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Form |
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- Manila Scouse
- D Allan / T D Easterby
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100
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9/4 |
Manila Scouse
Ended last season in good form, making the frame in four consecutive valuable 5f handicaps (good to soft-heavy); resumes on a workable mark and ran well on last year's reappearance outing; high on the list.
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- Mythical Phoenix
- Ryan Sexton / Miss J A Camacho
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94
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13/2 |
Mythical Phoenix
Ex-Irish 4yo who won Bellewstown maiden last summer and was close fourth over that C&D (again on good to yielding) on handicap debut a few weeks later; open to progress but makes stable debut after eight-month layoff.
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- Mountain Warrior
- Callum Rodriguez / E Bethell
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95
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8/1 |
Mountain Warrior
Well beaten on soft ground last year but has run well on good to soft; dual 6f AW winner at Southwell, latterly in first-time blinkers in January, and placed off today's mark over that C&D last month; a possible if handling today's ground.
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- Tolstoy
- Harry Russell / B Ellison
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97
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8/1 |
Tolstoy
Won comfortably off a much reduced mark at Brighton (6f, good) for Stuart Williams in September but was sold out of that stable for 15,000gns after some underwhelming efforts in the autumn; has no ground worries on this stable debut but others have more persuasive profiles.
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- Gemini Star
- K T O'neill / Alice Haynes
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98
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11/2 |
Gemini Star
Won Thirsk maiden (5f, soft) last spring and runner-up in three of her five subsequent handicaps last season; never really looked dangerous on recent reappearance outing but that run might have brought her on and she's not yet fully exposed.
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- Exalted Angel
- C Lee / K R Burke
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96
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11/2 |
Exalted Angel
No longer the force of old and all his best form was shown on AW surfaces; placed at Kempton (6f) three weeks ago and now bids to exploit 11lb lower turf mark; record on ground slower than good is not persuasive.
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- Illusionist
- Harrison Shaw / Grant Tuer
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99
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11/10 |
Illusionist
Pretty consistent on AW since the autumn and clear second twice on heavy ground since returned to turf this month (5f/6f); has to take a recent 4lb rise on the chin but ought to be right in the thick of things again; blinkers (used occasionally in recent years) are refitted.
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- Digital
- J P Sullivan / Mrs R Carr
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98
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8/1 |
Digital
Made satisfactory seasonal/stable debut when midfield at Southwell (6f, AW) and should also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination, but he spoiled his chance by refused to settle at Kempton recently.
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- Barney's Bay
- Faye Mcmanoman / D Shaw
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97
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33/1 |
Barney's Bay
Held on gamely to win for Tim Easterby at Thirsk (6f, good to firm; also suited by soft) last June but signed off for that stable with a lesser effort ten months ago and has fitness to prove on debut for Derek Shaw.
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- Albegone
- D Fentiman / T D Easterby
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98
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16/1 |
Albegone
Won three times over 5f (good-soft) last season and will be fine over today's slightly longer trip but he will need to resume in peak form to have any chance off current mark; swaps blinkers for refitted cheekpieces.
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