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Selection |
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- Amiata
- Nicola Burns / G M Lyons
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88
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11/2 |
Amiata
Second over 5f at Naas in May on debut; off the mark at Navan over 5f in August on fifth start; unlucky in running on nursery debut at Naas over 6f, ultimately finishing fifth; tame effort when an unplaced favourite over 6f here four weeks ago on AW debut; return to 5f could do the trick; Nicola Burns takes off 5lb, enhancing his prospects.
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- Fox In Flight
- Luke Mcateer / D Marnane
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83
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9/2 |
Fox In Flight
Runner-up over 6f here in October and close up over 7f here on next start; cope with the drop to this trip (at which his dam also won) when landing the odds here nine days ago; this is a much more competitive race.
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- Fresh Fade
- Billy Lee / K J Condon
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88
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9/1 |
Fresh Fade
Nine runs for his previous trainer; form highlighted by a neck win at Naas in August (6f, good); not disgraced in a Listed race at Fairyhouse in August; fourth on stable debut over 6f here four weeks ago in a race in which Sovereign Cry was second; in front of the well-fancied Amiata; might not cope with that pair.
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- Ninth Crusade
- Sam Coen / M O'callaghan
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78
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14/1 |
Ninth Crusade
Breeze-up purchase cost 205,000; justified favouritism on debut at Wolverhampton (6f); failed to build in two subsequent outings in Britain, including when highly tried in a Group 3 event at Kempton; runner-up to Final Melody three weeks ago on the most recent of two C&D nursery outings; this looks more competitive.
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- Capitalization
- J M Sheridan / D Hogan
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80
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33/1 |
Capitalization
260,000 breeze-up purchase in April; acquired for 3,600gns last month; four of his five starts have been at 5f, third on three occasions; slowly away when last of five at Wolverhampton on final start in Britain; not suited by the race conditions here.
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- Final Melody
- Seamie Heffernan / N Lupini
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86
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5/2 |
Final Melody
All starts over this trip; steady improvement when runner-up in nurseries, at Naas, Down Royal and this venue; defied an aggregate 9lb rise to score three weeks ago at the main expense of today's rival Ninth Crusade; unlikely to be far away.
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- Oh Cecelia
- James Ryan / J Davison
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83
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12/1 |
Oh Cecelia
Won a 5f maiden at Cork in May before being set an ambitious task in the Albany Stakes; not exactly progressive and needs to step up on the form of her third placing in a 6f nursery at Fairyhouse in September; AW debut, should be fine on the surface.
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- Sovereign Cry
- Shane Foley / Daniel Murphy
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87
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5/2 |
Sovereign Cry
Disappointing favourite first time out in a 7f maiden here in October; showed that was not a true reflection of his ability when only just denied by an 85-rated rival over 6f here four weeks ago; has a clear edge over Fresh Fade and Amiata; however, the last-named favourite, and had previously shown a decent standard of form.
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