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- Al Barez
- J Mitchell / Tom Clover
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102
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5/1 |
Al Barez
Two AW wins last April, the former over C&D and then defying a 1lb higher mark than today's at Southwell; solid effort at Wolverhampton last month and likely to be involved once more.
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- Drama
- Hollie Doyle / J Ferguson
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97
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11/8 |
Drama
The form of last season's two C&D wins is strong and he confirmed his preference for AW with a good third at Southwell last month (6f, Class 3; blinkered first time), leading in the straight but picked off late by two slightly more efficiently ridden rivals; strong claims back down in grade.
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- Many A Star
- William Carver / J A Osborne
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97
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16/1 |
Many A Star
Won three 6f Tapeta handicaps early in the year and he's held his form since, not far behind Drama at Southwell and only beaten 2l back on turf 16 days ago; suspicion a few might prove better treated.
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- Bright
- Billy Loughnane / D M Loughnane
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97
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20/1 |
Bright
Three wins in the second half of 2024; went close off this mark at Newcastle in January but failed to back it up nine days later; given a break since and Billy Loughnane's presence in the saddle suggests he'll be straight enough (two wins from four starts on him); not ruled out.
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- Albert Cee
- George Wood / P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
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51
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18/1 |
Albert Cee
Impressive at Leicester in September 2023 when trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam; also looked good when making a winning debut for James Owen at Chepstow last June (6f, good to soft) but made low-key return to action/stable debut at Doncaster in March; others look safer.
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- Liosa
- Hector Crouch / W S Kittow
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96
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7/2 |
Liosa
Ended 2024 on the up and he confirmed himself a progressive sprinter when running out the impressive winner of a C&D handicap on last month's return from 169 days off (2-2 at Kempton); subsequent turf defeat off an 8lb lower mark is excusable (5f looked too sharp and he didn't look at ease on the track); should be seen to better effect today and may not have reached his ceiling.
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- Scarboroughwarning
- Dylan Hogan / Sir Mark Prescott
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96
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13/2 |
Scarboroughwarning
Marked improvement in AW handicaps on final two outings last October, routing five rivals at Wolverhampton before chasing home Liosa over 6f at Southwell; 10lb better off with that rival for 0.5l but she's returning from 205 days off and will need to be cherry ripe.
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- Tan Rapido
- K Shoemark / C Fellowes
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97
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7/1 |
Tan Rapido
Lightly raced 4yo who ran his best race to date when second of 13 at Southwell last month (5f); the return to 6f can help but a 2lb nudge demands further progress.
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- Night On Earth
- Cieren Fallon / Ian Williams
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102
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14/1 |
Night On Earth
Well-handicapped front-runner; latest Pontefract effort should have blown away any cobwebs and he's ideally berthed to attack; whether he can sustain his effort for 6f looks a moot point though.
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- Brunel Charm
- Jack Dace / C Wallis
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98
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22/1 |
Brunel Charm
Two front-running wins this year, over C&D and 6f at Chelmsford, but only eighth of nine at Lingfield seven weeks ago and looks up against it now upped to a Class 4.
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