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- Fantastic Lady
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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159
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4/1 |
Fantastic Lady
Experienced 10yo chaser who won a Grade 2 at Sandown (2m6f, good) last April and she was second and sixth in last two editions of the Topham on soft ground at Aintree in April; creditable second in Listed event 17 days ago; has won over 3m but it's her peak efforts over slightly shorter than this on which she sets the standard.
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- Apple Away
- D R Fox / Miss Lucinda V Russell
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154
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3/1 |
Apple Away
Ended last term winning a Listed event at Perth (3m, soft) in April, her best form over fences; slightly underwhelming in her two runs this season but a slog today will suit and she has to be in serious calculations.
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- Don't Rightly Know
- H Cobden / P Gundry
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146
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9/4 |
Don't Rightly Know
Lightly raced 10yo who was reliable last season in her first campaign hurdling, arguably best effort when making most over 3m on soft in handicap here; winning by 10l from the front on chase/seasonal debut in handicap at Exeter (3m, good to soft) four weeks ago was a big advance but she has a fair bit to find against three of today's rivals.
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- Lady Balko
- Jack Tudor / D Pipe
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154
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9/4 |
Lady Balko
Switched to fences this season and has been a rising force, twice making all in handicaps at Plumpton (3m2f) before always prominent to take one at Hereford (3m1f); all three were in December on good to soft but she had three wins on soft at lower levels over hurdles; after that latest performance she is in serious contention in this race too.
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- Smiling Getaway
- Sam Twiston-Davies / N A Twiston-Davies
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140
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16/1 |
Smiling Getaway
Won chase/seasonal debut in a handicap at Ffos Las (2m5f, good to soft; acts on soft) in October; that form is well short of what is required today, however, and she was well beaten in a mares' novice Listed race at Warwick five weeks ago; this move up in trip needs to prompt big improvement.
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