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- Castle Daragh
- Mr Conal Kavanagh / D Pipe
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33/1 |
Castle Daragh
Won Irish point in 2022 but, following a long absence, is 0-4 in British points for David Pipe this year; stayed on for second in Cotley restricted race 12 days ago but has a lot more on his plate here.
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- Douglas Longbottom
- Mr Martin Mcintyre / Miss B Coward
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9/2 |
Douglas Longbottom
Placed in Aintree bumper on rules debut last spring and makes hunter chase debut after winning restricted points at Larkhill (soft) and Lockinge (good) this year; did it easily on the latter occasion and it will be interesting to see how he fares here.
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- Gats And Co
- Mr Tom Broughton / D Brace
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122
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13/8 |
Gats And Co
Won four in a row (including this race) and quickly developed into a useful chaser during purple patch in 2022; was not firing on all cylinders last summer and fell at first fence when reappearing in a point in January but still has possibilities at this level.
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- Great Colewood
- Mr Callum Pritchard / Edward William Walker
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20/1 |
Great Colewood
Won members' point by a wide margin in January and has made the frame in two subsequent restricted races but needs improvement to feature here and regular partner Chloe Emsley evidently prefers Montanna.
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- Kalooki
- Mr D Andrews / N R Williams
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12/1 |
Kalooki
Very useful hurdler/chaser on his day when trained by Philip Hobbs but looked badly out of sorts in a handicap chase for Christian Williams last summer and has also been pulled up in two points for new stable this year.
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- Looksnowtlikebrian
- Mr Osian Radford / D Brace
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4/1 |
Looksnowtlikebrian
Long in the tooth now but was a useful handicapper for Tim Vaughan a few years ago (albeit with a tendency to clout the occasional fence) and has been prolific in points for David Brace in recent years; makes quick reappearance after creditable second in prestigious open point on Saturday; major player.
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- Montanna
- Miss Chloe Emsley / Edward William Walker
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122
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10/1 |
Montanna
Won three handicap chases for Peter Bowen in 2021 and is 3-7 in points for current stable; kept on well in the straight and was set to finish third before falling heavily at last fence in good-quality Newbury hunter chase (2m7f, good to soft) last month; high on the list here.
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- Powerstown Park
- Mr Josh Barber / Miss A Willmott
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14/1 |
Powerstown Park
Useful handicap chaser for Sam Thomas in 2021-22 season but returned from long absence with two non-completions in points towards end of last year; steadied the ship with respectable third at Kimble (conditions) last month but others look much stronger here; hooded for first time.
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- Red Nika
- Mr James King / E O'donnabhain
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13/2 |
Red Nika
Quite promising under rules in 2020-21 season and returned from mammoth absence with easy point win (restriction) on stable debut in February; had to settle for second at Larkhill last month but has the services of James King again here and features prominently in calculations.
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- Steady The Ship
- Mr Tommie M O'brien / Miss Joanne Priest
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33/1 |
Steady The Ship
Came good for current stable in open point at Andoversford (good to soft) a year ago but made very disappointing reappearance last month and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.
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- Top Of The Charts
- Miss Chloe Mills / Miss Mills
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125/1 |
Top Of The Charts
Yet to to add to his two Irish hurdle wins in summer 2021 and has very uninspiring record in points in recent years (remote when third at Howick on Sunday); cheekpieces refitted.
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- Trendy Lady
- Miss C Morris / Mrs C Davies
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98
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66/1 |
Trendy Lady
Ex-Irish maiden; safely held when making the frame in three maiden points for current stable this season and faces a very tough assignment here.
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