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- Brinton
- Rob Hornby / J G Portman
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62
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7/2 |
Brinton
Classified successes over this C&D and (latest) Wolverhampton's 8.6f either side of a narrow defeat by Quick Away in the same grade; that most recent win constituted career-best form, offering hope a record of 4443 in handicaps could be at least improved upon.
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- Copper Mountain
- Joanna Mason / M & D Easterby
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64
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16/1 |
Copper Mountain
Two wins (0-65 and classified) to show from eight C&D starts, but has offered too little back here either side of March's Newcastle classified success and it's three years now since her most recent handicap score.
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- Quick Away
- Daniel Muscutt / K Frost
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63
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5/1 |
Quick Away
Beat Brinton half a length to register another Wolverhampton 8.6f classified win last month; class, surface and trip excuse a poor run at Doncaster since; nearest miss in a handicap came over tonight's C&D.
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- Ya Rayah
- R Havlin / D K Ivory
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61
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8/1 |
Ya Rayah
Fair start for this yard at Lingfield last month (7f), on which evidence a return to 1m makes sense; well below that effort since, however, and always the fear with him that the tendency to hang left will resurface.
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- Spirit Of Bowland
- Callum Rodriguez / Mrs Stella Barclay
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51
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6/1 |
Spirit Of Bowland
Couldn't get competitive here on this month's return from 400 days off, albeit over a 7f that may no longer be any use to him; 2lb drop takes him below the mark from which he completed his Tapeta hat-trick two years ago, and he's 1-1 over C&D; revival not impossible.
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- Global Resolve
- Luke Catton / P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
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67
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11/1 |
Global Resolve
Enters calculations on such as last October's C&D fifth off 10lb higher, and hopes lie in part with the return to 1m after failing to last under forcing tactics on many starts since; headgear comes off.
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- Muddagent
- Alex Jary / S Spencer
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59
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28/1 |
Muddagent
Gently progressive across three qualifying runs (6f-1m, standard Tapeta and good to soft), but presumably hard to train considering absences of 332, 65 and (here) 532 days; perhaps best watched on return.
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- Masham Moor
- Aiden Brookes / S G West
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62
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20/1 |
Masham Moor
C&D win number three in a classified event last month; current mark is below that of either handicap score here, though didn't offer much racing off it last time; more persuasive than some nonetheless.
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- Timebar
- Oliver Stammers / S R Bowring
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62
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7/1 |
Timebar
Ahead of Beautiful Dawn and Copper Mountain over C&D latest, but appeared not to stay; first win still proving elusive, and no certainty visor will help tease out his resources longer given other headgear failed to.
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- Grecian God
- Non Runner / M D I Usher
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74
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SP |
Grecian God
Yet to rediscover 2024's peak form in three return outings, but a keeping-on near-4l fourth over 7f here latest hinted an extended run of starts up in trip may now be in order; gains headgear for the first time.
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- Beautiful Dawn
- Jonny Peate / D Shaw
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64
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40/1 |
Beautiful Dawn
Inconclusive first turf run latest (stumbled early, then short of room); couple of below-par efforts over this C&D immediately before that, and others carry greater momentum into the race.
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- Crowd Quake
- Marco Ghiani / S C Williams
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62
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7/2 |
Crowd Quake
Didn't go on from an eyecatching Flat debut here in December, but yet to race beyond 5f in this discipline and 1m looks far closer to optimum on pedigree; possible big improver, especially if the tongue tie helps.
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