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Selection |
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- Tees Spirit
- Harrison Shaw / Adrian Nicholls
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110
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13/2 |
Tees Spirit
High in the weights after a productive 2024 campaign, having been hit hard for a conditions race win at Beverley (5f, good) in September; has a tough task with Venture Capital on their run at Doncaster earlier that month and was well beaten at Southwell nine weeks ago; looks vulnerable.
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- Pilgrim
- J Fanning / T D Barron
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103
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7/4 |
Pilgrim
Bolted up at Musselburgh last June (5f, good to soft) before making light of an 11lb rise at Royal Ascot, beating 27 rivals in the Palace Of Holyrood House (5f, good to firm); drawn poorly at the Ebor meeting and both subsequent defeats can be forgiven too; mark not impossible if returning to his best but he didn't live up to market billing on his return last April.
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- Vintage Clarets
- O J Orr / R A Fahey
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117
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11/1 |
Vintage Clarets
Came good last autumn on slow ground, winning 5f handicaps at Chester and Catterick; yet to shine this season though and could do with some more weight off his back.
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- Venture Capital
- S A Gray / K A Ryan
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115
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3/1 |
Venture Capital
Form took off in the autumn when returned to 5f and faced with soft ground, winning at Doncaster (officially good but changed to soft after the race) before solid runs at Ascot and Doncaster; looked as though the run was needed on his Pontefract reappearance and he remains capable of rating a fair bit higher.
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- Manila Scouse
- Amie Waugh / T D Easterby
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117
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12/1 |
Manila Scouse
Useful on his day, winning twice last season (6f, good; 5f, good to soft); finished behind Venture Capital at Pontefract on his reappearance (raced wide) 18 days ago and like that rival he should be sharper for the run; likely to bag the stand rail from stall 6 and Amie Waugh takes off a useful 3lb; of interest for a yard that won this in 2022 and 2023.
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- Ventura Express
- K T O'Neill / P T Midgley
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118
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5/1 |
Ventura Express
Met trouble at Pontefract last time when still in contention; stable still not quite firing on all cylinders but enough of them are running well to make him of interest.
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- Mondammej
- Cam Hardie / A Brittain
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97
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18/1 |
Mondammej
Four AW wins over the winter but off lower marks than today's; unplaced in two visits to Ripon; vulnerable from just out of the weights.
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