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- Courageous Strike
- H Cobden / P F Nicholls
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109
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11/8 |
Courageous Strike
Two-time Flat winner who landed maiden/novice hurdles at around 2m on good on joining Paul Nicholls in the spring; only fifth on Newton Abbot handicap hurdle debut (2m1f, good to soft) in October after summer break but he retains potential with a hood added now.
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- Laughing John
- James Bowen / N J Henderson
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110
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6/4 |
Laughing John
Displayed very clear promise in 2m junior hurdles last season, placing in first two (soft ground) and pushed along in about a 1l lead when hanging to his left and unseating his rider approaching the last at Chepstow (good) in April; there could be more to come from him now handicapping on reappearance for a leading stable among the winners.
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- Risk It All
- Caoilin Quinn / G & J Moore
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106
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11/4 |
Risk It All
Easy winner of sole Flat outing (2m, good to soft) in France in summer 2024; didn't confirm the promise of his hurdle debut third at Kempton (2m, good to soft) last Christmas in two subsequent outings last season (beaten at 2-7 when runner-up) but still early days and he's had wind surgery ahead of this reappearance for a yard going well.
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- Scotland The Brave
- Harry Reed / T Davidson
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97
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5/1 |
Scotland The Brave
Ran in three 2m juvenile hurdles at Wetherby (good to soft/soft) last winter, finishing second on the third occasion (also won on AW Flat just before it); not at his best in two AW Flat starts in the spring and has had wind surgery ahead of this handicap hurdle debut after 226 days off.
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