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Winning pointer who made a successful start in bumpers at Musselburgh in December. Has come up short both subsequent starts in that sphere but it'll be interesting to see how this free-going type gets on now switched to fences faced with a stiffer test.

Useful winning hurdler at his best, successful 6 times from 22 starts in that sphere. Good third at Sandown in January is flanked by heavy defeats but this 9-y-o will be a big player on these terms, provided of course that his jumping passes the test on this belated switch to fences.

Formerly very useful hurdler/chaser for Gary Brown and produced easily best effort for present yard in first-time cheekpieces (tongue strap also refitted) when third of 8 in the Great Yorkshire at Doncaster in January. No show at the Cheltenham Festival but he's back in trip in calmer waters now.