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Friday 31 January 2025

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Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 4m 15.06s

Bertie The Rebel⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss J S Davis

100/1

Better effort in bumpers when third of 5 at Stratford on debut in October but went backwards at Southwell 10 weeks on.

Form: 30

Blue Bellamy³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

9/2

Placed 3 times from 4 completed starts in points and fair form when placed all 3 outings in bumpers. Could go well on hurdling debut.

Form: 324

Disco Davis⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 114

4/5

Looked the likeliest winner on first 2 starts over hurdles, going best when falling at the last at Uttoxeter (19.9f) in October. Completed for the first time when fifth of 13 in an Exeter novice (16.7f, heavy) last time and remains capable of better.

Form: 53-5FF5

Drayton Flyer³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

7/2

Good sort physically who shaped with plenty of encouragement when finding only another promising newcomer from the same stable too good in a Wetherby bumper (2m) on Rules debut over the Christmas period. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 2

One For Hadley⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

150/1

Hooded and showed rather more temperament than ability when well held in a Plumpton bumper on debut early last month, going in snatches. Easy enough to oppose making a quick switch to hurdling.

Form: 6

One Million Dreams⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: N P Littmoden| OR: 102

11/2

Modest form only outing on Flat in France and similar form over hurdles, shaping better than the distance beaten suggests when third in 6-runner maiden at Fakenham (20f) last month, weakening from 2 out.

Form: 933

Passing Pleasure¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Stan Sheppard| T: Mrs L Hill

100/1

Runner-up on last of 3 starts in Irish points in April but little promise in 2 runs over hurdles.

Form: 50

Non-Runners

Elforleather¹⁰⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Forecasts

Disco Davis (4/5), Drayton Flyer (7/2), Elforleather (4/1), Blue Bellamy (9/2), One Million Dreams (11/2), Passing Pleasure (100/1), Bertie The Rebel (100/1), One For Hadley (150/1)

DISCO DAVIS has had a mightily unlucky start to his hurdling career having looked the likely winner when falling late on his first 2 outings and, with his completed start in this sphere at Exeter certainly no backwards step either, he’s taken to record a deserved success. Drayton Flyer made a highly promising start to his career when runner-up to a stablemate in a Wetherby bumper and rates the main threat ahead of Elforleather and Blue Bellamy.