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Yet to win (0-9), but couldn't have went any closer and was seemingly an unlucky loser when just failing to reel in Match Anthem over C&D (5-4 favourite) on Boxing Day; that form has since received a boost (by the third) and this looks an ideal opportunity to make amends.
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9/2
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Close fourth over C&D on penultimate start, but couldn't build on that in reapplied cheekpieces next time (headgear now discarded); now 6lb below last winning mark (over C&D last March) and is 2-4 for Callum Shepherd, so looks one for the shortlist; yard has made a good start to the year.
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8/1
15/2
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Maiden (0-11); took a step back in a positive direction when fourth of 13 at Chelmsford (6f; on first start for this trainer, and in a newly applied hood) just under three weeks ago; Joe Leavy's 3lb claim is useful, but this trip is an unknown.
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11/1
10/1
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11/1
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Poor strike-rate (1-38), but plenty of placed efforts on CV; twice no match for the thriving Angel Of Antrim either side of Christmas at Newcastle (both 7f); competes from a career-low mark on just his second Wolverhampton appearance; others more appealing.
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14/1
12/1
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Won twice over this trip - at Chelmsford and Kempton - around this time last year, and was narrowly beaten back at Chelmsford (7f, 13-2) in August; however, has been unconvincing since returning to action in October, and an easing mark isn't enough to tempt.
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33/1
28/1
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33/1
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Maiden (0-14); nothing positive since being beaten a neck at Southwell (1m) last March; has had plenty of chances and every assistance from the handicapper; first-time tongue-tie needs to make a difference.
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40/1
33/1
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40/1
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Veteran of 89 races, notching eight wins, the latest of which came at Southwell (1m) in February 2023; beaten a neck when runner-up over 8.5f here last January, but may need the run after a 332-day absence.
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40/1
33/1
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40/1
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Veteran; no win since the summer of 2023 (1m, Chepstow) but still appears to retain a zest for racing; runner-up at Chepstow (7f) in September, and there were positives to be taken from his fifth-place finish at Chelmsford (7f; 40-1) in November; others appeal more.
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66/1
50/1
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66/1
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12-race maiden; with Rae Guest when a beaten evens-favourite at Brighton (7f) in June; has failed to beat a rival in two AW starts (6f-7f) for this trainer, so needs to take a significant step forward for the introduction of cheekpieces.
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40/1
50/1
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66/1
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Catterick nursery winner (7f, soft) for Ed Dunlop in September 2023, and runner-up on AW at Southwell (7f; 28-1, when 8lb higher) last summer; nothing positive to take from recent C&D stable debut; risky in first-time hood.
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66/1
50/1
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66/1
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12-race maiden; mainly poor for current yard, most recently last of nine over 9.5f here (80-1) on Saturday when back from lengthy layoff.
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