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- Mythe Bridge
- Stan Sheppard / H D Daly
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108
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6/1 |
Mythe Bridge
Placed on all three chase starts this year (3m-3m2f), logging an RPR of 105 each time; couldn't count his previous slow-ground efforts among his best form, but respected on trainer's recent record in this race.
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- Hill Of Tara
- Charlie Deutsch / Miss V Williams
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111
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9/2 |
Hill Of Tara
Behind Fat Faced Columbo and Mythe Bridge at Exeter latest, his jumping not all it could be; yard doing better now, though, and more rain brings him right into this (record on heavy of 11213, if all over hurdles.)
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- Streamsforth Lad
- Benjamin Macey / G Hanmer
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17/2 |
Streamsforth Lad
Improving over hurdles at the gentlest of rates since rejoining Gary Hanmer, seeing out 3m on soft at Wetherby latest despite an untidy jumping display; errors abounded on sole previous chasing start also.
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- Fat Faced Columbo
- James Best / R Mitford-Slade
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106
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7/2 |
Fat Faced Columbo
Half-brother to two staying chase winners, so improvement no surprise when a short-head second switched to fences at Exeter last month (3m, good to soft), with Mythe Bridge and Hill Of Tara 8l and 14l behind respectively; 6lb higher but still largely unexposed; shortlisted.
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- Three Figs
- Sean Houlihan / P Hobbs & J White
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25/1 |
Three Figs
Weakening efforts on all three novice/maiden hurdles starts at up to 2m4f, and the pedigree doesn't scream staying chaser; cheekpieces added for handicap/chase debut, but not easily recommended.
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- House Of Habsburg
- S Bowen / Christian Williams
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110
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5/4 |
House Of Habsburg
Huge personal best effort switched to fences at Warwick eight days ago (3m, soft), failing by just a head; 6lb well in, and only concern would be he's not had long to recover from that protracted battle.
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- Delgany Deadline
- Tristan Durrell / D Skelton
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9/1 |
Delgany Deadline
RPRs continuing to rise with each hurdles outing, even though the recent Chepstow return run (about 6l fourth) looked needed; hard to find many positives for staying chases in the immediate pedigree, however.
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- Community Rebel
- Joshua Thompson / Micky Hammond
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109
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25/1 |
Community Rebel
Blameless at Musselburgh latest when hampered and unseated, but otherwise mostly struggling since leaving James Ewart in the spring despite easing 15lb down the weights; unpersuasive.
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- Try The Money
- Kielan Woods / Henry Oliver
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108
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5/1 |
Try The Money
0-7 chase record includes a disappointing seventh when favourite for this race last year (soft); peppering the target in Ffos Las handicaps since, going closer than ever last time without improving further to do so; cheekpieces may need to eke a bit more out of him.
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- Worth The Walk
- Danny Mcmenamin / Micky Hammond
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33/1 |
Worth The Walk
Heavy-ground Irish point winner in early 2024, but pulled up at Ayr on this month's handicap/chase/seasonal debut (3m) granted the same conditions; likely best watched for the time being.
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- Meranti
- Finn Lambert / Sheila Lewis
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101
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40/1 |
Meranti
Minor claims on the Warwick fourth of his final 2023-24 outing, but not on the evidence of two runs back following a 20-month absence.
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- Miami Jim
- Benjamin Poste / Mrs R Gasson
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103
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40/1 |
Miami Jim
Okay third upped to 3m4f at Stratford in August, the last time he raced off his true mark; found it happening too quickly over this C&D two runs ago (good), and he's further out of the weights today; cheekpieces on.
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