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- Full Force Gale
- J Reveley / T R George
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110
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4/1 |
Full Force Gale
Made a winning start in seven-runner race at Fontwell (good to soft; 5-1) in October, always prominent; open to improvement and should go well despite having to concede weight all round.
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- Blue Bellamy
- Harry Bannister / R Bandey
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113
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8/1 |
Blue Bellamy
Placed three times in Irish points and has gone close in two bumpers this autumn, leading briefly over 1f out when second of eight at Market Rasen (soft; 11-2) four weeks ago; should be in the thick of things again.
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- Drayton Flyer
- Beau Morgan / O Murphy
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15/2 |
Drayton Flyer
£56,000 3yo; half-brother to point winner Salt Of The Earth; dam pulled up in a point, half-sister to bumper and 2m hurdle/chase winner Herons Heir; one of two interesting newcomers trained by Olly Murphy, who has a fine strike-rate (19% last five seasons) in bumpers.
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- Geordie Mackem
- Craig Nichol / B Ellison
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5/2 |
Geordie Mackem
£40,000 yearling; Jack Hobbs half-brother to 1m4f-1m6f Flat (RPR 80)/2m hurdle winner Lunar Shadow; dam bumper/2m3f hurdle winner, sister to smart 2m-3m2f hurdle/chase winner The Dutchman; has a plausible pedigree for a race like this; well worth a market check.
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- Godfrey Bouillon
- Theo Gillard / D Mccain Jnr
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16/1 |
Godfrey Bouillon
By Kayf Tara; dam bumper and useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to winners Danny Whizzbang (useful 2m7f-3m1f hurdle/chase), Socially Distant (2m/2m4f hurdle) and Mr Grey Sky (bumper/2m hurdle), out of bumper/2m-2m2f jumps winner; bred to be useful; yard does well (16% last five seasons) in this sphere; has had wind surgery.
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- Harbour Island
- Brian Hughes / O Murphy
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9/2 |
Harbour Island
70,000euros 3yo; half-brother to French 1m4f winners En Souplesse (RPR 85), Jon Snow (83; also 2m2f-2m7f hurdle/chase) and Cookilayone (also 2m4f hurdle); dam French maiden, half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Binocular; stablemate of fellow newcomer Drayton Flyer.
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- Highland Ladie
- Ryan Mania / A M Thomson
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28/1 |
Highland Ladie
30,000euros 3yo; Highland Reel half-brother to 8.5f winner Que Sera Sera (RPR 75); dam unraced half-sister to 1m4f Group 3 winner Short Pause; stable has had plenty of success in bumpers (17%) in recent years.
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- Midnight Potter
- Danny Mcmenamin / A Keatley
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8/1 |
Midnight Potter
£52,000 2yo; Blue Bresil half-brother to winners Midnight Tour (bumper/smart 2m-2m5f hurdle) and Miss Fleming (bumper); dam unraced half-sister to useful 2m jumper Locksmith; yard has had three wins from just 13 attempts in bumpers in the last five seasons.
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- Syfonic Sam
- Nathan Moscrop / R Menzies
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40/1 |
Syfonic Sam
£15,000 yearling; brother to useful 2m4f-4m hurdle/chase winner Captain Cattistock, closely related to three winners including King's Threshold (2m5f hurdle/chase) and Bretney (3m-4m chase); yard has its share of bumper winners but this one is bred to excel over obstacles and longer distances.
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- The Final Brig
- Jamie Hamilton / M Walford
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16/1 |
The Final Brig
By Doyen; closely related to winners Into Overdrive (smart 2m3f-3m hurdle/chase), Over To Sam (useful 2m5f hurdle/3m2f chase) and Diamond Brig (2m4f/3m2f chase); dam multiple point winner up to 3m5f; stoutly bred and may be more of a long-term prospect.
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- Timely Approach
- Tom Midgley / Miss Tracy Waggott
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94
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125/1 |
Timely Approach
Never better than midfield when seventh of ten at Newcastle (good to soft; 22-1) two weeks ago; others preferred.
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- Anna's Lady
- Aaron Anderson / I W Mcinnes
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150/1 |
Anna's Lady
By Monsieur Bond; dam unplaced 6f/7f (RPR 34), half-sister to smart 5f-8.4f winner Hawkeyethenoo; rare bumper runner for this yard.
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- Sun Rising Legacy
- Kielan Woods / A M Hales
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28/1 |
Sun Rising Legacy
Ocovango half-sister to winners Dromore Lad (useful 2m4f-3m4f hurdle/chase) and Sun Rising Hill (bumper); dam unraced half-sister to useful 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Twelve Roses; fetched only £5,000 as a 3yo but has quite a useful pedigree; yard 7-64 in bumpers in last five seasons; fitted with cheekpieces for debut.
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