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Form |
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- Midnight Strike
- S De Sousa / J Candlish
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82
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13/2 |
Midnight Strike
Capitalised on a golden opportunity for easy win at 8-13 in a seller at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) a fortnight ago; that may have given his confidence a boost and he's unexposed in the retained tongue-tie/cheekpieces, but he's opposable on what he's achieved in handicaps this season.
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- Qitaal
- Connor Beasley / C Johnston
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88
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2/1 |
Qitaal
7yo whose losing sequence goes back 21 races to September 2024 but he went close behind Yermanthere over C&D (good) last month and was a good third at Ayr (1m2f, good) last time; might not be far away.
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- Yermanthere
- D Allan / T D Easterby
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86
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4/1 |
Yermanthere
8yo who capitalised on a reduced mark to win over C&D (good) last month before 7l second to easy winner in amateur jockeys' race at Pontefract (1m2f, good); he's not ruled out back here.
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- Wild Violet
- O J Orr / M L W Bell
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83
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11/4 |
Wild Violet
Runner-up at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in May on second start and won a novice at Salisbury (1m2f, good) last month; her latest form looks solid and this unexposed handicap newcomer could continue to progress; player.
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- Lucky Hero
- Mark Winn / D O'Meara
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80
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17/2 |
Lucky Hero
Often ran well in 2yo campaign and he got off the mark on his reappearance in a novice at Redcar (7f, good to firm); it's possible he'll stay this far but there is a question mark on that score, and also one about his current form as he's been well beaten on handicaps on his last two starts.
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- Poet's Dawn
- Sean Kirrane / T D Easterby
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85
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10/1 |
Poet's Dawn
11yo who has been up and down this season but has won twice, including over C&D (good), and he ran pretty well when third here (1m, good) last time; finished third in this last year and he could give a good account.
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