Made the frame in two maiden points last season but was no match for easy winner when runner-up on second occasion and faces a tough assignment on this rules debut.
170,000euros 3yo; second foal; dam 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful bumper/hurdle winner Lord Generous, out of top-class hurdler Lady Rebecca; represents a top stable; newcomer to keep an eye on.
First foal from half-sister to high-class chaser Midnight Chase; won maiden point by 15l on debut in April 2023 but not seen since; had wind op the following summer; tongue tied on rules debut; market helpful.
Kept on for a promising fourth in good-quality Chepstow maiden (2m3f, good to soft) on last month's debut and has a big role to play if able to build on that performance.
Won maiden point in November 2024 (good to soft; runner-up won next eight races); raced too freely before weakening into well-held fourth on last month's bumper debut at Sandown (good to soft; odds-on) but significant positives can still be drawn from that performance and he can improve if he settles better here.
Out of a smart and well-connected bumper/hurdle winner; kept on well for second on debut at Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) last month and has obvious scope to build on that performance; each-way claims at least.
Point/bumper winner; placed in Grade 2 Persian War on hurdle debut at Chepstow (2m3f, good) in October and not discredited when fifth in Cheltenham Grade 2 (2m5f, soft; had wind op soon after) last month; the one to beat.
Placed in both bumpers for Don Cantillon last year, latterly when third (just behind Moneygarrow) in Ascot Listed race (good to soft) in December; subsequently changed hands for 145,000 and looks a good prospect for novice hurdles this season; tongue-tie added.
Former Irish pointer; kept on to snatch fourth on last month's hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) and can build on that effort in due course but needs to take a big step forward to trouble the principals here.
Dual point winner in February/March but weakened into well-held sixth here (2m3f, good to soft) on hurdle debut three weeks ago; probably one for a bit further down the line.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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