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- Lemoncello
- Charlie Deutsch / Miss V Williams
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4/1 |
Lemoncello
French hurdle/chase winner (good/heavy); mostly disappointing in Britain but there's been the odd promise, and he was making some headway when falling three out at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) on first run over fences for these connections.
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- Pepe Le Moko
- James Best / Mrs J Williams
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119
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12/1 |
Pepe Le Moko
Continues to fall in the weights but has become inconsistent and was again well below par when a 21l fourth at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft); not crying out to be backed.
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- Followcato
- Kielan Woods / B Pauling
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114
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7/2 |
Followcato
Maiden hurdler but lightly raced and was second in his only point; departed early on chase debut and then beaten about 13l when completing at Lingfield (2m6f, good); won't mind getting back on slower ground and cheekpieces are added; respected.
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- Regal Renaissance
- Sam Twiston-Davies / H D Daly
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120
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7/2 |
Regal Renaissance
Seemed to get stuck in the mud (heavy) when tailed off at Bangor and had been runner-up in her three previous races, albeit no closer than 7l; she is back on her last winning mark and goes well here; hard to dismiss.
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- Devon Dude
- Conor Ring / Evan Williams
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84
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17/2 |
Devon Dude
Small-field bumper winner who went 0-6 as a hurdler (best efforts at 2m3f/2m4f); beaten when falling on his chase debut but went off favourite for a 2m handicap here two weeks ago and reportedly slipped approaching some of the early fences, perhaps knocking his confidence; probably on a useful mark when it all clicks.
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- Pep Talking
- James Bowen / Billy Aprahamian
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110
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11/2 |
Pep Talking
Made it 6-14 over fences when making all at Wetherby (2m3f) and reported to have bled from the nose last time; does seem to need good ground and there's been plenty of rain about.
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- Icare Colombe
- J J Burke / F O'brien
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103
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14/1 |
Icare Colombe
Sufficient promise over hurdles to believe this mark could be workable but his chase debut at Warwick was forgettable (2m4f, soft), following a break and wind surgery; too early to be getting too negative.
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- Planned Paradise
- Mr J J Murphy-Knight / Christian Williams
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122
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16/1 |
Planned Paradise
His last win at Windsor in January came over 3m4f in the mud so he's a thorough stayer who looks vulnerable at this trip, as was the case at Southwell 15 days ago.
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- Pougne Aminta
- Jack Hogan / A Ralph
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115
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10/1 |
Pougne Aminta
Hurdle winner over 2m5f and perhaps found 3m a stretch when making it 0-4 over fences (placed here) when last seen in March 2024; prominent racer who is realistically handicapped if as good as she was; market should be informative.
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- Kit's Coty
- Stan Sheppard / Miss E C Lavelle
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119
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17/2 |
Kit's Coty
Winning hurdler (2m5f; good to soft) who got off the mark over fences on her return to action over 3m here (good) after a wind operation; failed to back that up big time when tailed off at Hereford and hard to be confident after that.
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- Est Illic
- Tabitha Worsley / S-J Davies
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28/1 |
Est Illic
His two chase wins were about five years ago; has threatened since then but this 11yo now returns from another absence.
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