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Selection |
Form |
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- Just Dottie
- S Bowen / R M Smith
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109
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10/3 |
Just Dottie
Back from break with two C&D wins (good to soft/good) this spring, latterly when too strong for Mack The Man in higher-grade race; raised 3lb to another career-high mark today but Sean Bowen is booked again; major player.
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- The Last Cloud
- B S Hughes / P Neville
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104
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15/8 |
The Last Cloud
Delivered on earlier promise when winning C&D maiden (good) fairly comfortably last month; contests much deeper race on this handicap debut but should still have further improvement to come.
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- Mack The Man
- Mr Kit Alexander / N W Alexander
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117
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15/2 |
Mack The Man
Close second to Just Dottie over C&D (good; refitted visor) last month but this regressive 11yo has become very inconsistent; not disgraced when front-running fifth at Hexham yesterday but others in the line-up have much more appealing profiles.
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- Coventry
- Peter Kavanagh / Miss L Harrison
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112
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40/1 |
Coventry
Yet to add to his Irish maiden hurdle win in 2021 and was out of form when last seen in the winter; seems versatile regarding trip/ground but is not the most obvious answer.
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- Bishop Hill
- P W Wadge / Miss Lucinda V Russell
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112
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16/1 |
Bishop Hill
0-10 over hurdles; ran quite well in Newcastle maiden (2m4f, good) in March, after a break, but weakened tamely from penultimate flight in 2m4f handicap here (good to soft) in April; back in trip today; others preferred.
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- Simple Star
- Henry Brooke / Mrs Dianne Sayer
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113
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15/2 |
Simple Star
Strong traveller who was allowed to bowl along in front and ran a big race when second in Class 2 handicap at Kelso (2m, good) a fortnight ago; 3lb lower today and also suited by this C&D; could be hard to catch if in similar form.
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- Heart Above
- Henry Brooke / Mrs Dianne Sayer
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106
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9/2 |
Heart Above
Won twice (once over C&D) last autumn and has been placed on three of his four starts since returning in February from a break; can give another good account today but was raised 3lb to new career-high mark after last month's 2m5f Kelso second.
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- Trailblazer
- Joshua Thompson / A Nicol
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112
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13/2 |
Trailblazer
Sometimes races a bit too freely but made all to score by 13l at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in April and has also performed well on both subsequent outings (once over C&D); refitted cheekpieces are the headgear of choice today; probably won't be far away.
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- Hourless
- Mr John Dixon / J E Dixon
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111
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33/1 |
Hourless
Without a win since 2023; not disgraced from out of the weights on his two appearances last month but he raced off this mark at Hexham yesterday and came a never-nearer sixth, well held.
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- Cuban Cigar
- Conner McCann / Miss Lucinda V Russell
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129
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5/1 |
Cuban Cigar
Not really firing on all cylinders since the winter but has slipped to a very tempting mark and, with blinkers refitted, was not beaten far when fifth in recent C&D handicap fought out by Just Dottie and Mack The Man.
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- Gemini Man
- Conor Rabbitt / I Jardine
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110
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40/1 |
Gemini Man
Lowly rated Flat maiden; made the frame in two Musselburgh maiden hurdles (1m7f/2m1f, good to soft) in February/March but pulled up in C&D handicap and safely held in selling handicap since.
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- Leopolds Rock
- Craig Nichol / W Coltherd
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112
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40/1 |
Leopolds Rock
In good form for Philip Kirby in autumn 2023 but makes stable debut after 606-day absence and is entitled to benefit from this outing.
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