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Selection |
Form |
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- Francisco
- Baz Lewis / P R Chamings
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71
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18/1 |
Francisco
Showed promise over 7f as 2yo; missed 2024 but returned with a good 5f run at Wolverhampton for new yard, only to lose all chance at the start on handicap debut at Lingfield (6f); deserves another chance.
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- Flag Carrier
- Callum Shepherd / Brian Toomey
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69
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10/1 |
Flag Carrier
Sole win over 7f at Kempton last January; in good form on turf for new yard last summer but less so on AW since, making no impact back over 6f at Lingfield recently; usually in headgear, first-time cheekpieces today.
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- Jesse Luc
- Rossa Ryan / M Murphy
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76
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11/4 |
Jesse Luc
Fairly innocuous start to handicap career but he's a different horse now and added to an earlier C&D win with two at Southwell (6f) since, value for more than the narrow verdict in an amateur jockeys' race 12 days ago; good claims off just 3lb higher.
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- Southbank
- S M Levey / S C Williams
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75
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9/4 |
Southbank
Excellent 3-4 strike-rate over C&D and he soon put the race to bed on his latest run here before Christmas; 7lb higher now and beaten twice since but still has plenty going for him back on this course; Rossa Ryan rode last time but reverts to Jesse Luc.
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- Cooperation
- Alistair Rawlinson / M Appleby
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75
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9/1 |
Cooperation
Sole AW win over C&D as 3yo; on a losing run now but he might have ended it with a better passage at Southwell (6f, first-time hood) last month and he again went down narrowly at Wolverhampton since; wasn't on song at Newcastle latest but should be involved if adding cheekpieces helps.
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- Not Just Yet
- David Probert / Mrs N S Evans
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75
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22/1 |
Not Just Yet
Sole win on turf in Ireland and 0-13 on AW but deserves a change of luck, having suffered three narrow defeats on Wolverhampton Tapeta (6f; just behind Cooperation latest) for this yard; acts on Polytrack too but the draw has gone against him.
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- Zaman Daar
- Raul Da Silva / I Mohammed
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74
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14/1 |
Zaman Daar
Turf winner at 6f in 2024; slow starts can hold him back but he's capable on his day and there isn't much between him, Cooperation and Not Just Yet on a 6f run at Wolverhampton this month if things go to plan.
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- Man On A Mission
- Non Runner / P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
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74
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15/2 |
Man On A Mission
Six of seven AW wins have come on Polytrack but he couldn't take advantage of what looked an undemanding task when third at Kempton (6f) last week; needs more.
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- Lion Ring
- Tommie Jakes / Andrew Martin
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73
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22/1 |
Lion Ring
Won all four races on Polytrack in September and October, three on this track (5f and 6f), but his purple patch has ended and a revival looks unlikely from the widest draw.
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- Poetic Jack
- Marco Ghiani / R M H Cowell
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73
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7/2 |
Poetic Jack
Course winner at 7f last winter; unlucky with the draw since making all at Lingfield (6f) in December but he's fared better on that front today and is still in form; should give it plenty from the front.
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- Madame Fenella
- Joanna Mason / D Shaw
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74
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9/1 |
Madame Fenella
Two AW wins, the latest over C&D in June 2023; not badly treated now but she's run only three times since last March, with two significant breaks, and isn't guaranteed to be in peak form.
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