Exotic Dancer heads Bowl field

Racing: Exotic Dancer will head a maximum field of nine in the Betfair Bowl at Aintree on Thursday after one extra entry was…

Racing:Exotic Dancer will head a maximum field of nine in the Betfair Bowl at Aintree on Thursday after one extra entry was made following the reopening of the race.

Jonjo O'Neill's charge has improved in leaps and bounds this season after he was beaten in a three-runner race at Carlisle in November.

He won two major handicap's at Cheltenham and was the only serious rival to Kauto Star in the Gold Cup itself last month.

Turpin Green was two-and-a-half lengths further back at Cheltenham and could reoppose for Nicky Richards and Trevor Hemmings while Crozan could also run for Hemmings after his unlucky departure at the fourth-last fence in the Ryanair Chase.

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The first two home in the Ryanair, Taranis and Our Vic, look set to reoppose, but over half a mile further this time.

Evan Williams' Hennessy winner State Of Play could run in the three-mile-one-furlong event rather than in the Grand National while Gold Cup disappointment My Will is a possible for Paul Nicholls, as well as Taranis.

Fota Island could step up in trip for Mouse Morris while the only addition to the field is Kahlil Burke's Ice Crystal, who won two races in less than a week at the end of last month.