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- Sunshine Diamond
- C O'Farrell / N P Mulholland
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120
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6/1 |
Sunshine Diamond
Signed off in Ireland with Wexford maiden win (3m, good; first-time cheekpieces) last summer and followed up for new stable in four-runner Southwell novice (3m, good; front pair well clear) in October; drops back in trip after another break but he is open to more progress on handicap debut; interesting contender.
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- Casa Loupi
- Rob Hargreaves / G & J Moore
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118
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22/1 |
Casa Loupi
Returned from layoff with two clearcut wins at Sandown (both 2m, soft) this year but his revival came to an end with a pulled-up effort at Warwick in February; bit to prove after that and he's untried over this far.
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- Shengai Enki
- Luke Scott / Dr R Newland & J Insole
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120
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17/2 |
Shengai Enki
Triple hurdle winner who scored over C&D (soft) in February and he's held his form with three respectable efforts since; his latest second at Plumpton was in a three-runner race but he rallied well in the closing stages and is in the mix back at this track.
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- Marlacoo
- Stan Sheppard / T Lacey
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118
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3/1 |
Marlacoo
Bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles when landing the odds in Ayr maiden (2m3f, heavy) in February; didn't look entirely straightforward but he had something to spare in the end and is still unexposed; respected back in a handicap.
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- Super Sabre Sam
- Brendan Powell / N P Mulholland
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122
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4/1 |
Super Sabre Sam
Comfortable winner of a maiden here (2m3f, soft) in October; placed in a couple of handicaps (2m4f/2m5f) since but he didn't really fire at Newbury last month; headgear now added and he needs to step up again; stablemate of Sunshine Diamond.
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- Valadon
- Bryan Carver / H Fry
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122
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9/2 |
Valadon
Won twice against his own age group last season but he couldn't make a serious impact in first four handicaps and was beaten 22l at Exeter (2m, good) last month; up against it.
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- Churchills Boy
- James Davies / N J Gifford
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75
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16/1 |
Churchills Boy
Acts on good and soft ground; dual novice winner (2m4f/2m1f) in 2022-23 season and remains lightly raced but he returned after 666 days off with a heavy defeat at Stratford in February; tongue-tie is now added and he needs to bounce back near best.
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- Up The Straight
- N F Houlihan / R Rowe
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105
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40/1 |
Up The Straight
Useful over fences and hurdles in his prime, winning four times at up to 2m5f; very lightly raced now but he showed signs of a revival when second of four over fences at Exeter (3m, good) three weeks ago; mark continues to fall and he's not ruled back in trip on return to hurdling.
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- Kingston Gent
- Sean Houlihan / P Hobbs & J White
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118
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13/2 |
Kingston Gent
Good-ground point winner, who showed some promise in maiden/novice hurdles during the winter; well-held fifth of six finishers on handicap debut at Exeter (2m5f) in February but that was in the mud and he's a possible improver on this switch back to less testing conditions.
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- Rebel Intentions
- Ben Jones / Miss E C Lavelle
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127
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18/1 |
Rebel Intentions
Recorded his third hurdle win when scoring at Kempton (2m5f, good) in October but he's struggled since and was pulled up back over fences at Taunton in January; now only 1lb higher than for last win but he needs a major revival back in this sphere; visor worn last time is removed.
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