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Spotlight :
Lightly raced 3yo who has improved for the addition of a visor, winning at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in August and then placed at Wolverhampton and Redcar; best of the prominent racers last time and he's a major player off an unchanged mark.
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5/2
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11/4
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Spotlight :
Two C&D wins last season; he's slipped down the weights this year and was sent off favourite over C&D nine days ago, eventually finishing fourth (Golden Valour second and Havana Rose sixth); likely to be heavily involved again.
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6/1
11/2
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6/1
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Spotlight :
Modest strike-rate but he's yet to run a poor race at this track, including when first past the post in the corresponding race 12 months ago (demoted to second); not at his best on last three starts and he'll be another 3lb lower from the weekend; dangerous if anywhere near his best but some rain wouldn't go amiss.
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8/1
17/2
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8/1
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Spotlight :
Closely matched with Darbucks on Carlisle form from May (7f, good to soft); the odd good effort since, including over C&D, and respected, for all that he'll need a good pace to aim at.
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9/1
17/2
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8/1
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Spotlight :
Ended long losing run with 1m win here in May off 2lb higher; held his form since and last week's C&D second was a positive effort; each-way claims again.
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12/1
11/1
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12/1
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Spotlight :
Off the mark in a weak classified event at Newcastle (1m) in March; failed to build on that success in three more runs in spring; back from six months off and looks vulnerable.
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14/1
16/1
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14/1
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Spotlight :
Yet to win on turf but he's capable of a big run off this mark and he's closely matched with Lumenbourg on a Doncaster run from August; 1m on soft a valid excuse last time; one to take seriously.
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16/1
18/1
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20/1
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Spotlight :
Won three times on AW in the second half of 2023 and he has run well on turf this year too; that hasn't been the case on his last two starts though.
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28/1
25/1
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28/1
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Spotlight :
Gone the wrong way for current stable and although her latest sixth of nine over C&D was better, she still finished behind a couple of reopposing rivals; didn't get the cleanest run there but more will be needed to win.
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