Le Breuil is in good order after a wind-op which should make a major difference to his performance today compared with Aintree's Becher Chase when he faded from the home turn after looking the likely winner. Track and trip should be ideal so he has to have a major chance.
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16/01/21 – 3rd 12/1 – Keeper Hill – Warren Greatrex – Market Rasen
Keeper Hill has been running well in graded races over fences so far this season. He is back to hurdles today and hopefully will run a good race.
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16/01/21 – 2nd 4/1 – Mayson Mount – Shaun Keightley – Lingfield Park
Mayson Mount doesn't have a great draw but he usually starts slowly so it shouldn't make much difference as Josie can slide him across and ride him for luck. Not that we've been having too much of that commodity lately - look at Masked Identity's run the other day! It will be nice to see…
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16/01/21 – 1st 9/4 – Fawsley Spirit – Ben Pauling – Market Rasen
Fawsley Spirit should get his head in front this time. I know he's been put up markedly in the weights - for falling at the last at Ascot! - but with him it's more a mental thing than weights and measures. He's in a good place mentally so today should be his day.
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16/01/21 – 2nd 7/2 – Akarita Lights – Ian Williams – Market Rasen
Akarita Lights ran better than his finishing position suggests on his comeback after a year's absence at Huntingdon last month. He has come down to what appears a fair mark and if he goes in the ground - he ran well in a bumper for Alan King in heavy early in his career - he…
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16/01/21 – 1st 4/11 – Art Approval – Fergal O’Brien – Market Rasen
We were very hopeful of Art Approval's chance before his market rival came out and it now looks a fairly straight-forward task. It didn't work out last time at Cheltenham but that was a tough handicap hurdle.
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15/01/21 – 3rd 9/1 – The Resdev Way – Micky Hammond – Southwell
The Resdev Way is the outsider of this field but re-united with Paula Muir, who has won on him three times for previous connections, he could go close. He acts well on the track and happily even though we had four inches of snow this morning and the temperature was minus 6C, he should make…
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14/01/21 – 2nd 10/1 – Talktomenow – Warren Greatrex – Bangor
The step back up in distance will play to Talktomenow's strengths today after he found the shorter trip around Catterick last time inadequate. He continues in good form and I'm expecting another solid run.
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14/01/21 – 2nd 11/4 – Cool To Be A Cat – Ian Williams – Chelmsford
Cool To Be A Cat didn't run up to expectations at Kempton last night in a deeper race than this. He won well at Wolverhampton the time before and we're hopeful he'll last out the longer trip.
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14/01/21 – 3rd 13/2 – Masked Identity – Shaun Keightley – Chelmsford
Masked Identity has been running well lately but he needs a strongly-run race and for the most part hasn't been getting it over a mile. I've dropped him back to seven furlongs where a good gallop is likely and would not be surprised if that suits him. Could go close.
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14/01/21 – 2nd 110/1 – Talktomenow – Warren Greatrex – Bangor
The step back up in distance will play to Talktomenow's strengths today after he found the shorter trip around Catterick last time inadequate. He continues in good form and I'm expecting another solid run.
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13/01/21 – 1st 12/1 – Lady Chuffnell – Ben Pauling – Plumpton
Lady Chuffnell should run well as the trip, track and ground will all be suitable. It would probably need an improver to beat her although I notice the favourite, who ran well on comeback and is rated 95, once ran in midfield in a Boodles (Fred Winter) at Cheltenham off 129!
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13/01/21 – 2nd 8/1 – San Seb – Fergal O’Brien – Leicester
San Seb will love the ground. He's progressing gradually and hopefully will take another forward step today. Each-way chances.
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12/01/21 – 3rd 9/2 – Kayf Adventure – Micky Hammond – Wetherby
I was delighted with Kayf Adventure's last run, his first over hurdles for almost four years. He led for a long way and finished fifth. He's been dropped 2lb for that and we've also got a couple of pounds in hand as Kevin Brogan's claim drops to 5lb from 7lb on Thursday. A near 140-rated…
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12/01/21 – 2nd 7/2 – Commit Or Quit – Charlie Mann – Wetherby
Commit Or Quit has winning form around Wetherby, scoring nicely there two runs back. He fell when still in contention at Warwick last month and has been in good order at home since then. Each-way chances.
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12/01/21 – 1st 11/1 – Another Emotion – Warren Greatrex – Wetherby
Another Emotion ran really well last time and has contined in good form at home. He should be in the frame today.
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11/01/21 – 3rd 6/1 – Miss Fairfax – Hughie Morrison – Hereford
I don't really think Miss Fairfax is a bumper horse - she looks more like a potential three-mile chaser as she isn't over-endowed with speed. That said, horses can sometimes surprise you when they get to the track for the first time. Let's hope she is one of those!
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11/01/21 – 3rd 10/1 – Ange Endormi – Ben Pauling – Doncaster
Ange Endormi has a big engine but is a complete fruit-cake. I think he will be okay in time and could run a big race but he does come to this debut with an asbo warning.
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11/01/21 – 3rd 10/1 – Monkey Puzzle – Oliver Sherwood – Doncaster
Monkey Puzzle has plenty of ability and is pretty consistent but is a little frustrating as things have to go his way. He prefers good ground which has been hard to find and always needs time between his races. He has had a nice break so he could run a decent race today.
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11/01/21 – 3rd 66/1 – Pebbly New Moon – Oliver Sherwood – Hereford
Pebby New Moon shaped like a certain future stayer when runner-up in a Ffos Las bumper on debut but unfortunately picked up an injury in the race and has been off for almost 600 days. He is as fit as I can get him at home and while he will stay three miles in time,…
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