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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Piecederesistance
- B S Hughes / Micky Hammond
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94
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18/1 |
Piecederesistance
Useful on the Flat in his prime but has 0-7 strike-rate over hurdles and was tailed off in Market Rasen handicap on latest outing, in December; getting back on good ground will suit him but others in this line-up have much less to prove.
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- Trailblazer
- Joshua Thompson / A Nicol
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103
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5/1 |
Trailblazer
Sometimes races a bit too freely but he made all for wide-margin C&D (good) win last month and also ran well when second of 15 at Perth (2m, good to soft) soon afterwards; swaps blinkers for first-time visor today; likely contender.
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- Mr Sundancer
- Jamie Hamilton / M Walford
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105
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16/1 |
Mr Sundancer
Ex-Irish 7yo; won at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) last summer but below that form on all three starts for Mark Walford towards end of last year, albeit his fourth here (2m4f, good to soft) on Boxing Day was a better run than eventual 23l defeat might suggest.
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- Addosh
- Craig Nichol / B Ellison
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106
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12/1 |
Addosh
Not beaten far when sixth of nine on stable debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) in March but this regressive mare was soundly beaten on both subsequent Flat starts and her overall profile is not appealing.
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105
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5/6 |
Gavin
Back in good form since his winter break, more recently when dominating from the front to win unchallenged at Ffos Las (2m, good; heavily backed) a week ago; remains well handicapped under 7lb penalty and should be fine on this tighter track; good chance.
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- Jet Patrol
- Lewis Dobb / A M Thomson
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112
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13/2 |
Jet Patrol
0-8 over hurdles and his tendency to race too freely remains a worry but he'll find this easier than the series final he contested at Musselburgh in March, and he caught the eye when making steady headway from the rear there two starts ago.
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- Foshan
- Danny McMenamin / A Nicol
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94
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14/1 |
Foshan
Respectable fifth over C&D (good; first run after wind op) last month and didn't run badly on the Flat a fortnight later (first-time tongue-tie) but he's 0-26 under all codes now and is 6lb out of the weights today.
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