Half-brother to bumper scorer Gentle Slopes; ran as if the experience of his Taunton bumper debut was needed (2m1f, soft; early reminders), and chances rest as much on what he learned there as on the drier ground.
Dam landed a Cheltenham bumper on debut, and her offspring to date have included Cheltenham Grade 2 novice hurdle scorer Gidleigh Park, himself a winner of his sole bumper start; looks the part on paper.
Ability definitely evident on last November's near-3l Irish pointing third (3m, yielding; runner-up easily won a Ffos Las bumper next time); dam showed a bit in two bumpers; worth a check for market interest.
Ought to find his level in 2m hurdles if the pedigree is any guide, but didn't last home when fifth on last month's Wincanton bumper debut (1m7f, good) and might appreciate a little more time.
First foal; no bumper-winning exploits in the immediate family, though two of the dam's half-siblings and her own dam all scored over middle distances on the Flat in France; yard operates at about 16% in bumpers.
Gelded half-brother to Saylavee, dual bumper winner two years ago and a Listed novices' hurdle winner since (for Willie Mullins; same ownership); O'Neill yard wins its share in bumpers; ought to enter calculations.
Homebred gelding out of As I Am, a bumper winner who landed seven mares' hurdles (two Listed) in 2013-14; Don Cantillon's last rules runner back in autumn 2022 won a bumper on debut (well backed); very interesting.
Second foal of a dam whose three wins for the Skeltons included a Worcester bumper (good); yard already among the winners this nascent jumps season and operates at about 15% in bumpers; among likelier ones.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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