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[b]Cheltenham Champion Bumper winner Cue Card's presence made the novice hurdle at Aintree on Sunday (16:30) particularly interesting and, whilst he was clearly in a league of his own, there were a handful of other noteworthy performances, too.[/b] [b]Cue Card's[/b] outstanding performance in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham when last seen in March marked him down as one of this season's most exciting prospects for novice hurdles and a facile debut win enhances his credentials for top honours over the coming months. In good shape for his reappearance, Colin Tizzard's Cue Card never had to come off the bridle to score by thirteen lengths, and his jumping was excellent other than getting in tight to the fourth last. He'll reportedly be stepped up in grade straight away, with races...