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Form |
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- Absolutely Doyen
- Jack Hogan / F O'brien
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114
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6/5 |
Absolutely Doyen
Placed in Irish points last year and made the frame on both hurdle starts last month; ran to fair level when keeping-on fourth of 12 at Southwell (2m, good to soft) on latter occasion and has a big role to play here.
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- Bongo Man
- Tom Cannon / Billy Aprahamian
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28/1 |
Bongo Man
Showed only minor promise when sixth in Bangor bumper for Paul Webber last April and makes stable/hurdle debut after 11-month absence.
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- Kingly Fighter
- Thomas Bellamy / A M Hales
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57
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200/1 |
Kingly Fighter
Well beaten in junior hurdle for Ben Pauling in December 2023 and pulled up when returning from one-year absence for new stable; needs subsequent wind op to have made a massive difference.
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- Little Peter
- J M Quinlan / John Berry
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80
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16/1 |
Little Peter
Won good-ground bumper in September 2023 but made disappointing hurdle debut two months later and has raced exclusively on the Flat since; recorded RPR of 77 when scoring on Tapeta in October and has more than enough raw ability to feature here but needs to prove himself over jumps.
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- Maximum Offers
- G Sheehan / Jamie Snowden
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100
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5/1 |
Maximum Offers
Went close on Irish point debut in 2023 and was placed in soft-ground Carlisle bumper on rules debut in December; last month's hurdling debut at Taunton (2m, good to soft) was disappointing but it would be foolish to write him off after that.
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- My Mate Mike
- Charlie Price / J R Jenkins
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125/1 |
My Mate Mike
Fair on the Flat at around 7f when owner-trained, with all three wins gained on the AW; ended 2024 with a below-par run, though, and stamina is a possible issue on this hurdling debut.
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- Not So Sobers
- R P Mclernon / D Killahena & G Mcpherson
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117
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2/1 |
Not So Sobers
Won good-ground Market Rasen bumper last spring and has made the frame on both hurdling starts; put in good front-running shift and ran better than finishing position suggests when fourth over C&D (good to soft) last month; tongue-tie added today; major player.
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- Sleeping Late
- Paul O'brien / Mrs P Sly
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108
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15/2 |
Sleeping Late
From family with which Pam Sly has done well; only beaten about 6l when 50-1 fourth on debut at Doncaster in January (2m, good to soft; winner ran well in valuable handicap on Saturday) but that race developed into a sprint and the form is treated with a degree of caution.
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- Brindley
- Henry Brooke / P Neville
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50/1 |
Brindley
Went close to a breakthrough Flat win for Jack Channon at Newbury (1m; RPR 77) last summer but quickly became very disappointing in that sphere; went through the ring unsold at 900gns in September; probably best watched on stable/hurdle debut.
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- Slemish
- M G Nolan / L Horsfall
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70
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300/1 |
Slemish
Soundly beaten on both hurdling starts, latterly when a 250-1 outsider for C&D (good to soft) maiden three weeks ago.
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- Swordstick
- Tabitha Worsley / J Coulson
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125/1 |
Swordstick
Won on Flat debut (1m, AW; RPR 70) for Hugo Palmer in January 2024 and posted some fairly good efforts in defeat at up to 12.5f afterwards but was out of form when last seen last summer and makes only limited appeal on this stable/hurdle debut.
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