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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Manxman
- S D Bowen / S & E Crisford
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94
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3/1 |
Manxman
Progressive stayer who is 6-12 in handicaps; went very close in last year's Cesarewitch and ran well, beating all bar the subsequent Chester Cup runner-up, at Southwell (AW) on reappearance; strong contender.
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- Trooper Bisdee
- L Morris / Sir Mark Prescott
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95
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9/1 |
Trooper Bisdee
Successful six times during a spell as a classic Prescott improver; limitations somewhat exposed in Class 2 events (including two major handicaps) subsequently; a possible danger back down in grade.
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- Mr Hampstead
- D Egan / Raphael Freire
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98
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5/1 |
Mr Hampstead
Gelded prior to emphatic success over C&D (good) this month on handicap/seasonal debut, proving suited by the new trip and opening his account at the seventh attempt; respected with further improvement plausible.
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- Tritonic
- Hollie Doyle / A King
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102
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10/1 |
Tritonic
Capable of useful form on Flat and over jumps; however, hasn't scored under this code since 2022 and needs to improve on his 2025 AW efforts; admittedly this 8yo may benefit from today's drop back in class.
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- Contacto
- David Probert / A M Balding
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98
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9/2 |
Contacto
Record of 1212 since handicapping, most recently running well in useful 1m6f contest at Haydock (good) last September; gelded since; interesting upped further in distance, with further progress likely this term.
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- Almuhit
- Edward Greatrex / Faye Bramley
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95
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15/2 |
Almuhit
Has form figures of 112 over hurdles since having wind surgery, most recently running well at Punchestown on debut for new yard; looks attractively treated off 10lb below his peak Flat mark; shortlisted.
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- Vino Victrix
- Rossa Ryan / H Morrison
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102
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12/1 |
Vino Victrix
Finished fourth in this race last year, then second here next time; ran encouragingly in AW event on reappearance; capable of being involved but is badly out of the winning habit, with losing spell going back to 2022.
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- Diamond Bay
- Daniel Muscutt / T Ward
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96
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16/1 |
Diamond Bay
Belatedly regained the winning thread, narrowly but with first two clear, in Goodwood contest (1m6f, good) this month on reappearance; made the frame off 3lb higher in this race in 2022 and 2023; solid claims.
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- King's Reign
- Jason Watson / G & J Moore
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97
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18/1 |
King's Reign
Cost 1,500,000gns as a yearling but scored only once (over 1m4f) in five attempts for Charlie Appleby and was sold for 30,000gns in January; the betting may give further guidance on debut for new connections.
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- Bashful Boy
- Josephine Gordon / D Pipe
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96
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40/1 |
Bashful Boy
Successful on Flat and over hurdles but losing spell goes back almost two years; midfield when an outsider in the Chester Cup on seasonal debut; this 9yo is less appealing than most of these rivals.
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- Aggagio
- Ashley Lewis / G & J Moore
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94
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40/1 |
Aggagio
Campaigned mostly over jumps since early 2024; won this race in 2022 but finished about 10l behind unexposed Mr Hampstead here three weeks ago and seems unlikely to reverse those placings.
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- Wonder
- Callum Shepherd / J R Fanshawe
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95
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16/1 |
Wonder
Largely consistent, latterly on AW where he's a dual winner; form dipped on Good Friday but could well rebound; showed promise on turf in 2023; not fully exposed over 2m; possibilities off bottom weight.
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