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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Baltic Bird
- P M O'Brien / W Durkan
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130
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2/1 |
Baltic Bird
Winner of a beginners' chase last month at Down Royal by 3.5L (2m3f, good); winner on the Flat and twice over hurdles; has run well twice since returning from a break; in great form and has a chance.
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- Ballinrea
- L Quinlan / R J McGrath
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75
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66/1 |
Ballinrea
Won on debut point-to-point start; has been running in points and hunter chases since then with little success; likely to be out of his depth here.
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- Minella Sergeant
- J Smith / P J Gilligan
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122
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33/1 |
Minella Sergeant
Soundly beaten in points, bumpers and in two chase starts; hard to see him being involved in a race such as this.
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- No Time To Wait
- G Brouder / J C McConnell
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145
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13/2 |
No Time To Wait
Two wins under rules came on soft-heavy ground; last seen finishing a distant ninth in the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival; ran well at Musselburgh on penultimate run when losing by 1L (2m7f, good); cheek pieces added to tongue tie; one of the likelier contenders if the favourite underperforms.
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- Spanish Harlem
- S Cleary-Farrell / W P Mullins
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154
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8/15 |
Spanish Harlem
Sole win came on hurdles debut at Auteuil in 2022 (2m1f, heavy); second in the 2023 Martin Pipe; 0-10 over fences, thouhg has been running okay in some valuable staying handicap chases including in the bet365 at Sandown most recently where he finished fourth of 19 (3m4f, good); appears to have a good opportunity to bag a second win.
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