2m, good to soft) in May.

Form: 4

Kind Intention

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

Dartmouth gelding. Dam, fair 23f/25f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Getareason. The stable had a first-time-out bumper winner here last month so a market move would be interesting.

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Forecasts

Cobbler's Boy (13/8), Douglas Hyde (10/3), Bara Tara (7/2), Wandering Ego (6/1), Woodythewoodpecker (14/1), Kind Intention (16/1), Mexican Stan (16/1), Saddlers Dream (66/1)

Dan Skelton has been doing really well in bumpers this season so his Irish point recruit COBBLER'S BOY gets the vote, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Wandering Ego and Douglas Hyde showed promise when placed in bumpers this autumn and are the obvious threats unless the market speaks strongly in favour of one of the newcomers.