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1.45

Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices' Chase

(Grade 2) (GBB Race) of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 7f. 199yds. (Class 1) 12 Entered

1.45 1m. 7f. 199yds. Chase (Class 1) 4-y-o plus 12 Entered

Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices' Chase

(Grade 2) (GBB Race) of £80,000.00

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Race Info

1st - £47,552.00 2nd - £17,808.00 3rd - £8,896.00 4th - £4,440.00

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Vadamos (FR)-Scooping(Dylan Thomas)

(218) d³ (Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate- Baron Noir)

Alan King

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	1	1	10.00
UK	7	3	3	-0.75

10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 103yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 146 7/2 11-7 Tom Bellamy 3rd of 6 runners, 2.75L and 1.75L behind Storming George and Sinnatra

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 130 33/1 11-7 Tom Bellamy 4th of 11 runners, 7.53L behind Old Park Star

10th Jan 26 Kempton(2m Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 126 4/6Fav 11-6 Tom Bellamy 1st of 7 runners, by 2.5L and 15L from Kocktail Bleu and Swingin Safari

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Baron Noir (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Putapoundinthejar (IRE)	1
24th Mar 2024 Limerick(2m 50yds, Bumper, Heavy) Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 2nd (9/1 11-2) Mr D O'Connor 30.50L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 8th (10/1 11-2) Mr J G Murphy (10 ran)

Old Park Star (IRE)	1
10th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Old Park Star (IRE) 1st (15/8Fav 11-7 Rated 151) N de Boinville 7.53L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7 Rated 130) Tom Bellamy (11 ran)

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Gemix (FR)-Amulet(Lauro)

(22) cd¹ (KTDA Racing)
Rated 137

Gordon Elliott

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	19	5	9	9.41
UK	4	1	2	-2.00

23rd Oct 26 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 143 1/1Fav 11-4 J W Kennedy 1st of 5 runners, by 1.75L and 2.25L from Passing Diamond and Ice Jet

3rd Oct 26 Gowran Park(2m 4f Novice Chase, Hurdle/Bumper: Good to yielding. Chase: Good to yielding, yielding in places) 8/1 10-13 J W Kennedy 3rd of 5 runners, 0.75L and 1.25L behind Frankie John and Vicar Street

22nd Aug 26 Killarney(2m 1f Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) 7/4 11-12 J W Kennedy 3rd of 5 runners, 7L and 13L behind Daddy Long Legs and Putapoundinthejar

Quotes

Quotes on Bowensonfire (FR)

He’s a bit of a monkey. You don’t even give Jack instructions going out, just do what you want, drop him in and get him in every bit of trouble you can. Maybe getting his head in front the last day helped. I thought he might be badly handicapped in that ground but it’s great to win. It’s great that the lads are here. Dave (Page) and his brother and a few of them own this fella. Dave is with me a couple of years, and they are big supporters of Cullentra. We’ve had good days and bad days, but they stick with me. Without these lads you can’t do it. They travel over from the UK to see their horses when they can, they don’t get enough credit these men.
After Bowensonfire (FR) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 1st Feb 2026 2m Hcap Hurdle Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Bowensonfire (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Putapoundinthejar (IRE)	3
22nd Aug 2026 Killarney(2m 1f , Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 2nd (9/4 11-12) D King 13.00L in front of Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (7/4 11-12) J W Kennedy (5 ran)

1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Bowensonfire (FR) 1st (10/1 11-4 Rated 140) J W Kennedy 28.00L in front of Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 13th (12/1 9-11 Rated 126) Conor Clarke (19 ran)

26th Sep 2025 Listowel(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding) Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-1 Rated 129) J W Kennedy 14.25L in front of Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 8th (22/1 10-13 Rated 127) K C Sexton (12 ran)

Newtown Rambler (IRE)	1
15th Jun 2025 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (11/4J Fav 11-3 Rated 123) Finn Brickley 21.50L in front of Newtown Rambler (IRE) 6th (8/1 10-12 Rated 111) M P O'Connor (9 ran)

Passing Diamond (IRE)	1
23rd Oct 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Bowensonfire (FR) 1st (1/1Fav 11-4 Rated 143) J W Kennedy 1.75L in front of Passing Diamond (IRE) 2nd (11/2 11-12 Rated 128) R P McLernon (5 ran)

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Goliath Du Berlais (FR)-Folie D'oudairies(Le Havre)

(29) d² (Bartlett, Carthy, Shanahan, Durkan)
Rated 137

Faye Bramley

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	1	1	0	1.75
Other	11	1	4

16th Oct 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 214yds Chase, Good) Rated 137 7/4 10-9 H Cobden 1st of 3 runners, by 7L and 11L from Getawhisky and Lady Tadita

9th Apr 26 Auteuil(2m 1f 87yds Chase, Soft) 28/1 10-7 Tho Journiac 2nd of 8 runners, hd behind Melisse Du Mathan

7th Mar 26 Auteuil(2m 1f 87yds Chase, Heavy) 50/1 9-13 K Ouvrier 6th of 6 runners, 25.75L behind Nador

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Kalanisi (IRE)-Fedoria(Authorized)

(226) d⁵ (Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate - Hurricane)

Jamie & Moore

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	8	5	2	9.18
P2P	2	0	0

2nd Apr 26 Chepstow(2m 16yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Good in places) Rated 142 2/9Fav 11-11 Freddie Mitchell (3) 1st of 11 runners, by 7L and 0.5L from Cosmic Connection and Both Of Us

11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 5f Hurdle, Good) Rated 136 33/1 11-7 Caoilin Quinn 9th of 21 runners, 6.65L behind King Rasko Grey

17th Jan 26 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 136 7/4 11-9 Caoilin Quinn 2nd of 6 runners, 18L behind Old Park Star

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hurricane Pat (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Old Park Star (IRE)	2
17th Jan 2026 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Old Park Star (IRE) 1st (4/5Fav 11-7 Rated 142) N de Boinville 18.00L in front of Hurricane Pat (IRE) 2nd (7/4 11-9 Rated 136) Caoilin Quinn (6 ran)

10th Nov 2024 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds, Bumper, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Hurricane Pat (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-2) N F Houlihan 5.00L in front of Old Park Star (IRE) 3rd (5/1 10-13) Freddie Gingell (10 ran)

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Pastorius (GER)-Nasthazya(Rochesson)

(30) c¹ d³ (Neil Smith & Alfie Smith)
Rated 156

D Skelton

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	5	3	2.29

15th Oct 26 Perth(2m Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 156 2/9Fav 11-5 Harry Skelton 1st of 4 runners, by 19L and 13L from Hold The Serve and Dream Shadow

12th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 154 4/1 11-10 Harry Skelton 4th of 10 runners, 5.75L behind Home By The Lee

1st Jan 26 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds Hurdle, Good) Rated 154 8/15Fav 11-0 Harry Skelton 1st of 6 runners, by 5.5L and 2L from Jingko Blue and Lucky Place

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Snow Sky (GB)-Heart N Hope(Fourstars Allstar)

(21) d⁴ (Mr S O Leary)
Rated 137

Adrian Paul Keatley

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	9	1	3	-4.67
UK	8	5	0	18.20
P2P	2	0	0

24th Oct 26 Kelso(2m 1f 14yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 132 5/2 11-6 Oakley Brown (5) 1st of 4 runners, by 0.75L and 18L from Smoke Trail and From The Clouds

18th Jul 26 Market Rasen(2m 125yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 124 15/2 11-0 Oakley Brown (5) pulled up(13 ran) in race won by High Fibre

28th Jun 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 214yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 128 6/4Fav 11-3 Oakley Brown (5) 1st of 6 runners, by 0.5L and 14L from Kingston Narcissus and Sir Tivo

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Newtown Rambler (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bowensonfire (FR)	1
15th Jun 2025 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (11/4J Fav 11-3 Rated 123) Finn Brickley 21.50L in front of Newtown Rambler (IRE) 6th (8/1 10-12 Rated 111) M P O'Connor (9 ran)

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Well Chosen (GB)-Norwich Star(Norwich)

(249) cd¹ (Gordon & Su Hall)

Nicky Henderson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	4	3	7.68

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 151 15/8Fav 11-7 N de Boinville 1st of 11 runners, by 1.5L and nose from Sober Glory and Mydaddypaddy

17th Jan 26 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 142 4/5Fav 11-7 N de Boinville 1st of 6 runners, by 18L and shd from Hurricane Pat and Soldier Reeves

12th Dec 25 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) 5/2 11-6 N de Boinville 1st of 10 runners, by 12L and 3.25L from Glance At Midnight and Kingston Queen

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Old Park Star (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Baron Noir (IRE)	1
10th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Old Park Star (IRE) 1st (15/8Fav 11-7 Rated 151) N de Boinville 7.53L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7 Rated 130) Tom Bellamy (11 ran)

Hurricane Pat (IRE)	2
17th Jan 2026 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Old Park Star (IRE) 1st (4/5Fav 11-7 Rated 142) N de Boinville 18.00L in front of Hurricane Pat (IRE) 2nd (7/4 11-9 Rated 136) Caoilin Quinn (6 ran)

10th Nov 2024 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds, Bumper, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Hurricane Pat (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-2) N F Houlihan 5.00L in front of Old Park Star (IRE) 3rd (5/1 10-13) Freddie Gingell (10 ran)

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Diamond Boy (FR)-Coolmara Oscar(Oscar)

(22) d¹ (Mr M M Allen)
Rated 128

B M R Haslam

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	2	0	1	-2.00
UK	10	5	4	1.24
P2P	6	2	0

23rd Oct 26 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 128 11/2 11-12 R P McLernon 2nd of 5 runners, 1.75L behind Bowensonfire

10th Oct 26 Hexham(2m 4f 15yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 124 15/8 11-6 R P McLernon 1st of 4 runners, by 2.5L and 14L from Passengerontheship and Ballykinlar

29th Aug 26 Cartmel(2m 1f 61yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 115 8/15Fav 11-10 R P McLernon 1st of 5 runners, by 5L and 4.75L from Lermoos Legend and Palamon

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Passing Diamond (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bowensonfire (FR)	1
23rd Oct 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Bowensonfire (FR) 1st (1/1Fav 11-4 Rated 143) J W Kennedy 1.75L in front of Passing Diamond (IRE) 2nd (11/2 11-12 Rated 128) R P McLernon (5 ran)

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Manatee (GB)-Pourquoi Pas Elle(Martaline)

(31) (Bell, Lyons, James, Hill)
Rated 131

Paul Nicholls

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	1	4	-4.75
Other	1	0	1

14th Oct 26 Ffos Las(2m Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 130 2/1Fav 10-5 Sam Twiston-Davies 2nd of 5 runners, 7.5L behind Sinnatra

10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 103yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 129 6/1 11-0 Miss O Nicholls 4th of 21 runners, 3.5L behind Laafi

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 128 16/1 11-4 Harry Cobden 4th of 22 runners, 6.25L behind Saratoga

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Walk In The Park (IRE)-Blue Eyed Lucy(Strategic Prince)

(34) d² (Mr R Grehan)

A J Martin

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	14	5	3	20.50
UK	2	0	0	-2.00

11th Oct 26 Naas(2m Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 79 9/1 8-11 R C Colgan 11th of 17 runners, 6.81L behind Abbotsford

30th Sep 26 Sligo(2m 1f 153yds Chase, Good) 1/1Fav 11-12 D King 1st of 4 runners, by nk and 8L from Mode Avion and Hello Neighbour

22nd Aug 26 Killarney(2m 1f Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) 9/4 11-12 D King 2nd of 5 runners, 7L behind Daddy Long Legs

Quotes

Quotes on Putapoundinthejar (IRE)

He was a bit big andÂ stareyÂ early on, but jumped better in the second half of the race,. We'll try and get another run into him before the ground changes and the better horses come out. Then we'll give him a break for the winter. As long as there's some bit of good in the ground description, he's able to handle it.
After Putapoundinthejar (IRE) finished 1st at Sligo on Wed, 30th Sep 2026 2m 1f Chase Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Putapoundinthejar (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Baron Noir (IRE)	1
24th Mar 2024 Limerick(2m 50yds, Bumper, Heavy) Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 2nd (9/1 11-2) Mr D O'Connor 30.50L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 8th (10/1 11-2) Mr J G Murphy (10 ran)

Bowensonfire (FR)	3
22nd Aug 2026 Killarney(2m 1f , Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 2nd (9/4 11-12) D King 13.00L in front of Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (7/4 11-12) J W Kennedy (5 ran)

1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Bowensonfire (FR) 1st (10/1 11-4 Rated 140) J W Kennedy 28.00L in front of Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 13th (12/1 9-11 Rated 126) Conor Clarke (19 ran)

26th Sep 2025 Listowel(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding) Bowensonfire (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-1 Rated 129) J W Kennedy 14.25L in front of Putapoundinthejar (IRE) 8th (22/1 10-13 Rated 127) K C Sexton (12 ran)

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Mount Nelson (GB)-Sparky May(Midnight Legend)

(259) d² (Dineen, King, Stokes & Wicks)
Rated 134

B Pauling

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	4	2	0	-0.95
P2P	2	1	0

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 134 2/1Fav 11-5 Ben Jones pulled up of 10 runners, in race won by Montemares

22nd Jan 26 Wetherby(2m Hurdle, Soft) Rated 123 1/7Fav 11-8 Ben Jones 1st of 12 runners, by 15L and 21L from Kaka s Cousin and William Yeats

26th Dec 25 Aintree(2m 209yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) 14/1 11-8 Kielan Woods 4th of 6 runners, 19.75L behind Idaho Sun

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Workforce (GB)-Cluain Easa(Accordion)

(159) d² (Mr Barry Maloney)

Henry De Bromhead

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	6	2	3	3.88
UK	2	0	0	-2.00
P2P	1	1	0

8th Jun 26 Roscommon(2m 100yds Novice Chase, Hurdle/Bumper - Yielding to Soft, soft in places. Chase - Soft) 1/3Fav 11-7 M P O Connor 2nd of 8 runners, 4.75L behind Wild Bill Hickok

16th May 26 Wexford(2m Novice Chase, Good - Yielding) 11/8Fav 11-6 D J O Keeffe 1st of 5 runners, by 7.5L and 12L from Supersundae and Wild Bill Hickok

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 145 80/1 11-10 Darragh O keeffe 9th of 9 runners, 31.75L behind Lossiemouth

Quotes

Quotes on Workahead (IRE)

I’m delighted with that and I hoped he might do that. He’s a class horse and it’s lovely to see him back to form. He was really attacking his fences and when Darragh’s on board, they generally don’t have an option! He said he jumped brilliantly and Darragh was brilliant on him. It’s lovely for the Moloneys. We wanted to just see how he’d take to fences, obviously we’re delighted with that and now we can go home and make a plan. There is a race in Roscommon so whether we have one go at that or not I don’t know. You’d like to get a break into him as well but we might go once more. We’ll see what everyone wants to do.
After Workahead (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Sat, 16th May 2026 2m Novice Chase Good to Yielding

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First Time - Over Fences Old Park Star, Baron Noir» Full list of First Time Gear

Previous Years

2025 July Flower 6 10-11 Darragh O'keeffe 6/5Fav (Henry De Bromhead)

2024 L'eau Du Sud 6 11-4 Harry Skelton 10/11Fav (D Skelton)

2023 Homme Public 6 11-4 Henry Brooke 13/2 (Oliver Greenall)

2022 Banbridge 6 11-4 J J Slevin 11/8Fav (Joseph Patrick O'Brien)

2021 Third Time Lucki 6 11-5 Harry Skelton 2/5Fav (Dan Skelton)

2020 Eldorado Allen 6 11-2 R M Power 13/2 (C L Tizzard)

2019 Put The Kettle On 5 10-9 Aidan Coleman 6/1 (Henry De Bromhead)

2018 Lalor 6 11-2 R Johnson 11/2 (Mrs Kayley Woollacott)

2017 North Hill Harvey 6 11-5 Harry Skelton 6/4 (Dan Skelton)

2016 Le Prezien 5 11-2 B J Geraghty 8/11Fav (Paul Nicholls)

2015 Garde La Victoire 6 11-2 R Johnson 8/15Fav (Philip Hobbs)

2014 Dunraven Storm 9 11-2 R Johnson 7/2 (Philip Hobbs)

2013 Dodging Bullets 5 11-2 D A Jacob 2/1 (Paul Nicholls)

2012 Captain Conan 5 11-2 B J Geraghty 11/10Fav (Nicky Henderson)

2011 Al Ferof 6 11-2 R Walsh 5/6Fav (Paul Nicholls)

2010 Ghizao 6 11-2 T J Murphy 13/2 (Paul Nicholls)

2009 Tataniano 5 11-6 R Walsh 5/6Fav (Paul Nicholls)

2008 Tatenen 4 11-1 S Thomas 8/13Fav (Paul Nicholls)

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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.

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer

Wins

Runs

D Skelton

150

Gordon Elliott

Henry De Bromhead

Paul Nicholls

Jamie & Moore

B Pauling

Nicky Henderson

Adrian Paul Keatley

Faye Bramley

Alan King

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Cheltenham

Trainer

Wins

Runs

Nicky Henderson

144

1059

Paul Nicholls

122

1031

Gordon Elliott

668

Henry De Bromhead

344

Alan King

462

D Skelton

150

B Pauling

243

A J Martin

Faye Bramley

B M R Haslam

Adrian Paul Keatley

For Trainers in this race

Course Form for Cheltenham

Horse

Wins

Runs

Baron Noir (IRE)

Bowensonfire (FR)

Hurricane Pat (IRE)

Kabral Du Mathan (FR)

Old Park Star (IRE)

Passing Diamond (IRE)

Pourquoi Pas Papa (FR)

Putapoundinthejar (IRE)

Workahead (IRE)

Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices' Chase

Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices' Chase

Trainers In Form last 21 days

NH Trainer Stats for Cheltenham

Course Form for Cheltenham

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