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Novices’ Hunters’ Steeple Chase

(Class 2) (for The John Corbet Cup)

THREE MILES ABOUT THREE AND A HALF FURLONGS (3m 3f 119yds) for novice five yrs old and upwards

Total prize fund £20000

Owners Prize Money Winner £8498; Second £4248; Third £2124; Fourth £1062; Fifth £532; Sixth £266. (Penalty Value £9778) A HC

SEE PAGE 42 FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE.

1 BRAVE STARLIGHT (IRE) (29) 5/3PP1-3 6 12 0

B g Ask - Sleep By Starlight (FR)

O The Kingpins & David Dennis

T David Dennis, Banbury

H Grafton

S PALLADIUM LTD

LIGHT BLUE, large RED spots and spots on cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Pulled up on Thurles hunter debut in March but much better on the back of a point win when 4 lengths third at Tipperary 29 days ago (final start for Grainne O’Connor). May progress again.

2 DUNWORLEY (IRE) (10) 32P2-22 7 12 0

B g Getaway (GER) - Helen Mag (IRE)

O Mr P. Richardson

T Richard Pringuer, Greens Norton

H Grafton

ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW diamond, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars and cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Made the frame in several points Ran to a fair level when 13 lengths second on his 3m Huntingdon hunter debut 10 days ago but this demands a fair bit more.

3 MATTHEWS HILL (IRE) (14) 4/4PF2-F 7 12 0

B g Kalanisi (IRE) - Incas Article (IRE)

O Mrs Teresa Flood

T Peter John Flood, Ireland

H South County Dublin

RED, BLACK Cross of Lorraine, RED and WHITE striped cap

TIMEFORM VIEW Lightly-raced pointer who was second on his 21f Punchestown hunter debut in April but he made mistakes on that occasion and his jumping let him down again at Downpatrick since (fell 4 out). Needs to eliminate the errors Star RatingHHIII Official BHA

4 PRECIOUS BOUNTY (IRE) (28) 12223-4 9 12 0

B g Yeats (IRE) - Zaharath Al Bustan

O Mr T. Ellis

T T. Ellis, Rugby

H Warwickshire

LIGHT BLUE, BLACK seams, checked sleeves, BLACK cap

TIMEFORM VIEW Winner of several points since joining this stable and has run with credit when reaching the frame in hunters here (22.5f, 12 lengths behind Sine Nomine) and Cheltenham (2m) in recent months Significantly up in trip. Others stronger for win purposes. Star RatingHHHII Official BHA Rating 106 MISS

5 QUINTIN’S MAN (GB) (28) 14112-1 D 6 12 0

B g Schiaparelli (GER) - Roll On Rose (IRE)

O Mr J. Heard

T J. Heard, Okehampton

H Eggesford

RED, YELLOW star, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, YELLOW cap.

TIMEFORM VIEW Multiple point winner who has made a good start to his hunter career this spring, second at Exeter before scoring at Cheltenham 28 days ago Likely to give another good account.

Star RatingHHHHI Official BHA Rating 120

6 SINE NOMINE (GB) (28) 33211-2 C 7 11 7

Gr m Saint des Saints (FR) - Hymn To Love (FR)

O Mr R. Tate

T Fiona Needham, Thirsk

GOLD, MAROON hoops, GOLD sleeves.

H Hurworth

TIMEFORM VIEW Multiple winner in points who boasts a progressive profile under Rules, running out a comfortable winner over 22.5f in April before a fine second at Cheltenham (25f) 12 days later.

MR DARREN ANDREWS

Remains capable of better and leading claims Star RatingHHHHH Official BHA Rating 107 MR JOHN DAWSON

2022: ASK D’MAN (IRE) 8 11 12 Mr Barry O’Neill 15-2 (D M Christie) 7 ran

BETTING FORECAST:

2-1 Quintin’s Man (GB), Sine Nomine (GB), 13-2 Precious Bounty (IRE), 7-1 Brave Starlight (IRE), 14-1 Matthews Hill (IRE), 16-1 Dunworley (IRE)

RACE SUMMARY:

Course-scorer SINE NOMINE improved again when second at Cheltenham last month and is taken to resume winning ways with further progress on the cards. Quintin’s Man looks the chief threat ahead of Brave Starlight.

1-2-3:

1.SINE NOMINE 2.QUINTIN’S MAN 3.BRAVE STARLIGHT (IRE)

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