Guendolen makes more appeal than most with Oisin Murphy up for the first time and Tony Carroll's new recruit Myna is very interesting on his Newbury reappearance form last year, in a race that produced loads of subsequent winners. LITTLE TIGER gets a narrow vote, though, as he has won after a break and was suited by this stiff C&D when winning here last July. Douglas Dc is also in the mix.[Emily Weber]
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0-10 for Marcus Tregoning but he lost out only narrowly on reappearance at Newbury (1m2f, good) last May and ran another good race there in July; had a low-key end to 2024 but has a squeak back from break for new yard following 3,200gns sale in January.
Had plunged in the weights after a terrible 2024 for Ian Williams and Patrick Morris and he took full advantage at Wolverhampton (extended 1m1f) in March, landing a touch on second run back with this yard; not in the same form there since and hard to know whether refitted cheekpieces will be any help (they weren't in three previous tries).
Five most recent wins on AW and he doesn't run much on turf these days, the losing run going back nearly six years; has plenty to find after a weak effort back on grass at Nottingham this month.
Found his feet for refitting of blinkers and return to 1m2f in the second half of 2024, winning over C&D (good) and, after a break, at Brighton (good to soft); never on his game for either of his subsequent starts but it could be a different story back here for yard that won this in 2021.
0-6; just a modest handicap debut at Sandown in September but she had shown promise in maiden company previously and was a persistent third at Wolverhampton (extended 1m1f) in October; this stiffer test can suit and Oisin Murphy (2-9 for trainer) is booked; hood refitted.
Lightly raced maiden who ran a couple of fair races on AW when first handicapping, then quite seriously hampered at Doncaster (1m2f, good to soft) in March; however, has more to prove on a subsequent defeat at Nottingham.
Started well for this yard when close up at Windsor (1m, good) last May but he didn't look a natural for this trip twice in July and his season ended with a heavy defeat; others higher up the list.
Hurdle winner in Ireland during 2022 who has been running well on the AW of late and although 0-17 on the Flat he's 7lb lower than his latest turf run, when third on this course (1m4f) last July; thereabouts again.
Off the mark in a Wolverhampton classified event (about 1m1f; first-time blinkers) but he's been soundly beaten in handicaps since and an about turn needed for the fitting of a hood on turf debut.
Has been seriously out of form since the latest of eight wins, in a 1m4f classified on Lingfield AW last July, and has nowhere to go from a handicapping perspective; best watched.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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