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- The Flying Poet
- S Bowen / O Murphy
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113
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5/4 |
The Flying Poet
Profited from a final-fence mistake from Defying Gravity to make winning C&D chase debut (good to soft; 7-4 favourite, from 6lb lower) in May; didn't jump with fluency when runner-up at Worcester (beaten over 8l) next time; back from wind surgery, with headgear also tweaked.
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- Cosmic Blizzard
- D R Fox / L Russell & M Scudamore
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112
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18/1 |
Cosmic Blizzard
Maiden (0-19); runner-up at Kelso (3m, good) last October but out of form since; in rear throughout over 2m4f at Hexham (beaten 27l) latest; it isn't easy to build a compelling case for his chance.
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- Get A Superstar
- Charlie Hammond / Dr R Newland & J Insole
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111
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9/2 |
Get A Superstar
Continued his progress, turning over an odds-on stablemate of The Flying Poet at Market Rasen (2m3f, good; from 6lb lower; fences in the home straight were omitted) three weeks ago; his win in a small field there the time before was over nearly 2m7f; looks hard to beat in hat-trick mission, if proving equally effective over 3m.
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- Thehairyfella
- Danny Mcmenamin / G Elliott
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110
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7/1 |
Thehairyfella
1-25 strike-rate; runner-up to Burgundy Man over C&D (soft) last October; underwhelming in two starts this year, beaten 47l at Downpatrick (3m, good) 19 days ago; blinkers are now added.
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- Burgundy Man
- Nathan Moscrop / R M Smith
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113
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9/1 |
Burgundy Man
Kept on to account for Thehairyfella over C&D (soft) last October; fortunes have dipped markedly since and he weakened quickly when beaten 45l over C&D (hurdle) latest; wind surgery and an added tongue-tie could prompt a revival from what is a workable mark; consult the market.
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- Defying Gravity
- Conor Rabbitt / A B Hamilton
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108
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11/2 |
Defying Gravity
0-8; scuppered his chance by making a final-fence mistake over C&D (The Flying Poet took full advantage) in May; unseated rider early over fences at Kelso next time and far from fluent back over hurdles at Cartmel latest; risks attached.
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- Twp Stori
- Benjamin Macey / S Drinkwater
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107
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11/1 |
Twp Stori
Best hurdles form (two wins) on soft or heavy; placed in two of his three starts over fences, albeit weakening at Uttoxeter (3m; beaten over 13l) 19 days ago; reportedly bled from the nose at Fontwell on penultimate start; task isn't impossible.
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