Battle Stride (second choice) posted an improved effort in the added tongue-tie at Wolverhampton on his handicap debut and holds claims if he's able to translate that form to turf, while Respiro Solitario returned with a solid effort at Wetherby on his reappearance and should run well again. He finished behind the unexposed and well-related PENN AVENUE (nap), though, who shaped as if she would benefit from this step up in trip and she's selected to gain her first win. Mighty Real and Buck Barrow need a check on their stable debuts, along with handicap debutant Pomme Pomme.[Harry March]
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Still unexposed after five starts, failing to improve when upped to 1m4f for his two handicaps (hung right last time); off 103 days (gelded) before latest; drops back in trip for his turf debut with more needed from him.
Made the frame on AW in his final two outings last year (8.6f/1m) and finished third of 12 at Wetherby (1m, good to firm; behind Penn Avenue) on his reappearance and first start since being gelded; steps up in trip (stamina in the family) and is respected.
0-7 in Ireland and he went backwards from his seasonal/stable debut when down the field at Redcar (1m, good to firm) two weeks later; needs to bounce back now trying this trip for the first time.
Progressed when runner-up to an improver, who has won three times since, on handicap debut at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) 17 days ago, shaping as if this step up in trip would suit; she's well related and should have more to offer.
0-9 in Ireland (5f-1m2f); yet to encounter ground firmer than good and makes his stable debut having left Mark Fahey since fifth of 11 in a Gowran Park claiming race (1m, soft) last month; cheekpieces back on for blinkers; watch the market.
Posted a better effort at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW; first-time tongue-tie) on handicap/seasonal debut last month after being gelded; he's entitled to come on for that run and, dropping back to 1m2f on return to turf, is open to further progress.
Sole win from 11 starts came off 1lb lower at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in February; hung badly left late on but still ran well on her first go over 1m2f at Lingfield last time; has the cheekpieces back on but the return to turf (unraced on it in handicaps) is a question mark.
Showed little in three starts last year (7f/1m) and she failed to beat a rival home on her handicap debut at Yarmouth (1m, good) last month; first-time blinkers need to make the difference now stepping up in trip.
0-6; well beaten on handicap/seasonal debut at Kempton (first-time tongue-tie and blinkers); posted slightly better efforts in two starts since stepping up in trip (9.4f/1m2f) with cheekpieces added but more is required.
Struggled in three starts over 5f for Jack Jones (same owners); gelded since last seen 344 days ago and now steps up markedly in trip on his yard/handicap debut; mixed signals in pedigree for stamina; watch the market.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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