Most of these have some sort of question to answer but CULLIGRAN (nap) doesn't fall into that category and she can land a first success over fences on this step up in distance. Fever Dream is in form but needs to prove he can do it on this sharp drop in trip so maybe Pooroldmackley, a C&D winner, can chase the selection home. The other mare, The Dream Goes On, would be a danger if the cheekpieces prompt a reset.[Richard Russell]
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0-6 over fences and his jumping has been an issue; not seen in this sphere since pulled up at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) in February but appreciated a subsequent return to hurdles, winning twice in the spring; couldn't take advantage of a good opportunity in a Clonmel claimer last time, though, and has a question to answer back over fences, despite his lower chase mark.
1-8 over fences, the win coming two starts back at Southwell (nearly 3m2f; had wind surgery) and it was a respectable effort when third in the Norfolk National at Fakenham (3m5f, also good) 29 days ago; not certain to be suited by this sharp drop back in trip.
Best form when winning on her chase debut at Plumpton (about 2m4f, good) in April but she fell at Market Rasen a fortnight later and looked to be remembering that when jumping carefully at Hereford 26 days ago, eventually pulled up; all of her dam's four wins came in cheekpieces and she's not ruled out with that aid now deployed.
Lost his form over fences after finishing second at Musselburgh (about 2m4f, soft) over a year ago and has been kept to hurdling since joining this yard; some fair efforts were rather overshadowed when he ran no race at Plumpton (about 3m1f, good) three months ago, though; hard to know what to expect on his return to this sphere.
Comfortably won over hurdles off a similar mark at Hereford (about 2m1f, good to soft) in November; warm in the market when an encouraging second on her chase debut at Ffos Las (2m, good) 13 days ago, looking like a step up in trip could do the trick; gets that today and surely goes well.
Won in the mud over C&D in April and was a wide-margin winner over hurdles at Hereford (2m4f, good) three days later, proving he doesn't need testing conditions; 10lb higher mark much more of an issue, as it was when third over hurdles at Ludlow last month; should still be in the mix.
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