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Selection |
Form |
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- Black Eddy
- James Bowen / M Bowen
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115
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7/4 |
Black Eddy
Impressed when winning readily on debut at Chepstow (good) for Toby Bulgin in October; tailed off (reportedly stopped quickly) when upped to Listed level at Ascot (soft) for new stable in December but was given a wind op afterwards; back in calmer waters and on better ground here; big player if his problems are behind him.
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- Buck Whaley
- Jack Hogan / F O'Brien
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7/1 |
Buck Whaley
Unplaced in all three Irish points last spring but showed improvement when fourth on most recent outing (good ground); subsequently changed hands for 26,000 and was given a wind op; wears a tongue-tie on rules debut; new stable does pretty well in bumpers.
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- Kildare D'irlande
- Rian Corcoran / J R Barlow
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120
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2/1 |
Kildare D'irlande
Irish point winner who made good start to rules career when second of nine at Huntingdon (good) last month, having made the running under Rian Corcoran; likely contender again here.
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- Taranis Dubh
- K Brogan / O Murphy
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5/4 |
Taranis Dubh
Half-brother to promising juvenile hurdler Planters Punch and another hurdle winner; joined Olly Murphy after coming from off the pace to win on Irish point debut in October (good to yielding); new stable has very good bumper strike-rate (21%); must be considered.
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- Clova Chocolate
- Peter Kavanagh / P D Niven
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25/1 |
Clova Chocolate
Second foal; dam unraced half-sister to connections' C&D bumper winner Simply Rouge, out of 2m4f hurdle winning half-sister to stable's Group 2 Flat/useful hurdle winner Clever Cookie; presence of headgear unnerving.
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- Northerly
- Charlie Hammond / N Kent
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33/1 |
Northerly
18,000 3yo; fifth foal; half-brother to low-grade 3m/3m1f hurdle/chase winner Don Brocco; dam placed in bumpers/hurdles, half-sister to useful jumpers Bob Bob Bobbin and War General; wears headgear on debut; stable not known for bumper winners.
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- Rene El Loco
- Danny Mcmenamin / L Morgan
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3/1 |
Rene El Loco
23,000euros 3yo; sixth foal; half-brother to winners Away To Milan (2m1f hurdle) and Anyoneforsnacks (point); dam unraced sister to useful bumper/jumps winner Ceasar Milan; worth a glance in the betting.
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