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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Taxus Baccata
- J M Quinlan / M Crawley
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6/1 |
Taxus Baccata
Point/bumper winner on slow ground; yet to build on a promising hurdle debut but connections wasting no time getting her over fences and she makes her handicap debut at a modest level.
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- Celtic Ned
- N F Houlihan / G & J Moore
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96
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8/1 |
Celtic Ned
Yet to fire over fences but his best hurdle efforts would make him of interest off his reduced mark; better ground could help, as could blinkers, and he's one to watch in the market.
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- J'habite En France
- Stan Sheppard / B I Case
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105
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5/1 |
J'habite En France
Off the mark with an easy win at Huntingdon in January (2m, good to soft); another good run at that track 18 days ago, making the running and jumping the last in front but tiring on the run-in, passed by Pescatorius in the final 100yds; should run well again.
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- Birdman Bob
- Ben Jones / A Irvine
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102
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9/2 |
Birdman Bob
Course winner over hurdles; he hasn't run badly in two chase starts this year but more will be needed for him to come out on top.
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- Pescatorius
- Bradley Harris / H Dickin
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105
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5/2 |
Pescatorius
On the up over fences, winning at Catterick in December (near 2m, good) and just missing out at Huntingdon 18 days ago (2m4f, good to soft); just 1lb higher today and he's a major player.
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- Spicy Nelson
- Freddie Gingell / J Tizzard
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13/2 |
Spicy Nelson
Hasn't lived up to market expectations since switched to handicap hurdles; not bred for fences but he must be thought capable of better and this isn't strong; cheekpieces tried after one run in blinkers.
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- Clondaw Robin
- Ellis Collier / A Irvine
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108
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28/1 |
Clondaw Robin
Won a handicap hurdle at Fontwell in December 2019 but that is his only success from 40 starts; chance on last winter's best but he hasn't got going this time around.
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- The Last Melon
- William Featherstone / J Bennett
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100/1 |
The Last Melon
His only placing in 27 starts came in an AW handicap in September 2017; poor form since returning from a mammoth absence in October and makes his chase debut at the age of 13; can't be recommended.
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- Elzaaro
- M Goldstein / K Jewell
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96
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33/1 |
Elzaaro
Little in the way of solid form and today's change of headgear isn't enough to tempt; 7lb out of the weights.
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- Can't Buy Time
- Tabitha Worsley / Cynthia Woods
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95
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28/1 |
Can't Buy Time
Unplaced in all ten starts and hard to recommend from out of the weights.
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