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- Bucephalus
- Thomosina Eyston / N P Mulholland
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114
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4/1 |
Bucephalus
Fairly useful Flat-racer who came good over hurdles with clearcut success at Newbury (2m, heavy; first-time tongue-tie) last month; might be seen to even better effect if the ground dries out here; likely contender.
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- Thank You Blue
- Lewis Stones / J Candlish
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113
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11/1 |
Thank You Blue
Won Sedgefield maiden (2mf, soft) on stable/hurdle debut in November but has not yet kicked on from that success, and his first two handicap runs were no better than respectable; needs help from the first-time cheekpieces here.
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- Balhambar
- Paul O'brien / Harry Derham
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114
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10/11 |
Balhambar
Fairly useful on the Flat and has improved with experience over hurdles; drew clear on run-in to make winning handicap debut at Ludlow (2m, soft) this month and has plenty of scope for further progress; good chance.
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- Present Fair
- Abbie Mccain / D Mccain Jnr
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113
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33/1 |
Present Fair
Caused 28-1 surprise at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) in December, his fifth start over hurdles, but seems to have lost his way this year and drying ground may not be ideal for him here; tongue-tie fitted.
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- Our Follet
- S Bowen / R Hobson
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112
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20/1 |
Our Follet
Won a junior hurdle last season but chasing didn't go to plan in December (two attempts) and he was well beaten when switched back to hurdling last month; cheekpieces added today; needs to get career back on track.
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- Torneo
- Sam Twiston-Davies / Jamie Snowden
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112
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4/1 |
Torneo
Made all for wide-margin success in Wetherby juvenile hurdle (2m, soft) in January and ran well in defeat on handicap debut at Fontwell (2m1f, heavy) the following month; has a tendency to race a bit too freely but, otherwise, his claims are pretty solid.
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- The Sad Shepherd
- C Gethings / A Ralph
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109
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80/1 |
The Sad Shepherd
Irish point winner in 2022; ran well for a long way in Hereford maiden hurdle (2m3f, soft) on last month's stable debut but raced awkwardly and lost ground quickly when coming under pressure; sports refitted tongue-tie/cheekpieces for this handicap debut; still unexposed but comes with risk.
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- Camarrate
- B S Hughes / D Mccain Jnr
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108
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11/2 |
Camarrate
Won on the Flat in September and delivered on earlier hurdling promise when winning against own age group at Fakenham (2m, good) this month; has more on his plate here but can cope with some lingering juice in the ground.
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- Badlands Boy
- Theo Gillard / D Mccain Jnr
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104
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40/1 |
Badlands Boy
Kept on steadily for third in Sedgefield maiden (2m1f, soft) in February but was pulled up after some sloppy jumping at Huntingdon last month and has been deserted by Brian Hughes on this handicap debut.
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- Trick Of The Tail
- Peter Kavanagh / D Mccain Jnr
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113
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33/1 |
Trick Of The Tail
Placed off 2lb higher over C&D (good) on last summer's handicap debut but absent since a poor run in November and the ground may not dry out quickly enough for him today; had wind op in December; tongue-tie added.
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- Silverbridge
- Toby Wynne / O Greenall & J Guerriero
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106
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18/1 |
Silverbridge
Safely held when making the frame in two juvenile hurdles in January (about 44l behind Torneo on latter occasion) and not obviously well treated on this handicap debut but his two promising Flat runs in Ireland last year offer hope he might be capable of better in this sphere.
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