Bangor-On-Dee 17:17 Odds Comparison

€110,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean gelding. Brother to fairly useful 21f hurdle winner Freshers Week, stays 3m. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3m) Gold Present. Noteworthy newcomer representing top stable.

€115,000 3-y-o, Poet's Word gelding who was fitted with a tongue tie for debut and showed ability when third in a small field Doncaster bumper (16.6f) 5 weeks ago, no extra under 2f out. In good hands and he's a likely improver with that run under his belt.

Held back by inexperience when second in a juvenile hurdle at Warwick and ran to only a modest level in pair of bumper starts since, albeit not helped by a tack problem when fourth at Newton Abbot 2 weeks ago. Fact she's in receipt of weight all round here a plus.

Frontiersman gelding who showed plenty to work on when finishing third behind a pair of above-average prospects in a Kempton bumper (2m) on debut 5 weeks ago. One of the likelier types with that run behind him.

Dartmouth gelding who was hooded for debut and displayed promise when third of 10 in bumper at Herefod (2m) 55 days ago. Displayed greenness then and another likely capable of better.

Promising start when third in an Aintree bumper in November. Faced a tough task at listed level next time but again below pick of form returned to calmer waters when fifth at Hereford (2m) 55 days ago. Return to a quicker surface may help now.

Gentlewave gelding. Dam (c114/h111), 2m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Rattlin. Betting can prove a useful guide on debut.

Affinisea gelding who showed ability when fifth starting out in a Warwick bumper (2m) last month. May well tighten up for that and better showing not ruled out.

Malinas gelding. Brother to useful hurdler Llandinabo Lad, stayed 2½m, and half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/fair chase winner King of Tara. Yard 3-47 with their bumper runners in last 5 seasons.

€36,000 3-y-o, Galileo Chrome gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler The Nutcracker and bumper winner Big Dispute, stays 2½m. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner. Betting can guide as one of 2 runners from this yard.

€38,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean colt. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Just Golden. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) O O Seven. Yard 0-20 with their representatives in this sphere.

Sent off at long odds and offered little when eighth in a Southwell bumper 2 months ago.