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- English Willow
- Thomas Bellamy / K Bailey & M Nicholls
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91
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33/1 |
English Willow
Placed in run-of-the-mill mares' novice at Uttoxeter (2m6f, soft) in December, her second hurdling start, but was pulled up on her latest outing and has a point to prove on this handicap debut.
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- Staff Sergeant Len
- James Best / Anthony Charlton
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99
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20/1 |
Staff Sergeant Len
Stuck to his task well and was only beaten just over 2l when fourth of 16 on last month's handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces), having been badly hampered by a faller at the third-last flight; can make his presence felt again here.
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- C'est Different
- Adam Wedge / S Thomas
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107
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4/7 |
C'est Different
Displayed huge improvement when upped to 2m3f for handicap debut at Carlisle (good to soft) on Monday, where he easily drew clear in the straight and was almost eased to a walk in the closing stages; escapes a penalty here and ought to be very hard to beat.
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- Nube De Trueno
- Tristan Durrell / D Skelton
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94
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40/1 |
Nube De Trueno
Well beaten in three 2m3f maiden/novice hurdles this season but represents a top stable and significant improvement is possible in handicaps.
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- Archie Macdart
- C Gethings / Joe Ponting
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80/1 |
Archie Macdart
Showed some ability in novice hurdles in 2023 but was safely held on was what effectively his handicap debut in October of that year and has been absent for 474 days since.
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- Arctic Saint
- Lewis Stones / Deborah Cole
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102
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13/2 |
Arctic Saint
Ex-Irish maiden who made the frame in two handicaps (2m4f/2m5f) for Deborah Cole towards the end of last year; needs to find extra here but a recent wind op may help in that regard.
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- Goddess Afrana
- David Noonan / N J Hawke
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98
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14/1 |
Goddess Afrana
Made encouraging start to handicap career when sixth of 16 at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) last month but needs to take a step forward here.
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- Bredon Hill Dart
- Lucy Gardner / Mrs S Gardner
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100
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16/1 |
Bredon Hill Dart
Beaten just over 20l when seventh in his first two handicaps (1m7f/2m); needs combination of new trip and first-time cheekpieces to unlock improvement here.
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- Noplacetobe
- Tabitha Worsley / Mrs M Rowley
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40/1 |
Noplacetobe
Placed in two handicaps for Michael Scudamore (2m4f/2m6f) during 2022-23 season but absent since two disappointing runs at end of that campaign; market may guide before today's stable debut.
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- No No Espresso
- Harry Reed / Harry Derham
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95
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12/1 |
No No Espresso
Unplaced all five hurdling starts; arguably ran better than bare form suggests when fifth of 16 at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) last month but subsequent 2lb drop is not enough to tempt.
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- Bridget Mary
- S Bowen / Miss R Curtis
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100
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6/1 |
Bridget Mary
Below form when well-held third on hurdling return in December but won Stratford chase (2m3f, soft) in the autumn and current mark is workable if she responds well to first-time cheekpieces here; had wind op last month.
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- Mini Yeats
- Alan Johns / Tim Vaughan
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98
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16/1 |
Mini Yeats
Gave good account when fourth at Taunton (2m, good) in December, his second start for Tim Vaughan, but last month's Ffos Las run was a backward step and he's now 0-13 over hurdles; cheekpieces removed; tongue-tie added.
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- Silver Chord
- Miss N Parker / C J Down
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100
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50/1 |
Silver Chord
Pulled up on last summer's handicap debut (2m1f) but her sixth of 18 at Exeter (2m5f, good to soft) was more encouraging and she remains unexposed; not ruled out each-way.
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- Regally Blonde
- Harry Bannister / B I Case
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102
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18/1 |
Regally Blonde
Won on the Flat in 2022 but is 0-13 over jumps and recent efforts have been underwhelming; drops back in trip today.
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