No. |
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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Ballyburn
- P Townend / W P Mullins
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160
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7/4 |
Ballyburn
Last season's leading novice hurdler, most impressive when winning the Baring Bingham at the Cheltenham Festival (2m5f, soft) by 13l; sometimes novicey jumping was the only blemish on a bloodless success on chase debut at Punchestown (2m3f, soft) 34 days ago; 2m at Kempton will demand he sharpens up on that score, but that is the only quibble with this exciting sort.
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- Brookie
- Rex Dingle / A J Honeyball
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143
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80/1 |
Brookie
Half-brother to Champion Chase winner Captain Guinness and made a bright start over fences, winning a novice handicap at Sandown in November; ran flat next time and stiff task here against two demonstrable Grade 1 horses.
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- Rubaud
- H Cobden / P F Nicholls
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11/1 |
Rubaud
Smart and prolific hurdler, whose eight wins in Britain include three over 2m here; won both starts this season, at Listed level here and the Grade 2 Elite Hurdle at Wincanton (1m7f, good); this is a stiff task on chasing debut and his hurdles form is quite a way off Ballyburn and Sir Gino.
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- Sir Gino
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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8/13 |
Sir Gino
Unbeaten in four runs in Britain, starting in the juvenile hurdle on this card last year (2m, good to soft) and most recently in the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth at Newcastle 27 days ago (2m, good); has the physique for chasing and was set to start off here last month before being redirected to Newcastle; if he takes to fences, he will be the hardest test Ballyburn has ever faced.
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