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Form |
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- Alkuwarrior
- Ryan Kavanagh / D Donovan
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82
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9/1 |
Alkuwarrior
Will be having his sixth start already and although he has shown ability as when winning at Yarmouth (5f, good to firm) last month, he failed to beat a rival in a Newmrket novice (5f, good to firm) last time; his penalty may again prove a stumbling block.
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- Bassenthwaite
- Finley Marsh / C G Cox
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69
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11/1 |
Bassenthwaite
Sixth of seven on his Ascot debut (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago after having missed the break; was sent off 33-1, though, so interesting to see if the market expects better today.
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- Fortification
- James Doyle / A Watson
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2/5 |
Fortification
January foal by Mehmas; £52,000 yearling, £350,000 breeze-up purchase last month; dam 5f 2yo winner (including Listed; RPR 103), half-sister to winners Fen Tiger (1m4f) and Chinese Knot (5f/6f 2yo), out of unraced half-sister to 7f 2yo/1m1f Group 3 winner Windsor Knot; stable, which gets plenty of winning 2yo newcomers, won this with the smart Aesterius (in the same ownership) on debut last year; fascinating contender.
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- Lil Brother
- T E Whelan / P Attwater
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50/1 |
Lil Brother
February foal by Showcasing; dam unraced sister to winners Mellow Yellow (1m 2yo/9.4f) and Nankeen (1m/8.6f), out of 7.4f/1m Group 3 winner; looks an unlikely winner on debut.
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- Too Darn Good
- Rob Hornby / C Hills
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18/1 |
Too Darn Good
March foal by Too Darn Hot; dam 5f winner (including Listed; RPR 95), half-sister to 5f/5.5f winner Rolfe Rembrandt (including 2yo), out of Italian 5f Listed winner Rebecca Rolfe; stable does have winning 2yo newcomers; holds an entry in the sales race at the York Ebor Meeting; watch market.
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- America
- Jim Crowley / B J Meehan
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83
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9/2 |
America
190,000euros yearling; showed speed before fading into third of eight on her Yarmouth debut (6f, good to firm) nine days ago; that gave her something to build on and she shouldn't be far away.
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- Miss Ayala
- George Bass / M D I Usher
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80/1 |
Miss Ayala
January foal by James Garfield; half-sister to winners Mr Baloo (7f-9.5f including AW/2yo; RPR 97) and Kodiman (1m2f AW; 76); dam placed 7f AW (76), sister to French 1m2f/1m4f winner, half-sister to useful 1m winner Sawwaah, out of 7f 2yo Listed winner; would be a rare winning 2yo newcomer from the yard.
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