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- Barry Fife
- Jack Hogan / G Hanmer
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13/2 |
Barry Fife
Went close in the second of his two Irish points last spring before being sold for £25,000; yard is 2-34 in bumpers in recent seasons but this son of Mahler has a good Flat pedigree and he needs checking in market on rules debut.
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- Castanea Breeze
- Tom Cannon / L Wadham
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88
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14/1 |
Castanea Breeze
14,000euros half-brother to point/2m4f hurdle winner Sporting Mike; weak 14-1 shot and he finished a well-held sixth of 12 at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) last month; should know more this time but he needs to leave that debut form well behind.
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- He's A Ripper
- Emma Smith-Chaston / Paula Smith
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25/1 |
He's A Ripper
Only third of six when odds-on for a point bumper in December and was sold for £4,500 later that month; hood is now added on rules debut and he needs plenty of improvement.
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- Little Ledgend
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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110
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7/4 |
Little Ledgend
Close fourth on debut in Irish maiden point (3m, soft) last March and bought for £46,000 in May; market drifter out to 7-1 on rules debut at Ascot (1m7f, good) in November but he finished well for a close third in that tactical race; sets the standard on that promising effort and he's a big player back from a short break.
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- Ned Hill
- J J Burke / F O'brien
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2/1 |
Ned Hill
170,000euros 3yo; closely related to French 2m1f hurdle/2m4f cross-country chase winner Solingen, half-brother to winners Soir De Gala (2m-2m4f hurdle/chase) and Rebellio (French 2m hurdle); dam French 1m7f hurdle winner, half-sister to Solness; already had wind surgery but yard has been firing in winners recently and he's an interesting newcomer; tongue-tie applied.
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- Neptune House
- M G Nolan / L Horsfall
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37
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66/1 |
Neptune House
Tailed off at a big price on his Southwell debut (2m, good) last spring and can only be watched on return for new yard.
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- Wandering Ego
- Joshua Bryan / O Murphy
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104
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5/1 |
Wandering Ego
Final-fence faller in an Irish point last March but he was close up at the time, and he also showed promise when third in a small-field Newbury bumper (2m, good; hood added) in November; one of two interesting contenders for Olly Murphy and has possibilities if he can build on that last run.
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- Western Mount
- Tom Midgley / J Parkinson & S Smith
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14/1 |
Western Mount
£24,000 3yo; fourth foal; dam well held in bumpers, closely related to 1m2f-1m4f winner Island Odyssey, half-sister to winners Scruntinise (useful 1m2f/1m4f), Grumeti (smart 2m hurdle/chase) and Ellerslie Tom (useful 2m hurdle/chase); this looks a tough enough starting point and is best watched unless market is persuasive.
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- Bay Empress
- Henry Brooke / Micky Hammond
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25/1 |
Bay Empress
26,000euros 3yo; second foal; half-sister to a fair Irish hurdler; dam 2m4f-2m5f hurdle winner, sister to useful staying hurdler Kris Spin; stable has some success in bumpers but this newcomer could be a longer-term prospect.
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- Senor Cortez
- C J Todd / R Eddery
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33/1 |
Senor Cortez
9,000gns 3yo; first foal; dam French 1m2f-1m6f winner (including Listed; RPR 104), closely related to 2m hurdle winner Bellbird, half-sister to winners Sublimis (1m4f Listed) and L'Absolue (1m5f), out of Royal Oak winner Be Fabulous; rare bumper runner for the yard and market should guide.
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