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- George Darling
- Mr Jack Andrews / T Ellis
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150/1 |
George Darling
45,000euros 3yo; half-brother to bumper and 2m/2m4f hurdle winner Seelotmorebusiness; well-beaten favourite in two points, so best watched for now.
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- Idamix
- Sam Twiston-Davies / Mrs M Rowley
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100/1 |
Idamix
17-2 from 14-1, faded into 14l sixth of 13 in bumper at Taunton (good to soft) in April 2023 when trained by Kim Bailey.
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- Jack Hyde
- J J Burke / F O'brien
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115
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4/1 |
Jack Hyde
15l bumper winner in January 2023; changed stables and off nearly two years before creditable fourth of nine in maiden hurdle at Kempton (2m, good) on Boxing Day, tongue tied first time; kept hanging to his right that day but he sets the standard on bumper and hurdles form.
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- Karton Plein
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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16/1 |
Karton Plein
Second in his Irish maiden point last April but beaten 17l when fifth of ten in bumper at Sedgefield (good) last October; 10-11 in the latter, so much better was seemingly expected.
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- Pure Carbon
- Paul O'brien / Harry Derham
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109
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18/1 |
Pure Carbon
Placed in his second bumper and runner-up at Warwick on hurdles/seasonal debut; needs overall improvement and to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Newbury (again 2m on good) in November when he bled from the nose.
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- Sgian Dubh
- M G Nolan / J W Mullins
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84
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200/1 |
Sgian Dubh
Fair placed form on Flat in June 2023 before his modest 20l fourth of seven on hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) that July; off 500 days before two heavy defeats on AW Flat in December, so best watched for now.
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- Wolf Moon
- Ben Jones / B Pauling
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66/1 |
Wolf Moon
£25,000 yearling; sixth foal; half-brother to winners Redemption Day (bumpers, including Grade 1) and Big Bresil (2m2f hurdle); dam unraced sister to Champion Bumper and smart 2m hurdle winner Cheltenian; tailed off in a British maiden point (2m4f, good to soft) last May but worth a market check.
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- Manala
- Tristan Durrell / D Skelton
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22/1 |
Manala
Dam unraced half-sister to bumper/hurdle winner La Perrotine, the dam of Gold Cup winner Sizing John; 4-1, close second of nine in bumper at Newton Abbot (good) in May 2023 for Nicky Henderson, which showed significant ability; absent with pelvis injury and switched to another top yard, it will be interesting to see her market strength.
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- Taxus Baccata
- J M Quinlan / M Crawley
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108
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22/1 |
Taxus Baccata
Won Irish maiden point at fourth attempt, followed by front-running win at Uttoxeter (soft) last April in her only bumper; however, 16l third of ten on hurdling debut at that same track (2m, soft) two months ago was not so hot.
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- Palladium
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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2/7 |
Palladium
Half-brother to 1m2f-1m4f Flat (including Listed; RPR 117) and useful 2m hurdle winner Panjari; won twice from seven starts on the Flat in Germany, notably when leading on the post in the German Derby (1m4f, good to soft) last July; not disgraced in September on his only start since; fetched 1,400,000euros in October and represents powerful new connections; makes his hurdling debut and no shock if he's a class above today's rivals.
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