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- Whatsupwithyou
- Elliott England / B Pauling
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125
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9/1 |
Whatsupwithyou
Usually runs in better races than this and is well handicapped on form of last year's three consecutive seconds (2m3f-2m4f); ended 2024 with two below-par runs, though, and needs to be perked up by change of headgear.
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- The Winslow Boy
- Benjamin Poste / T Symonds
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118
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12/1 |
The Winslow Boy
Low-mileage 6yo who drew clear to win Chepstow novice (2m, good to soft) in November; subsequent handicap debut at Ascot (1m7f) was disappointing but he could have untapped potential over 2m4f and remains of interest.
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- Shared
- Paul O'brien / Harry Derham
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126
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11/2 |
Shared
Quite useful as a juvenile hurdler but became rather disappointing last year, albeit he made the frame on his last three appearances (2m-2m5f); returns from three-month break here; needs to up his game.
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- Churchills Boy
- James Davies / N J Gifford
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124
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12/1 |
Churchills Boy
Dual novice winner (2m4f/2m1f) in 2022-23 season and remains lightly raced but has fitness to prove after 666-day absence; the betting market may point the way.
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- Bread And Butter
- Lewis Saunders / O Murphy
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124
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10/1 |
Bread And Butter
Showed the benefit of his wind op when winning three in a row in the autumn (2m3f-2m4f); had to settle for third off today's mark at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft) last time but still ran well there and is likely to be in the shake-up again here.
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- Toonagh Warrior
- Charlie Hammond / S Edmunds
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122
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6/1 |
Toonagh Warrior
Runner-up twice here (2m4f/3m) when cheekpieces were added in the autumn but two lesser efforts have followed and his chance probably depends on how well he responds to first-time blinkers today.
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- D'jo Dela Barriere
- Adam Wedge / Evan Williams
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112
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40/1 |
D'jo Dela Barriere
Easily won a weak novice hurdle in November, his second start for Evan Williams, but has been safely held in two subsequent handicap chases and now reverts to hurdling; others have more persuasive profiles.
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- Stratton Oakmont
- Ben Godfrey / K Woollacott
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117
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12/1 |
Stratton Oakmont
Dual hurdle winner last season (3m/2m7f) but failed to build upon his very encouraging reappearance run when pulled up at Haydock in December and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal.
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- Whatsyourproblem
- J J Burke / F O'brien
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124
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9/1 |
Whatsyourproblem
Placed over hurdles in Ireland last February (2m, heavy); below that form in two autumn maidens for Fergal O'Brien (2m/2m5f) but remains unexposed and is well worth a glance in the betting before this handicap debut.
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- Bobby Socks
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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123
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4/1 |
Bobby Socks
Won over C&D and at Perth (2m4f) on good ground in summer 2023, and returned from long absence with good third at Leicester (1m7f, good to soft) in November (had wind op afterwards); there's a slight concern that today's conditions might be slower than he prefers but, nevertheless, he helps to give Olly Murphy a strong hand in this race.
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- Shantwopointfive
- James Bowen / W Greatrex
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120
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15/2 |
Shantwopointfive
Delivered on earlier promise when wide-margin winner of Cartmel maiden (2m6f, good to soft) last spring and, following a break, shaped quite well before weakening into fifth on handicap debut at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in December; has possibilities here if that run brought him on.
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