The Morning Line – Ottawa Round 1

OTTAWA, Ont. – Tonight we’re rolling into stop No. 2 of the Eastern tour events in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Look for a lot of the same action that we got to see in London last weekend. A lot of the same bulls. Look for a bunch of rides and a great, great night once again with our eastern fans.

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A bunch of great matchups, I think we're going to see a lot of rides - Jordan Hansen, Cody Coverchuk, guys looking to climb up that race and not let Dakota Buttar get too far ahead.

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Jared Parsonage vs. Red Rust

This is the bull that Dakota Buttar rode last weekend in the long round, day two. He's one that all the guys really like to get on, right in the gate to the left. Red, kind of down horn bull. Should be just spinning up underneath himself, one that you want to get on every time. Look for Jared to ride this one for an 84-point ride and set himself up great for the weekend.

Daniel Keeping vs. Al Capone

Another great matchup here. This bull is a veteran, to say the least. He's been around for a very, very long time. He’s got a few different trips in him. His last few trips have been really, really great. Weston Davidson won a round on him at an event earlier this year. He's been bucking guys off the other times that I've seen him. He should kind of have a look to the right, probably follow the gate around to the left, be up underneath himself, should fit Daniel really well. Look for a good 86, 87-point ride here.

Dawson Shannon vs. Diggin Up Bones

A rematch here for Dawson. He hasn't kicked off the year that he's wanted to have, and look for that change right here. He knows this bull, knows what he feels like. He’s a grey muley of Jim Thompson. Should start to the right and then probably go back to the left, up and down, one that you want to get on. I look for a lot of the same as last time they matched up for and 84, 85-point ride to get Dawson's season rolling.

Dakota Buttar vs. Rattle Bones

This is a bull that makes his home out here in the East country. I saw him twice last weekend, right in the gate to the right. Looks really jammy, he’s got some backup to him. I've seen him the last few years, and he's got a lot of action to him, one that puts us bullfighters to work. But look for Dakota to continue where he left off last weekend, could be a round win here, 86-87-point ride and set himself up to try to win another Eastern event.

Coy Robins vs. Cat Fish

Another bull from out east here, and I saw him twice last weekend as well, and it was awesome. He has a few different trips to him. The one that I saw last weekend was he had a look to the left and then was around to the right. Coy did not have the weekend that he wanted to last weekend and look for him to get some redemption here and show everybody what he's all about. Should be a ride for Coy, should be 85-86 points to get a good pick in that championship round and try to win this event.

Jake Gardner vs. Clear The Village

This bull originated out in Alberta. We've seen him a bunch of times at events all across the west, and he looked great last weekend. Around to the left. His bucking style doesn't overly fit Jake's, but Jake getting bucked off twice last weekend, look for him to do whatever it takes. It's going to be a dogfight right from the get-go. He’s going to have to be moving and riding the whole time. But I look for Jake to get the job done here for an 85 and try to get himself back in the No. 1 position once the weekend's finished.