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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
7th	1	—	Dream Diamond (G) Proved consistent over hurdles in Ireland for Michael G. Kennedy but looked a different model on debut for James Owen when easily winning a 2m maiden hurdle at Worcester in August. Disappointing when…	073-U23	Alex Chadwick James Owen	6	77.1kg	9.50 17/2
—	2	—	The Cistercian (G) Unseated Rider Left his Irish form behind to make a winning start for Stuart Edmunds in 2m Leicester maiden hurdle on heavy in December and backed that up when third under a penalty at Haydock. Back on track at San…	313U3U	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	6	76.2kg	6.50 11/2
—	3	—	Is This For Real (G) FAV Pulled Up T £80,000 point winner who landed bumper at Kelso last March and has improved with each run over hurdles, getting off the mark in this sphere at the third attempt in an 11-runner novice at Newcastle 49…	1/441P1-	J J Burke F O'Brien	6	74.4kg	4 3/1
1st	4	—	Static (G) H Fairly useful sort who has finished third in 2m handicaps at Huntingdon and Kelso this winter. Soundly beaten in better company at Musselburgh since but this is more his level.	339110-	Charlie Maggs D McCain Jnr	5	74.4kg	13 12/1
—	5	—	Prince Imperial (G) Pulled Up Won 4 times over hurdles in 2024/25 and signed off for Olly Murphy with a creditable third at Bangor (23.2f) in September. Little show in 3 starts for this yard, though.	30PPP-P	Philip Armson J Coulson	9	73.5kg	151 150/1
—	6	—	King Ulanda (G) Pulled Up T Betting than ever when winning impressively at Carlisle (17.2f, good to firm) on return following breathing op. Thereabouts on each of his 3 subsequent starts, most recently chasing home an in-form r…	2PF6-14	Craig Nichol O Greenall & J Guerriero	6	73.5kg	6.50 11/2
5th	7	—	Notnowlinda (M) Winless since early 2024 and yet to fire after 18 months off, down the field in a pair of handicap hurdles at Newbury and Ascot in November. Has work to do.	22/0953-	Miss Heidi Palin D Skelton	9	73kg	21 20/1
4th	8	—	Sunray Shadow (G) TP Looked a nice prospect when landing 2m4f Aintree maiden hurdle last October. Limited impact in a trio of handicaps this season but has seemingly been brought along gradually and it'll be interested i…	2-11131	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	7	72.6kg	17 16/1
3rd	9	—	Marlacoo (G) FAV VT Bumper winner who opened his hurdles account at Ayr last Febraury. However, has proved expensive to follow in handicaps since and was again soundly beaten at short odds at Catterick last month. Visor…	320363	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	6	72.1kg	4 3/1
2nd	10	—	The Egyptian Ginge (G) Fair in bumpers last term and ran to similar level when fifth on Cheltenham hurdles bow in October. Again didn't look the most straightforward but got back on track when third of 10 in novice hurdle …	555322	Mr Jamie Neild N & W Twiston-Davies	5	72.1kg	17 16/1
6th	11	—	Goldwyn (G) Fairly useful form at best over hurdles but he struggled last season and can only be watched starting out for new yard after 13-month break (formerly trained by Mark Walford).	21/8P0-6	Danny McMenamin J Parkinson & S Smith	9	69.9kg	13 12/1
8th	12	—	Phineas Bunce (G) Reached the frame in both bumpers last season and showed promise again when third of 8 in Fontwell novice hurdle on reappearance. Has looked one with problems since, though, only sixth of 8 after a w…	42-3576	Liam Harrison D Skelton	5	69.9kg	34 33/1
9th	13	—	Mistral Milly (M) Steadily progressive in handful of hurdle outings for Emma Lavelle in 2024, last seen when an encouraging fourth at Wincaton that October. Absent since, though, and others make more appeal now starti…	P4/94-6P	R P McLernon D J Jeffreys	7	68.9kg	81 80/1

Betting forecast: Marlacoo (3/1), Is This For Real (3/1), King Ulanda (11/2), The Cistercian (11/2), Dream Diamond (17/2), Static (12/1), Goldwyn (12/1), The Egyptian Ginge (16/1), Sunray Shadow (16/1), Notnowlinda (20/1), Phineas Bunce (33/1), Mistral Milly (80/1), Prince Imperial (150/1)