Formscan - Lady Kara arrives in rude health having completed a hat-trick of novice hurdle wins at Newton Abbot earlier this month. She's bred to be a chaser and ought to progress further, but experience might cost her coming up against GLENMALURE FLYER. The Dan Skelton-trained eight-year-old made a successful start over fences on her stable debut at Bangor last Friday and is fancied to defy her penalty. Delpotro is best of the rest.

| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 3 | 6 | -3.62 |
12th Jun 26 Newton Abbot(2m 167yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in Places)) Rated 105 15/8 11-7 Rian Corcoran (5) 1st of 9 runners, by nk and 3.5L from Likewhatyousee and Colegram
27th May 26 Newton Abbot(2m 167yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 105 2/1JFav 11-7 Charlie Hammond 1st of 10 runners, by 0.75L and 8L from Babs and Lady Litigator
12th May 26 Hereford(2m 3f 147yds Hurdle, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 105 1/2Fav 10-11 Luke Scott (3) 1st of 5 runners, by 9L and 17L from Kittys Glance and Mrs Cravatte

Goliath Du Berlais (FR)-La Grande Zohra(Martaline)
ts5(27)
(Mr Michael Gates)
Rated 107
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3.00 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
3rd Jun 26 Warwick(2m 4f Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 110 25/1 12-0 Tom Cannon 3rd of 5 runners, 4.5L and 28L behind Theonlywayiswessex and Royal Deeside
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4th Feb 26 Punchestown(2m 7f Maiden Hurdle, Soft to Heavy (heavy in places on x-country)) 11/2 11-12 R A Doyle 3rd of 8 runners, 16L and 27L behind Fillyoureye and Frankie s Freebie
28th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 4f 150yds Maiden Hurdle, Chase - Yielding Hurdle - Good To Yielding) 17/2 11-7 R A Doyle 8th of 15 runners, 40L behind Lazare De Star

Affinisea (IRE)-Hobson's Choice(Milan)
ts+(24)
d2
(Ms Rachel O'neill)
Rated 107
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 15 | 2 | 3 | -5.50 |
| UK | 7 | 0 | 5 | -7.00 |
| P2P | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6th Jun 26 Hexham(3m 41yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 110 18/1 11-9 P Hanlon (5) 7th of 9 runners, 43.75L behind Sir Carnegie
26th May 26 Plumpton(2m 219yds Hcap Chase, Good-Good to Soft in places on Hurdle course) Rated 112 9/1 10-11 P Hanlon (5) 2nd of 4 runners, 21L behind Captain Cool
12th May 26 Sligo(2m 1f 166yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 97 11/1 11-12 Gavin Brouder 5th of 15 runners, 12.75L behind Bowgate Street
Quotes on Lakefield Flyer (IRE)
He was very good. He can be keen at times, so we said we would make it with him. Fair play to dad, he had him ready first time back in eight or nine months. Dad had him primed for today. He was in good form, he battled back and he was tough. Two good jumps at the second last and the last. Hopefully, he will keep going through the summer now, he's a summer horse. He's a horse we will have a bit of fun with hopefully during the summer. I think he did (Wajaaha headed him up the hill) with 100 yards to go. He came back to be fair to him. He's a tough horse and we've always liked him. He loves this place and won his beginners' over course and distance.
After Lakefield Flyer (IRE) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Mon, 14th Jul 2025 2m 3f Hcap Chase Good

Masked Marvel (GB)-Tigrine(Alberto Giacometti)
ts+(31)
d1
(Jon's Birthday)
Rated 105
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 14 | 2 | 5 | -7.25 |
30th May 26 Stratford(2m 213yds Hcap Chase, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 107 3/1 11-11 S Bowen 4th of 5 runners, 76.25L behind Rocks Up Late
12th May 26 Hereford(2m 4f 194yds Hcap Chase, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 108 1/3Fav 11-12 S Bowen 2nd of 2 runners, 9L behind Quick Sharpener
16th Mar 26 Plumpton(2m 219yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 109 6/1 12-0 David Bass 3rd of 5 runners, 1.25L and 3.5L behind Kool Kid and Park Annonciade

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)-Small Bar(Marienbard)
ts9(4)
(Hools & Forces Partnership)
Rated 92
Won When Rated 92
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 10 | 0 | 0 | -10.00 |
| UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 |
| P2P | 11 | 1 | 0 |
26th Jun 26 Bangor-on-Dee(3m 30yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 92 10/3JFav 11-8 Harry Skelton 1st of 9 runners, by 2.25L and nk from Friends Don t Ask and Radharc Na Slaine
2nd May 26 Toomebridge P(3m Point To Point, Good) 9/2 11-11 D Doyle 1st of 8 runners, by nk and 7.5L from Unspokenxpectation and Annie Eile
19th Apr 26 Dromahane P(3m Point To Point, Yielding/Soft) 2/1Fav 11-11 Derek O Connor 5th of 9 runners, 22.5L behind Julie Liath

Ocovango (GB)-Blume(Flemensfirth)
ts4cp6(11)
(Kate Fisher & Sally Hall)
Rated 95
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 10 | 1 | 3 | -7.75 |
19th Jun 26 Market Rasen(2m 3f 34yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 91 2/1 12-0 Harry Skelton 2nd of 6 runners, 1.75L behind Wings On Wheels
27th May 26 Newton Abbot(2m 4f 216yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 85 5/4Fav 11-7 Harry Skelton 1st of 5 runners, by nk and 13L from Georges Street and Senor Diaz
14th May 26 Fontwell(2m 3f 104yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 85 2/1Fav 11-2 Harry Skelton 2nd of 7 runners, 2.75L behind Lunar Ocean
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

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