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- Baron Noir
- Mr R James / A King
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117
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25/1 |
Baron Noir
First bumper run in Ireland was better than the second; won at Plumpton on British debut, beating a mare who won her next two races and finished third to the Irish-trained Seo Linn at Aintree; coped well with the step up in class when third to the still-unbeaten Sober Glory in a Listed bumper at Newbury.
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- Brave Crogha
- Miss A B O'Connor / I Madden
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107
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100/1 |
Brave Crogha
200-1 winner at Galway last August; subsequent form confirmed a useful standard, but unlikely to repeat that success in a race as competitive as this.
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- Dani Donadoni
- Miss J Townend / W P Mullins
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121
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9/1 |
Dani Donadoni
Odds-on winner on debut at Limerick, beating today's rival Powerful Paddy handsomely; raced keenly and has potential for improvement with the experience under her belt; however, no surprise that Patrick Mullins has rejected her in favour of the exciting Ksar Fatal.
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- Edward Sexton
- Mr D H Dunsdon / G & J Moore
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114
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12/1 |
Edward Sexton
Ridden by David Dunsdon in all his races and a shade of odds-on when comfortably accounting for his four rivals over 1m5f at Fontwell; missed an Aintree Grade 2 engagement, as did stablemate El Cairos.
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- El Cairos
- Mr David Maxwell / G & J Moore
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126
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3/1 |
El Cairos
Recruited for E200,000 after winning a point for the influential Sean Doyle last April; won easily at Newbury (good) and held his own in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, finishing a 5l fifth but unlucky not to be closer (met with late interference); missed an engagement at Aintree; renews Cheltenham rivalry with He Can't Dance.
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- Goldinthemountains
- Mr D O'Connor / M Brassil
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122
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15/2 |
Goldinthemountains
Leopardstown winner at Christmas fixture in 2023; remote fifth in this race last year; 8-1, fell three out on hurdling debut in a strong maiden at Leopardstown last Christmas.
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- He Can't Dance
- Mr J H Williamson / G Elliott
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123
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18/1 |
He Can't Dance
Point winner for Rob James last season; long odds-on when winning readily at Navan on bumper debut; held his own when third in a Grade 2 at Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival, a neck in front of stablemate Koktail Brut; not far behind El Cairos when finishing in mid-division at Cheltenham.
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- Kilwaughter
- Mr S Connor / P Hobbs & J White
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119
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17/2 |
Kilwaughter
Pulled clear with subsequent winner Theflyingking when making a winning debut at Down Royal in December and changed hands for £120,000 the following month; did well to finish sixth at Aintree (not far off third-placed Koktail Brut) after meeting trouble.
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- Koktail Brut
- Mr H C Swan / G Elliott
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123
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14/1 |
Koktail Brut
Point winner last season; 7l bumper winner at Fairyhouse on stable debut; Leopardstown run at Christmas was a shade disappointing; more like it when fourth at DRF, only a neck behind stablemate He Can't Dance; confirmed a good standard of form with third placing at Aintree, in front of Kilwaughter (sixth) who met trouble.
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- Ksar Fatal
- Mr P W Mullins / W P Mullins
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130
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13/8 |
Ksar Fatal
Beat the very useful Cardcounter by 5l in a Curraghmore point-to-point last October; hacked up at Gowran, beating another point winner by 9l, with subsequent Limerick runner-up Powerful Paddy beaten 27l in fourth; Patrick Mullins prefers to Limerick winner Dani Donadoni.
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- L' Evangeliste
- Mr E P O'Brien / E McNamara
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107
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66/1 |
L' Evangeliste
Point winner last season; promoted winner on the second of two Limerick bumper runs, after suffering interference from the Henry de Bromhead-trained favourite who was first-past-the-post; faces a tough task here.
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- Dark Eagle
- Non Runner / R McNeilly
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Dark Eagle
Lack of experience a big drawback in a race like this, hood and tongue-tie on for debut.
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- Ned Hill
- Mr F Maguire / F O'Brien
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97
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22/1 |
Ned Hill
Major improvement needed from an initial bumper outing at Wetherby in February.
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- Powerful Paddy
- Mr D Doyle / Alan McIntyre
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115
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100/1 |
Powerful Paddy
Has shown ability but is safely held by the Mullins pair, Ksar Fatal and Dani Donadoni, on running at Gowran and Limerick.
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