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- Xcitations
- C J Todd / Mrs P Sly
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136
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20/1 |
Xcitations
Has won five of his 18 races over fences, the latest off 5lb higher at Sandown last November (1m7f, good to soft; already had a run); slightly low-key end to his season so starts this campaign on a good mark but usually needs a run.
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- Home Free
- Harry Skelton / D Skelton
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130
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6/4 |
Home Free
Has won both his races since a wind operation, both with a tongue-tie on, scoring at Uttoxeter (2m, good; four ran) and following up at Ayr (2m, good to soft; won by 11l); 10lb higher than last time in what looks a stronger race, but has won on testing ground and is a contender.
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- General Medrano
- Thomas Bellamy / Miss E C Lavelle
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136
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10/3 |
General Medrano
Won handicaps at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) and Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) on first two starts last season; some fair runs after that and could go well, but significant rain would be against him; back after a wind operation.
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- Netywell
- D R Fox / Miss Lucinda V Russell
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132
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11/2 |
Netywell
Won three on the trot on soft/heavy ground in the middle of last season including over C&D; now 19lb higher than first of those wins (5lb higher than the last) so up against it without having a recent run.
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- Eden Du Houx
- Jack Tudor / D Pipe
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132
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22/1 |
Eden Du Houx
Won a 2m3f Ffos Las handicap in November 2022 (2m3f, good to soft); good second off 7lb higher at Sandown the following March; lightly raced since (had wind surgery in August 2023) and returns after nearly a year off; worth a market check.
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- Galunggung
- B S Hughes / D Mccain Jnr
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130
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13/2 |
Galunggung
Lightly raced; only beaten once; last season won a novice hurdle at Hexham in March (2m, heavy) and a handicap hurdle at Bangor (2m3f, soft) in April; made it three on the trot when making a winning chase debut in a novice handicap at Perth in May (2m, good to soft); unexposed and an interesting contender.
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- Dr T J Eckleburg
- Conor Ring / Evan Williams
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131
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10/1 |
Dr T J Eckleburg
Won handicap chases at Worcester (2m, good to soft) and Ludlow last season (2m, soft) last season; fair efforts since then, including third at Newton Abbot on return to action last month; on a feasible mark; could go well.
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