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- Road To Home
- Mr P W Mullins / W P Mullins
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131
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6/1 |
Road To Home
Irish raider who kept on well for close third on last month's handicap chase debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft); not yet fully exposed over fences and features prominently in calculations here.
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- Lord Baddesley
- Rex Dingle / A J Honeyball
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137
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9/1 |
Lord Baddesley
Easily won three-runner C&D (good) contest on last month's seasonal debut (first run after wind op) and subsquent third of four at Ascot (2m5f, good) was perfectly respectable; big player if first-time blinkers have any positive effect.
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- Walking On Air
- K Brogan / Faye Bramley
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136
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20/1 |
Walking On Air
Mostly out of form for Gary Brown last season and absent since pulled up in Scottish National on stable debut in April; however, held narrow lead before last-fence fall in Great Yorkshire Chase at Doncaster (3m, good) in January and remains very well treated on old form for Nicky Henderson.
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- Peso
- Jonjo O'neill Jr. / J & A O'neill
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6/1 |
Peso
Very unexposed 6yo who comfortably won a 2m novice hurdle here (good to soft) just under a year ago; makes handicap/chase debut after 328-day absence but his promising Irish point debut in 2023 bodes well for his prospects over fences; market may guide.
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- Fine Casting
- Ben Jones / B Pauling
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135
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9/2 |
Fine Casting
Drew a blank over hurdles last season but returned to chasing with win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) last month, after a break, and is still on a workable mark after recent 6lb rise.
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- Knight Of Allen
- C Gethings / Mrs J Williams
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129
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5/2 |
Knight Of Allen
2-7 over hurdles; third best on merit and flattered by proximity when second in two-finisher Chepstow novice chase (2m7f, good to firm) on seasonal debut in October but significant positives can still be drawn from that performance and he's open to improvement over fences.
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- Don't Tell Su
- N De Boinville / N J Henderson
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131
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7/2 |
Don't Tell Su
Largely consistent over hurdles for Paul Nicholls; absent since underwhelming chase debut in March but makes debut for Nicky Henderson (same owners) from a workable mark and with trip/ground suitable.
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- Aviation
- Tom Cannon / L Wadham
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87
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18/1 |
Aviation
Fair novice hurdler last season; well beaten on last month's seasonal/chase debut at Lingfield (2m4f, good; first-time cheekpieces) but might have needed that recent outing and still has potential over fences.
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- Icare Grandchamp
- Caoilin Quinn / G & J Moore
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132
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10/1 |
Icare Grandchamp
2-5 over fences; may still have more improvement to come but absent since winninng 0-110 contest at Southwell (2m4f, good) 13 months ago and will need to hit the ground running to have any chance in this grade.
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