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Form |
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- Bearwith
- P J Mcdonald / H Bethell
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71
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12/1 |
Bearwith
Multiple winner, once over C&D; some signs he might be running into form again at Newcastle (1m2f; first-time blinkers) two starts ago but he didn't put up much of a show behind Golspie there last month and has a question mark against him with headgear left off.
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- Tortured Soul
- Jack Doughty / A W Carroll
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81
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7/2 |
Tortured Soul
Reliable here, winning two over C&D and yet to be beaten more than 2l; has taken time to recapture form since back from a break but a strong late burst got him up on the line at Lingfield (1m2f) last month; still 4lb lower than when a good runner-up on latest start here last March; solid.
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- Brodie's Boy
- Jason Watson / A W Carroll
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78
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10/1 |
Brodie's Boy
Sole win in 1m4f Kempton maiden as 3yo; best efforts for this yard when close up at Wolverhampton (1m4f) twice in the autumn but he was way below best at Lingfield since; reservations after that on course debut.
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- Shahbaz
- William Cox / A Watson
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74
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66/1 |
Shahbaz
Two wins in 2025 for previous yard, over 1m2f at Chelmsford and 1m4f at Newbury, but he's raced in the rear and stayed there in all four runs for this trainer; may well take advantage of this good mark at some stage.
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- King's Hand
- Dylan Hogan / Sir Mark Prescott
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80
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9/4 |
King's Hand
Promising handicap debut when strong-finishing close second at Wolverhampton (about 1m1f) but turned over at a short price there after and a Newcastle run in November was less good; the handicap debut run suggests 1m3f could suit, though, and can't give up on him on this course debut.
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- Return With Gold
- Cam Hardie / Ollie Pears
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72
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12/1 |
Return With Gold
Won two of three AW races in early 2025, most recently an amateur jockeys' race over C&D; had two abortive goes over hurdles in June and had wind surgery since; hard to weigh up after layoff.
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- Educate
- Aiden Brookes / Micky Hammond
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78
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18/1 |
Educate
Course winner at 1m and over 1m4f at Wolverhampton; involved in some tight finishes in the autumn for previous yard but bled from the nose in December and sold for 6,000 since; capable of going well if back to best.
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- Golspie
- D Nolan / P Morris
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78
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7/2 |
Golspie
Stays 1m3f on turf but 1m2f at Newcastle is his regular stamping ground; took advantage of weights drop when winning there in December and not clear run on Monday; better claims than many if adapting to this track (well beaten over 1m on only previous attempt) but without regular cheekpieces.
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- Arth's Gold
- Alec Voikhansky / R Hannon
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76
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11/2 |
Arth's Gold
Moderate two starts ago but he didn't have an easy passage when sixth at Wolverhampton (about 1m1f; King's Hand second) previously and he looked lonely in front before overhauled late over C&D (first-time cheekpieces, retained) since; thereabouts.
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- Blackwater Lilly
- Ben Robinson / B Ellison
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77
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66/1 |
Blackwater Lilly
Hurdle winner; shaped quite well when fourth on handicap debut at Carlisle (1m3f) in August but she finished miles behind Golspie at Newcastle recently on AW debut; cheekpieces return but has much to prove.
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