14
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11/4
5/2
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11/4
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Did well last autumn, winning 6f handicaps at Doncaster and Wolverhampton either side of his second in the Ayr Silver Cup; heavily backed on his seasonal return at Kempton last week and went close, finishing with a flourish but unable to quite peg back the front-running winner; up 2lb but strong claims all the same.
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3
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(10) |
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7/2
10/3
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9/2
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SP
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Spotlight :
Can be slowly away but progressive for William Haggas last year, winning a big-field Newbury handicap one year ago and showing smart handicap form when beating 13 rivals at Newcastle last June (6f); far too free in an Ascot Group 3 in October and faced a stiff task behind Night Raider in a Newcastle Listed event when last seen but looks a Pattern performer in the making.
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2
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(1) |
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6/1
15/2
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7/1
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Spotlight :
Listed winner as a 2yo; 0-7 in 2024 but he ran to a useful level on a couple of occasions, second in a 5f Group 3 at Sandown and a 6f Listed race at York; sold for 150,000gns in October but remains in the care of Andrew Balding; has been gelded over the winter and appeals as the type to carry on improving; AW debut.
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8
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8/1
13/2
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8/1
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Spotlight :
Started last season with a bang and he repeated the feat with a ready win at Lingfield in February (6f; well backed); 4lb rise, deeper opposition and the widest stall could be enough to scupper a follow up.
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1
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(3) |
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17/2
8/1
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17/2
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Spotlight :
Smart performer, including two AW Listed successes in February 2024; not at his best in two runs this year but not impossibly treated back in a handicap (successful off 2lb lower on his last handicap run in February 2023); the return to 6f should suit too.
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6
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(5) |
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16/1
14/1
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12/1
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Spotlight :
Had a good year in 2024 winning three handicaps, notably a Class 2 event at Ascot (6f, soft) when last seen in early October; up 4lb but he boasts a good record on AW and when fresh so he's further up the list than most.
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11
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(9) |
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12/1
14/1
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12/1
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Spotlight :
Still to add to his debut success as a 2yo but he has taken well to AW this winter, in the frame in three Class 2 handicaps at Newcastle; looks the clear pick of the Richard Fahey contingent.
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12
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(11) |
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16/1
14/1
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16/1
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Spotlight :
Two wins, a second and a third from his four AW starts; returns from a spell in Bahrain off a winning mark; best recent form has come when wearing cheekpieces and they are absent today.
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4
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(2) |
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22/1
20/1
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18/1
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Two 7f wins last spring, including Listed; made a promising seasonal/handicap debut when third at Lingfield in February (6f) but he was disappointing over C&D last month, awkward leaving the stalls but unable to make up any ground in the straight; dropped another 2lb; more appealing over further.
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5
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(7) |
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20/1
18/1
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20/1
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Spotlight :
Habitual slow starter; failed to win in 2024 but he ran some fine races in defeat, including in top-end handicaps (third in the Ayr Gold Cup off today's mark); ran well in his only other AW start (5f, Newcastle); has the ability to feature but first time out perhaps not the day to catch him.
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7
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(12) |
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28/1
25/1
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22/1
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Spotlight :
As good as ever last year, notably when winning a strong York handicap last October (6f, soft); 6lb higher today and first time out perhaps not the time to catch him either.
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9
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(8) |
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28/1
25/1
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22/1
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Spotlight :
Won two 5f handicaps in the autumn; 0-10 over 6f and although he was placed in the Coventry as a 2yo, he looks vulnerable over the trip after a 162-day break.
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13
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(13) |
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Non runner
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10
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(4) |
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Non runner
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