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- Gidleigh Park
- Bryan Carver / H Fry
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6/5 |
Gidleigh Park
Absent since looking a possible non-stayer over 3m on heavy ground in the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival; unbeaten (4-4) previously and bagged Grade 2 honours at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) on penultimate hurdles start; likely still has more to offer and looks a smart novice chasing prospect.
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- Iberico Lord
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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11/10 |
Iberico Lord
One of the best 2m handicap hurdlers last season, having won the Greatwood at Cheltenham (soft) and Betfair Hurdle at Newbury (heavy); best to forgive his Champion Hurdle effort when the yard was badly out of sorts; brings the highest rating to chase debut and commands respect.
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- Leave Of Absence
- Sam Twiston-Davies / A J Honeyball
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14/1 |
Leave Of Absence
Progressive for Chris Gordon but badly lacks recent match practice, having been absent since making all at Ascot (1m7f, good; hurdles debut) just over two years ago; useful in bumpers and placed in sole point; remains in same ownership; tongue-tie applied; market instructive.
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- The Four Sixes
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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15/2 |
The Four Sixes
Fairly useful handicap hurdler (over 2m3f/2m5f) last winter/spring for new stable, winning at Wetherby (soft) then placed a few times, most recently good second at Ayr; proving consistent and could go well but needs some improvement to beat a couple of these rivals.
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