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Selection |
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- Tanganyika
- Charlie Deutsch / Miss V Williams
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145
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9/2 |
Tanganyika
Heavy-ground hurdle winner; switch to chasing yielded two 3m wins and he ended last term with a tenacious second over 4m2f in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter (6lb higher today); went a bit freely at Cheltenham on return three weeks ago and shaped as if in need of the race; type to resume improvement.
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- O'Connell
- G Sheehan / J Parkinson & S Smith
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144
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5/2 |
O'Connell
Final leg of his hat-trick (3m-3m4f) last winter came on heavy ground at this track, before his remote second in the 4m1f Eider at Newcastle; encouraging third at Carlisle five weeks ago should set him up for a big run.
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- Ask Brewster
- H Cobden / Evan Williams
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140
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4/1 |
Ask Brewster
Ran poorly last winter but emerged in the spring to win at Chepstow and Cheltenham (3m4f) before completing his hat-trick with another Chepstow win in October; all three of those were on good or good to firm but he did score on soft as a hurdler in March 2024; raised another 8lb but has more improvement in him if the ground is okay.
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- Hung Jury
- S Bowen / M Keighley
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145
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12/1 |
Hung Jury
5-21 in points and now two big days under rules at Cheltenham, winning a 4m hunter chase (good) in May and 16-runner handicap over 3m1f (heavy) three weeks ago; up 6lb but this step back up in trip can help him make further progress.
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- Invincible Nao
- Caoilin Quinn / G & J Moore
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142
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5/1 |
Invincible Nao
Last winter's wins on soft ground at Plumpton came with waiting tactics over 3m1f and 3m4f, latterly in the Sussex National; showed his wellbeing to win a three-runner race from the front here four weeks ago over just 2m4f, so it's reasonable to hope for more improvement over further than that for stable which had a fine day here yesterday.
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- Jupiter Allen
- Rex Dingle / Chester Williams
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146
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14/1 |
Jupiter Allen
First attempt at a marathon trip produced a remote finish over 3m6f at the Cheltenham Festival (25-1) last term, having won twice in that first campaign over fences; stable is in good form and he was a respectable second over 3m6f at Exeter (soft) yesterday.
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- Rivers Corner
- Brendan Powell / J Tizzard
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147
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5/1 |
Rivers Corner
Has taken well to fences on his last four starts and particularly with blinkers on last three; further progress is likely this season now that he has a run under his belt; won a hurdle race over an extended 3m1f on heavy ground in February 2024, so looks worth this first go at a marathon trip.
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