Potentially useful recruit NARDARAN is taken to enhance the excellent record of hurdles/British debutants in this race. Midnight Rumble (second choice) and Risk It All are other interesting types who fit the trends, while Lucky Bere may prove best of the remainder.[Steve Boow]
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Steadily progressive on the Flat this year for previous yard and won well at Newcastle (2m, good) on the switch to hurdles; faces a stiffer task under 5lb penalty in this field but could well have more to offer.
Record of 3-4 on Flat for current stable and showed he's still in form with running-on second to an experienced ex-French recruit at Huntingdon (2m, soft; jumped right) on hurdles debut; this is a deeper race.
Scored twice on Flat in France and ran encouragingly in juvenile hurdle at this venue (2m, good to soft; beat all bar the market leader) on British debut; respected, with this contest looking an ideal next step.
Fairly useful 1m2f handicapper on Flat this year and looks the type to do well in juvenile hurdles for dual-purpose maestro Alan King, who has won this race a couple of times in the last decade; interesting.
Finished third in 1m4f maiden at Saint-Cloud on sole Flat start for Francis Graffard and the Aga Khan; subsequently sold for 135,000euros; mentioned favourably in Stable Tour and looks a potentially useful recruit.
Recorded a 6l success, despite greenness, in 2m event at Nort-Sur-Erdre (2m, good to soft) on sole Flat outing for Elisabeth Allaire; the form is difficult to evaluate but he brings potential to this sphere.
Had a productive spell on Flat in August/September, then her progress halted; modest and never-dangerous fourth at Newbury on the switch to hurdles, albeit with soft ground possibly not ideal; may do better.
1/4 Odds Place 1,2
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