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- Lieutenant Command
- Harry Reed / T Reed
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143
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150/1 |
Lieutenant Command
Two-time chase winner for Noel Meade but tailed off in the Galway Plate in August 2023 on final run for that yard; sold for 15,000 that September and absent since; this 10yo may be best watched on stable debut.
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- Iroko
- Jonjo O'neill Jr. / O Greenall & J Guerriero
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156
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13/8 |
Iroko
Won handicap hurdle at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival (2m4f, soft) and last season's injury-affected novice chase campaign concluded with Grade 1 second at Aintree (3m1f, soft); has won on good ground; the Grand National is his aim but he's a leading contender if close to his best on this reappearance.
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- Tahmuras
- J J Burke / P F Nicholls
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156
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4/1 |
Tahmuras
Grade 1 novice hurdle winner who also showed plenty of promise over fences last season, finishing second in the Grade 2 Pendil Novices' Chase at Kempton (2m4f, soft) in February when last seen; won here over hurdles and could have more to offer now going back left-handed; has won on good to soft under rules and on good ground in a point; trainer has excellent record in race.
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- Trelawne
- Thomas Bellamy / K C Bailey
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155
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11/4 |
Trelawne
All nine starts on soft/heavy ground; 3-4 over hurdles and even better over fences last season, finishing second of four in 2m3f Grade 2 novice at Wetherby in January; the forecast rain is in his favour and he's respected.
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- Deafening Silence
- Harry Skelton / D Skelton
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7/1 |
Deafening Silence
British point winner who scored at Exeter (2m5f, good to soft) last November on second hurdle start and followed up in Grade 2 novice at Sandown (2m4f, heavy) in December; off since and thrown in at the deep end on today's chase debut, but he's from a top yard and has bundles of potential.
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- Hillcrest
- Sam Twiston-Davies / H D Daly
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17/2 |
Hillcrest
Bolted up in Grade 2 novice hurdle here (3m, heavy) in February 2022; built for fences and he's in with a big shout on this chase debut if he retains all of his promise; yard is in good form but he's been off since the 2022 Cheltenham Festival (pulled up) and it's a mammoth absence to defy.
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