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- Ribble Radiant
- D Allan / T D Easterby
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70
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10/1 |
Ribble Radiant
0-9 and unable to threaten in the main since debut win in June 2023; however, off this reduced mark she dead-heated with Dandy Lichious for second of 14 on recent reappearance at Catterick (7f, good; albeit no match for winner) and she's on the shortlist.
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- Heroism
- Lewis Edmunds / T D Barron
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75
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12/1 |
Heroism
His mark continues to fall and he could improve for his reappearance outing at Southwell three weeks ago, but he's dropped down the weights for good reason and is 0-16 since his debut win in August 2022; unproven at 7f.
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- Captain Vallo
- S H James / Phillip Makin
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71
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7/1 |
Captain Vallo
Faded over 7f two starts ago so there's a doubt about tonight's trip, but he won twice at Newcastle (6f, AW) in the winter and kept on for a good second here (6f, good) ten days ago; he's a contender if seeing it out.
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- Falcon Nine
- A Mullen / I Jardine
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76
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10/1 |
Falcon Nine
19-race maiden who isn't straightforward and comes with risk attached having blown the start at Musselburgh (7f, good) three weeks ago; however, in the circumstances he did pretty well to be beaten about only 6l in eighth of ten and he might not be far away if breaking on terms.
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- Without Delay
- William Pyle / Miss Tracy Waggott
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70
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12/1 |
Without Delay
Three wins last year (1m/7f, good/good to firm) and she reappeared with an encouraging fifth at Musselburgh (7f, good) three weeks ago; ran well last June on her sole visit here and she could have a part to play.
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- Lumenbourg
- Ryan Sexton / Miss J A Camacho
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68
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10/1 |
Lumenbourg
Front-runner; disappointing at Newcastle (7f, AW) last month but won at Southwell (7f, AW) in February and he scored on turf at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) last August; no surprise if he bounces back with a bold bid.
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- Emerald Army
- Zak Wheatley / D Carroll
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73
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9/4 |
Emerald Army
Progressive form over 7f at the end of last season and continued the good work with big-field win here (6f, good) on recent reappearance; he could take a modest 3lb raise in his stride now back up in trip.
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- Desert Dream
- Alex Jary / S Spencer
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72
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33/1 |
Desert Dream
Won two in a row at Catterick (7f, good/soft) last season; ran well on last visit here and he may have needed his reappearance run at Catterick a fortnight ago, but this 11yo was beaten a long way and needs to be an entirely different proposition this evening.
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- Kalganov
- Connor Beasley / M Dods
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53
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10/1 |
Kalganov
He's tumbled down the weights but has finished no better than seventh across his seven starts in the last 12 months; the reapplied tongue-tie and first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces) need to have a dramatic effect.
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- Juryman
- Joanna Mason / J Coward
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74
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40/1 |
Juryman
Very well handicapped on 2023 form but unable to get competitive during a truncated campaign last year; may be best watched back from an absence.
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- Odd Socks Havana
- D Swift / S Spencer
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64
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12/1 |
Odd Socks Havana
Went close off this mark at Newcastle (1m, AW) recently on second stable start and he should be fine now back at 7f; major player if backing up his latest performance but he ran below par last May/June on his last two grass starts so the switch of the surface is a big question mark.
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- Dumfries
- J P Sullivan / Mrs R Carr
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81
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12/1 |
Dumfries
Appeared to have halted the slide when twice finishing third last autumn off higher marks than today's; however, he's failed to threaten on his two runs this spring and is back to having something to prove.
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- Dandy Lichious
- Jason Hart / T Davidson
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70
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11/1 |
Dandy Lichious
Just one win from his 23 starts and beaten about 5l by the winner when second of 14 at 40-1 at Catterick (7f, good; dead-heated with Ribble Radiant) a fortnight ago, but has each-way claims once more.
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