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- Act Of Innocence
- H Cobden / P F Nicholls
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123
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4/1 |
Act Of Innocence
Defied odds of 80-1 when third in a valuable bumper at Punchestown last April and he looked as though he'd win that until fading late on (had raced keenly); there are mixed messages as to the strength of that form but he's open to any amount of improvement for Paul Nicholls.
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- Baron Noir
- Tom Cannon / A King
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111
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8/1 |
Baron Noir
First bumper run in Ireland was better than the second; has some scope though and the mare he edged out at Plumpton (good to soft) has gone on to win her next two, beating a subsequent winner before taking a Listed race at Market Rasen; looks to have a bright future.
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- Colin Hobbs
- Sam Twiston-Davies / N A Twiston-Davies
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33/1 |
Colin Hobbs
Beat a subsequent winner under rules in a point bumper 13 months ago and jumping let him down when pulled up in his next point; presumably held in some regard by his trainer (who won this with the smart Ballyandy a few years ago) to be making rules debut in this company.
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- Great Fleet
- Kielan Woods / D Skelton
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110
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14/1 |
Great Fleet
Put in his place by Sober Glory when they clashed in a 3m Irish point and the form of his workmanlike win at Market Rasen (soft) has taken some knocks; he wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.
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- Maldini Milano
- Freddie Gingell / P F Nicholls
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110
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14/1 |
Maldini Milano
80,000euros 3yo; it was a weak three-runner bumper he won at Exeter (good) where he justified prohibitive odds with the minimum of fuss; one of two runners for Paul Nicholls and Freddie Gingell was also aboard last time; completely unexposed.
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- Realco
- Fergus Gillard / D Skelton
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117
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17/2 |
Realco
Bought for £80,000 after comfortably winning on heavy ground at Uttoxeter for Tom Weston; defied an absence and a penalty on stable debut at Exeter (soft) where he was nicely on top at the finish; can't be underestimated.
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- Sober Glory
- M G Nolan / P Hobbs & J White
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125
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3/1 |
Sober Glory
Bought for £110,000 after beating Great Fleet in an Irish point; the front two were clear when winning at Chepstow and he then defied a penalty with ease at Exeter (again soft), albeit at the expense of two outsiders; has delivered useful RPRs and looks a strong contender.
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- Swindon Village
- David Bass / C E Longsdon
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109
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33/1 |
Swindon Village
Both bumper runs on soft ground; the form of his Ffos Las win is nothing to get excited about and he came up short under a penalty at Aintree, though did run well; will have to raise his game to threaten the best of these.
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- West Hill Verde
- Charlie Deutsch / J W Mullins
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113
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66/1 |
West Hill Verde
Positives to take from his first run at Kempton (soft) but still went off 50-1 for a Listed bumper at Ascot (good to soft) and never threatened to pose much of a challenge; opposable.
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- Kernie D'airy
- G Sheehan / Jamie Snowden
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122
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13/2 |
Kernie D'airy
Not easy to gauge what she achieved in winning a 1m6f bumper in France (very soft) but she won by the thick end of 10l and later changed hands for £155,000; the only mare in this field but she's clearly promising.
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- Precious Metal
- Brendan Powell / Miss H C Knight
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113
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13/2 |
Precious Metal
Won a 16-runner Listed bumper at Cheltenham (soft) by 2l but they went a steady pace and it didn't look that strong a race despite its status; will almost certainly need more here tackling older opposition.
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