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- Aeroplane Blonde
- R P Mclernon / S Drinkwater
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16/1 |
Aeroplane Blonde
Displayed minor promise in both bumpers, latterly when ninth of 14 at Cheltenham (good; first-time hood) in October, but is probably best watched on this hurdling debut.
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- Eric Gorcombe
- Cameron Iles / J D Frost
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125/1 |
Eric Gorcombe
Showed no significant promise in three points last spring and was pulled up when 200-1 for recent rules debut.
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- Five Quarters
- Ben Godfrey / K Woollacott
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16/1 |
Five Quarters
Kept on for second in Larkhill maiden point (2m4f, good) last month and evidently has some ability but faces a tougher assignment on this rules debut; market may guide.
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- Grand Sabre
- James Davies / N J Gifford
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88
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125/1 |
Grand Sabre
Showed some promise when midfield in Newbury bumper (good to soft) last season but was a well-beaten 200-1 shot on his first two hurdling starts (2m/2m3f).
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- Granemore Road
- C J Todd / Ian Williams
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85
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80/1 |
Granemore Road
Pulled up in both Irish points last year but shaped with considerably more promise than eventual 44l defeat might suggest on rules debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in November; has tongue-tie fitted here; not ruled out each-way.
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- Noahsgreatrainbow
- Harry Reed / Harry Derham
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115
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5/2 |
Noahsgreatrainbow
Comfortably won Wincanton bumper (good to soft) on debut just over a year ago and subsequently came second in a Listed Newbury bumper (heavy); disappointed on seasonal/hurdle debut in November but had an excuse (bled from the nose) and remains an interesting prospect.
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- Roman Roy
- Lorcan Williams / P F Nicholls
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109
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13/2 |
Roman Roy
Looked quite promising in bumpers last season but was turned over at skinny odds in two Plumpton hurdles (2m/2m4f) in the autumn and needs subsequent wind op to prompt some improvement here.
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- Seymourjohn
- Gearoid Harney / D Pipe
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14/1 |
Seymourjohn
Won a maiden point last spring but probably did not achieve a great deal when well-held second in three-runner Exeter bumper (good) on rules debut in November; needs to take a big step forward on this hurdling debut.
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- Stone's Throw
- S Bowen / Billy Aprahamian
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108
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5/1 |
Stone's Throw
Won a soft-ground bumper for Paul Webber last spring and has made the frame on both hurdling starts for current stable, more recently when fourth of 14 at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) last month; ought to be right in the thick of things here.
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- Clashmore Banter
- Ellis Collier / Mrs N S Evans
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125/1 |
Clashmore Banter
Runner-up on Irish point last March (soft ground) but her other three runs in that sphere were not encouraging; seems unlikely to feature on this rules debut.
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- Just A Rose
- Freddie Gingell / P F Nicholls
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7/4 |
Just A Rose
Justified odds-on favouritism on pointing debut for Tom Ellis in December 2023 (2m4f, good to soft) and changed hands for £175,000 soon afterwards; makes rules debut after a 412-day absence but her form has been well advertised by the runner-up in the meantime, and it will be interesting to see what Paul Nicholls can do with her.
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- Lyness Dancer
- Ben Ffrench-Davis / D J S Ffrench Davis
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100
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66/1 |
Lyness Dancer
Well beaten on both starts under rules (bumper/2m4f hurdle) and can't be recommended.
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