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EXCELLENT TEAM (4.40) can hit the mark for Dan Skelton on the opening day of the new season at Ludlow.
The six-year-old is a useful hurdler and benefited from wind surgery when second to at Worcester last time. That was a cracking effort and the gelding can resume winning ways off an attractive mark.
Henry Daly’s (2.40) can make her class tell in a competitive mares hurdle.
The five-year-old signed off
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BY GARRY OWEN with a fair fifth in Listed company at Cheltenham in April and can stay on the upgrade this season.
Champion Trainer Nicky Henderson can take the threemiler with (3.10). The eight-year-old has developed into a quality chaser and will be primed for this step up in trip after a couple of respectable efforts over timber.
Michael Appleby has enjoyed a terrific season and he can
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triumph at Nottingham with
(2.00). The filly landed a Catterick nursery in decent style on her first start for her current handler who can eke out plenty more improvement. Mark Johnston’s
(3.00) rates a confident selection in the maiden. The two-year-old ran a storming second to on his debut at Kempton and can open his account today.
The EBF Nursery is trappy but
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I’m siding with Roger Varian’s exciting (3.30).
The juvenile has been upwardly mobile in novice company and will relish the step up to 1m 2f after chasing home at Haydock.
(4.00) can maintain William Haggas’ winning run in the mile handicap. The filly’s made steady progress this season and can strike off a fair mark after her good second to at Thirsk.
(4.30) can shrug
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off a welter-burden for John Mackie in the Racing UK Handicap. The four-year-old returned with a fine second to
at Chester and should go one better slightly down in class.
Andrew Balding is flying at present and can bag the lucky last thanks to (5.00).
The lightly-raced gelding improved again when runner-up to at Windsor and can build on that off just a 1lb higher mark.
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