Unless there is a sustained market move for the lightly raced chasing newcomer Classical Sting, everything points towards this being the ideal opportunity for AM STILL HERE to make his breakthrough. Nicky Richards' charge has drawn benefit from cheekpieces and went close to making a winning chasing debut over C&D this month. [Mark Rowntree]
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Some improvement over hurdles but still failed to make a significant impact when beaten 28l (eighth of 14) in a 2m maiden at Huntingdon in January last time; a hood (worn last time) is replaced by cheekpieces; bred to be suited by a switch to fences, so merits market scrutiny.
23-race maiden; shaped okay at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft; third on second attempt over fences) in January on final start for Alan King; mixed messages, mostly on the Flat, since joining this trainer and heavily eased in the Chester Plate (80-1) latest; risky.
Maiden pointer; hasn't achieved much in six starts over hurdles either, only a modest fourth over 2m here (40-1) on penultimate start; kicks off over fences at a realistic level but quickfire improvement is needed.
Point winner; rules maiden (0-13) who has shown glimpses of ability over fences, none more so than when second at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; 18-1) in February; last of the three to finish at Huntingdon recently; possibilities.
Twice runner-up over hurdles, including here (2m) in March in first-time cheekpieces; bettered that on RPRs when going under in a protracted tussle on recent chasing debut over C&D (4-1); obvious chance, despite 2lb rise, if able to replicate that performance.
Corbridge point winner (2m4f) for Brian Harding; essentially disappointing since switched to racing under rules and has lacked for fluency in two attempts over fences; competes from an easing mark in a weak race.
Maiden (0-15 under rules); has run some of his better races at this track, beaten a neck in a 3m hurdle (good) last May and a respectable fourth on latest start; back in trip for the return to fences - pulled up twice previously - with neither of those factors looking ideal.
12-race maiden; beaten a combined total of 157l over hurdles in last three starts and fell at the first on her last attempt over fences; new headgear combination is tried; other runners are far more appealing.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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