Verdict

Foster‘s Fortune and Walkingoneggshells failed to figure on their respective hurdling debuts while a couple of these debut under Rules having won between the flags. Josie Alice is related to the smart hurdler The New One but CASTLE IVERS is a half-brother to a couple of jumps winners and cost £95,000 after winning an Irish point back in May. Independent Jimmy is related to four winners and is preferred to Do Ye Wanna of the newcomers.

Formwatch

Castle Ivers (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Made all, 1l adv from 5th, went 4l clr aftr 2out & gng best bef last, kow, easily, won at Ballindenisk 3m mdn Yielding in May beating Little Big Kev (11-11) by 4l, 14 ran.

Do Ye Wanna (IRE) Doyen gelding out of Raphuca.

Foster's Fortune 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear, never on terms, 11th of 15, 10 1/4l behind The Hardest Geezer (11-2) at Ayr 2m (4) gs in Nov.

Independent Jimmy Clovis Du Berlais gelding out of Crystal Princess.

Rooibos Mondialiste gelding out of Cheers For Thea.

Walkingoneggshells (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Raced on inside and keen tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd home turn, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 13l behind Tap N Go Leo (11-2) at Hereford 2m (5) gd in Nov.

Josie Alice (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Rcd 3rd, 4th 1/2way, gd prog to ld bef 4out, sl adv 3out, qcknd 3l clr 2out, redcd adv at last, kow, won at Necarne 3m mdn Soft - Heavy in Apr beating Somebody's Fortune (11-6) by 1l, 6 ran.