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- Blue Lemons
- D E Mullins / W P Mullins
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153
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16/1 |
Blue Lemons
Flat recruit has won two of three over hurdles; scored in a Gowran maiden (2m, sft) and won a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse (2m, sft-hvy) twelve days ago; pulled up in the Triumph on good to soft in between those wins; may need softer ground.
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139
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100/1 |
Ephesus
Flat winner gained his first victory over hurdles in a 2m1f Limerick 4yo maiden early last month on good ground and the runner-up has won since; finished 12l behind Blue Lemons at Fairyhouse latest but he may get a lot closer to that rival on this sounder surface; could outrun likely odds.
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- Hello Neighbour
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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153
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13/2 |
Hello Neighbour
Unbeaten in two Flat starts and rated 97; 2-3 over hurdles including a Grade 1 win at the DRF in February; final flight mistake proved costly when a 5.5l sixth of 17 behind Poniros and Lulamba in the Triumph; capable of finishing closer to those rivals and he is shortlisted.
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- Larzac
- M P Walsh / W P Mullins
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118
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50/1 |
Larzac
French recruit; went close on heavy ground over 2m2f at Auteuil last October; pitched in at the deep end in the Triumph at Cheltenham on debut for this yard and came up short; could improve for that experience but needs to; others appeal more.
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- Legionnaire Forez
- D J Gilligan / W P Mullins
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96
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150/1 |
Legionnaire Forez
French recruit; placed in an AQPS race over 1m4f for former yard; beaten at short odds on heavy ground in a Fairyhouse maiden on his Irish debut in February; probably better than he showed that day but this looks a big ask upped markedly in class.
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- Lulamba
- J Bowen / N J Henderson
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159
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11/10 |
Lulamba
British raider is rated 148 after three starts over hurdles; won his first two, a 3yo hurdle at Auteuil and a 4yo hurdle at Ascot; found just Poniros too good when beaten a neck in the Triumph; didn't get the smoothest of runs that day and may be able to turn the form around; big chance.
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- Poniros
- P Townend / W P Mullins
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159
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10/3 |
Poniros
1-7 on the Flat for Ralph Beckett and rated 91; sent off 100-1 for his stable and hurdles debut in the Triumph but belied those odds and beat Lulamba by a neck; the choice of Townend and given that was his first start over hurdles, there should be more to come; leading contender.
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- Sony Bill
- S F O'Keeffe / W P Mullins
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136
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66/1 |
Sony Bill
2-8 over hurdles and rated 134; both wins came in France and he's held by Hello Neighbour on their meetings at Leopardstown in December and February; disappointed on handicap debut in the Fred Winter and deserted by Townend; others make more appeal.
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- Too Bossy For Us
- H Cobden / W P Mullins
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142
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10/1 |
Too Bossy For Us
Useful on the Flat and rated 89 in that sphere; far from disgraced when racing keenly in the Triumph on hurdles and stable debut under Harry Cobden; should have learned plenty from that experience and Cobden rides again; interesting outsider could go well if settling better.
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- Lumiere Du Large
- K C Sexton / W P Mullins
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122
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125/1 |
Lumiere Du Large
French Flat winner is 0-2 over hurdles; trailed in 37l behind Poniros in the Triumph on her stable debut; jockey bookings suggest she is well down the Mullins' pecking order and she may need softer ground.
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- Murcia
- Rachael Blackmore / W P Mullins
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154
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7/1 |
Murcia
2-8 over hurdles and rated 141; gained first win at the top table when scooting clear in the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft) a month ago; Paul Townend prefers Poniros but Rachael Blackmore has enjoyed plenty of success for this owner (35-103); claims.
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- Sainte Lucie
- B Hayes / W P Mullins
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142
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50/1 |
Sainte Lucie
Won her maiden over C&D (yld to sft) in December; highly tried since but has come up well short; beaten 9l off 131 when 11-10 favourite in a Grade 3 mares' handicap at Cheltenham on latest; unlikely to be good enough here on what she has shown so far.
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