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- Spirit Mixer
- Oisin Murphy / A M Balding
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101
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3/1 |
Spirit Mixer
The Chester Cup proved a bit too competitive for the second year running but he's shown enough this season to be given an each-way chance and soft ground would hold no fears; third in this race last year.
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- Good Show
- Rob Hornby / A M Balding
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101
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11/1 |
Good Show
Acts on soft; last seen when tailed off lame in the Northumberland Plate (sole attempt at 2m) nearly two years ago on final start for Keith Dalgleish (same owners); should have had potential going into that race and he has plenty of stamina in the pedigree; new yard also runs Spirit Mixer, so the market should give important clues.
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- Zinc White
- Jim Crowley / Ian Williams
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102
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17/2 |
Zinc White
Ran away with the Chester Cup consolation race (2m2f, soft; 3lb higher today) in May 2023 after a 561-day absence; this time he's had 678 days off, having failed to cut any ice in two major handicaps that summer, with a sorry performance at Galway last time; stable sent out the first and third in a 2m handicap last Saturday after major layoffs.
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- Call My Bluff
- Ben Ffrench-Davis / D J S Ffrench Davis
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105
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10/1 |
Call My Bluff
C&D winner; thorough stayer who goes well on softer than good and mostly ran very well in defeat in 2022 and spring 2023; readiness after 758 days off is the big question.
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- Victory Shout
- Hector Crouch / Anthony Charlton
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98
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18/1 |
Victory Shout
Ex-Karl Burke; acts on soft; two creditable minor honours from three starts (all 1m4f) for new yard, gelded before latest; however, unraced beyond that on Flat (pulled up in one hurdle race) so others look more solid.
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- Sheradann
- Billy Loughnane / Ian Williams
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104
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16/1 |
Sheradann
Three turf wins in France; 0-8 in Britain and the most competitive of those displays came when close up on the Kempton Polytrack (2m) late last year; well beaten at Haydock (2m; 8-1) 15 days ago but several stablemates have surged back to winning form recently.
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- Youthful King
- Jack Dace / L A Dace
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100
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7/1 |
Youthful King
Usually ridden by Jack Dace; ran respectably this spring on his only two attempts at 2m; hooded first time when second of five at Salisbury (1m6f) on latest start but he has much more to prove if the ground is softer than good.
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- Almuhit
- Edward Greatrex / Faye Bramley
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11/2 |
Almuhit
Form figures of 112 over hurdles since wind surgery, on last occasion in a big field at Punchestown on debut for new yard; highly interesting if that major revival could be carried over to the Flat, which didn't happen over C&D 16 days ago but he was pulled up early after reportedly taking a false step soon after at the start; needs a close look.
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- Morning Air
- Rossa Ryan / Miss V Williams
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98
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10/1 |
Morning Air
1-6 in France, the win over 1m2f on heavy as 2yo; winning on stable debut (heavy) in December was easily the best of her three runs over hurdles; faded into mid-division in the Chester Cup (2m2f, good; 66-1) on return to Flat, which was a tough task and this race should be a lot weaker.
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- Aggagio
- Ashley Lewis / G & J Moore
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101
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11/4 |
Aggagio
Campaigned mostly over jumps since early 2024; back to Flat with two minor honours over C&D (good) last month, coming from the rear under Ashley Lewis last time, and it was on soft ground that he made a big impact here in 2022; should go well.
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