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- Aurigny Mill
- Harry Kimber / R Walford
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137
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7/2 |
Aurigny Mill
Three wins (good to soft/heavy) from his ten hurdle starts for the now-retired Victor Dartnall and he bolted up at Newbury (2m, good) on recent stable debut; back up in grade today but a 7lb rise could have been worse and he's one to consider.
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- Gin Coco
- Bryan Carver / H Fry
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136
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12/1 |
Gin Coco
Inconsistent last season but won this race (good) and returned from wind surgery with a neck defeat at Chepstow (2m, soft) last month; key player.
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- Spirit D'aunou
- N F Houlihan / G & J Moore
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137
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33/1 |
Spirit D'aunou
Made it five wins from seven starts when scoring at Sandown last December; failed to threaten in hot handicaps on his next three starts but the last of them was a respectable effort at Aintree in April and he reappears with his yard among the winners; not ruled out.
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- Williethebuilder
- Harry Skelton / D Skelton
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136
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10/1 |
Williethebuilder
Having had wind surgery he returned to form with a near miss at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) last month and went one better there (2m, good) last time, beating Alnilam by half a length; 5lb higher in a tougher contest today but this 5yo could continue to progress for his top trainer.
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- Aucunrisque
- Freddie Gordon / C Gordon
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142
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9/1 |
Aucunrisque
8yo who is not the force of old but he's dropped down the weights and has finished a respectable third on his two outings this autumn (2m, good to soft/good), most recently at Cheltenham; might not be far away.
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- Alnilam
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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140
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16/1 |
Alnilam
Won two novice hurdles earlier this year (2m/2m2f, soft) and returned to form in first-time hood (retained) when going close behind Williethebuilder at Wetherby (2m, good) three weeks ago; granted a better round of jumping this 5yo should have more to offer; on the shortlist.
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- Break My Soul
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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138
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15/8 |
Break My Soul
Won two novice hurdles in a row in the spring (2m/2m1f, good/good to soft) and went very close to completing a hat-trick on handicap debut over C&D (good) this month; this lightly raced 5yo remains open to further improvement for her top trainer, who has won three of the last seven runnings.
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- Afadil
- Freddie Gingell / P F Nicholls
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139
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15/2 |
Afadil
Not at the top of his game on either run this autumn but this month's C&D fourth was a step back in the right direction and he could be working his way back into form; well handicapped on the pick of his form during a solid campaign last season and he's a possible contender.
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- Perseus Way
- Nick Scholfield / Christian Williams
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134
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50/1 |
Perseus Way
Runner-up in Grade 2 juvenile hurdle in February 2023 and showed good form on the Flat last autumn; however, he finished down the field on three hurdle starts this March and reappears with something to prove.
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- Mirabad
- Luke Scott / Dr R Newland & J Insole
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139
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8/1 |
Mirabad
Listed runner-up on the Flat in France (very soft) and he's two out of five in novice hurdles following this month's easy, all-the-way win at Hereford (2m, good); goes handicapping in a warm race but he has potential off his opening mark and is not ruled out.
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