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RSA CHASE – PREVIEW

Might Bite took a horrible fall at the last fence in the Grade One Feltham Novices’ Chase now known as the Kauto Star Chase. One can only say that the trip he endured from the second last fence to the last was not one...
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NEPTUNE HURDLE – PREVIEW

Neon Wolf looked like a real superstar when taking the Grade Two Rossington Main Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock in the third week of January. Noel Fehily did not have to resort to the whip as he drew clear under a hands and heels ride....
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TRIUMPH HURDLE – PREVIEW

I doubt we found out anything new about Defi Du Seuil on his latest outing at Cheltenham in late January. However it cannot have done him any harm to enjoy a bit of match practise round the course that matters most in March. His...
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ARKLE CHASE – PREVIEW

On the opening day I have marked the Arkle Chase up as a race to avoid the favourite; assuming Altior takes his place in the line-up. No surprise there….. He is currently trading at a best priced 2/7 for the race and he will...
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SUPREME HURDLE – PREVIEW

In the opening race of the festival the Willie Mullins trained Melon was promoted to favouritism after a wide margin victory in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown at the end of January. My sectional time comparisons with both Lets Dance and Petit Mouchoir (who...
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ALBERT BARTLETT HURDLE – PREVIEW

It was no surprise to hear Gordon Elliot nominate the Albert Bartlett rather than the Neptune as Death Duty’s likely festival target after his dour staying performance at Naas in early January. Whether he would have won that grade one contest if the mare,...
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