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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Hold Your Fort
- Callum Pritchard / Mrs D A Hamer
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121
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15/2 |
Hold Your Fort
Four C&D wins (good and good to soft) last year before the momentum stalled; of interest back here off 2lb lower than his latest win in September but it was disappointing to see him beaten quite so far off his lower hurdle mark last week.
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- Morfee
- James Best / J W Mullins
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118
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11/4 |
Morfee
Winner of his sole course start, a 3m2f hurdle; 2-13 over fences and he might have added a third but for a minor late mistake at Market Rasen (3m, good; winner followed up since) recently; can go well off the same mark.
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- Diol Ker
- Osian Radford / Evan Williams
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114
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28/1 |
Diol Ker
High-class hurdler/chaser in his prime but has struggled for a long time now and although this is a welcome drop in grade he continues with something to prove; cheekpieces discarded.
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- Belgarum
- Freddie Gingell / J Tizzard
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122
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6/1 |
Belgarum
Won three from four chase completions between June and September (2m3f-2m5f; good) last year but was pulled up in his only start beyond the latter trip; finished close up at Plumpton recently on return from wind surgery but the stamina question needs to be answered.
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- Dancingontheedge
- H Cobden / P F Nicholls
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112
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4/1 |
Dancingontheedge
Bumper winner who was off the mark over hurdles here last July; there wasn't much wrong with her chase debut here (2m5f, soft) in September and she should go on from that following a good comeback against an in-form rival in a Chepstow hurdle (2m7f, good) last month.
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- Inspiratrice
- Sam Twiston-Davies / Nicky Martin
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111
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14/1 |
Inspiratrice
Hurdle winner at 2m in late 2022 but she hasn't found much in two chase runs (2m5f and 2m3f) since back from an absence; major stamina queries over the longest trip she's tackled.
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- Unspeakable
- Jack Tudor / Christian Williams
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117
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2/1 |
Unspeakable
Won 3m hurdle at Taunton and confirmed his staying chase potential with a willing display to win there (2m7f, good to firm) last month; back up 5lb but still on a lowly mark and the extra distance should suit.
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