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(treble) won by a distance on his Taunton handicap hurdle debut in March off an 8lb lower mark than this afternoon. While the five-year-old may have been beaten 12 lengths on his most recent outing at Wincanton in April, that was still decent form and Colin Tizzard is sure to have the gelding ready for his first outing this term in this lower-class event. Trainer Kim Bailey has certainly been firing on all cylinders this past month, and while

may not have been pulling up trees on his three outings over hurdles, he might give the selection most to worry about. will also be a factor, having finished in the frame last term off a higher mark than today.

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Boinville on top. is the threat from the Bailey yard and is another who finished runner-up on his debut, over 2m 4f at Southwell. Alan King is represented by

who has been placed in two bumpers, but hasn’t been seen out since April. This is his hurdling debut.

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(nap), who is substantially different class to his rivals, makes his chasing debut this afternoon. Tom George’s charge was a winner of a Grade One 3m novices’ hurdle at Aintree in 2017, and then finished fourth to Identity Thief in the Ryanair Stayers Hurdle at the same course in April. A clean round should be enough here. won two handicap hurdles at Warwick before a battling second in a Grade Three at Aintree and can follow the selection home.

has twice won over this trip in handicap hurdles before struggling to make an impact in higher class affairs, but can finish in the frame at a decent price.

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BEFORE MIDNIGHT (nb) will be a hard nut to crack even in this competitive event. A winner twice in bumpers, the five-year-old finished a promising second on his hurdling debut at Huntingdon a fortnight ago and he has Nicky Henderson as his trainer and Nico de Fish TOP GRADE: The Worlds End is a Grade One winner