Bumper winner Marlacoo is the one to beat here but he is going to be pretty short and it could pay to side with ORKNEY BLUE, who looks to have a solid each-way chance.[Colin Russell]
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Fair efforts in two bumpers (third at Hexham on first occasion) and in two races over hurdles (16l fifth of nine at Carlisle last time); a possible but may be one for handicaps.
Good second to a subsequent Grade 2 winning hurdler in a Kelso bumper last May (2m, good); better of his two runs over hurdles when third over 2m here last time (soft; stayed on); step up in trip will suit; interesting.
Down Royal bumper winner for Stuart Crawford in May (2m1f, good); has run well in all three completed starts over hurdles, notably last time when 4l second in a novice handicap at Sandown (2m4f, soft); the one to beat.
In the frame on all four starts, last three over hurdles; suffered from post-race heat stress when 12l fourth over 3m here last time; drop back in trip should suit; solid each-way chance
Won Irish point in November 2023 (3m, yielding); fair form when fifth in a Newcastle bumper and fifth in a maiden hurdle here (2m, soft) but needs to improve for this step up in trip.
1/4 Odds Place 1,2
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