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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Pic D'Orhy
- H Cobden / P F Nicholls
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172
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4/11 |
Pic D'Orhy
A rare poor run when failing to fire at Aintree on his final start of last season; prior to that, his form figures following his previous wind operation were 11121121, including a runaway success in this last year (helped by Shishkin's refusal to race) and another over C&D in February, that time at the highest level when comfortably making all to beat the high-class L'Homme Presse; goes exceptionally well when fresh and hard to oppose even with his penalty; likes to front-run but doesn't have to.
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- Le Patron
- Adam Wedge / G & J Moore
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158
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8/1 |
Le Patron
Goes on all ground and has won races from 1m7f to 2m4f; ran poorly (his jumping didn't help) in 2m4f Grade 1 novices on his final two starts last season but he beat respected opposition in Sandown's Grade 1 Henry VIII last December (1m7f, heavy) and, if he's in that sort of form, could be the one to benefit should Pic D'Orhy be off his game.
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- Dashel Drasher
- Rex Dingle / J Scott
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170
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3/1 |
Dashel Drasher
Admirable veteran who ran his usual honest race in quality staying hurdles last season but now returns to fences for the first time since his second in a 3m1f Grade 2 at Aintree two years ago; switching back to this discipline shouldn't be a problem but dropping to 2m5f could be.
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- Flegmatik
- Tristan Durrell / D Skelton
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157
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25/1 |
Flegmatik
Has run well here but seems to save his best for Kempton; hard to envisage him posing a threat at this level after his recent struggles in handicaps, this season at 2m3f and 3m.
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- Hidden Depths
- James Bowen / N P Mulholland
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142
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40/1 |
Hidden Depths
Progressive this year (from 2m5f to 3m) but couldn't bridge the class-gap in a Grade 3 handicap here three weeks ago and this is tougher again; relying on all his rivals being below par.
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