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Selection |
Form |
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- Urban Road
- Mr S Walker / A D Brown
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58
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3/1 |
Urban Road
C&D winner in December and has run with credit when reaching the frame back here on all five outings since; solid each-way player under Simon Walker.
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- Orange N Blue
- Miss C Parker / Mrs R Carr
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51
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22/1 |
Orange N Blue
Definite chance on last year's high points on the AW for Jane Chapple-Hyam but well beaten over C&D on all three outings for new yard.
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- Toby Tops
- Mr Fletcher Yarham / Dylan Cunha
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49
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12/1 |
Toby Tops
Sixth on all three starts, showing definite ability over 1m at Southwell on the second occasion; fitted with first-time cheekpieces and a tongue-tie on handicap debut; his rider is 4-19 for the stable and this unexposed 4yo needs keeping an eye on in the betting.
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- Alpine Sierra
- Miss Megan Davies / J S Goldie
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59
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11/2 |
Alpine Sierra
Ended a lengthy losing run when scoring over C&D in December but this hold-up sort needs things to drop right and has only managed fifth back here on all three starts since.
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- Blue Yonder
- Miss Brodie Hampson / A Watson
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61
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5/1 |
Blue Yonder
Winner of 1m2f handicap at Newbury for Brodie Hampson off 10lb higher last summer; largely struggled since but recent Lingfield near miss was a big step back in the right direction; has obvious handicapping scope if able to build on that.
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- Parish Councillor
- Miss Alice Keighley / T D Barron
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58
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12/1 |
Parish Councillor
Won a 1m novice here in February 2023 but fifth is the best he's managed in nine handicap starts; a first-time hood replaces the cheekpieces he wore when seventh of 12 over 1m here 11 days ago.
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- Royal Observatory
- Miss Lauren Frost / K Frost
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60
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9/2 |
Royal Observatory
Came good in 1m2f Chelmsford handicap under Lauren Frost in December and creditable placed efforts on all three outings since, going down by only a head at Lingfield (1m2f again) ten days ago; won't need to pull out much more for first-time cheekpieces.
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- Diffident Spirit
- Mr Lewis Kent / T Kent
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56
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14/1 |
Diffident Spirit
Fourth turf win when leading late on at Nottingham (1m2f) in November but only fifth then eighth in amateur rider events at Wolverhampton and Chelmsford under Lewis Kent since, taking his AW record to 0-12.
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- Socialist Agenda
- Miss Ellie Mayo / L Morgan
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55
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20/1 |
Socialist Agenda
Completed an AW double last spring but hasn't been in the same form in three runs back from a break this winter; back on a winning mark but need to see more.
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- Busby
- Mr Jack Nicholls / P A Kirby
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59
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5/1 |
Busby
This veteran has been back in form in a visor this winter, winning at Southwell (1m4f) in December before second here (12.5f) and back at Southwell (1m3f); the visor is swapped for cheekpieces this time; should be on the premises if the headgear change doesn't have a negative effect.
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