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  • French Selections Thursday 6th

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    R1 SAINT-CLOUD [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA GASCOGNE – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 2 Divided Handicap – Flat – EUR € 53,000 C1 – PRIX DE BLAIN – 2450m (a1m1/2) – Class F Race – Harness – EUR € 18,500 C1 – PRIX ROBERT TATIN – 2650m (a1m1/2) – Class E Race…

  • French Selections Wednesday 5th

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    R1 AMIENS [R-H] C1 – GRAND NATIONAL DU TROT – 2900m (a2m) – Gr3 Race – Harness – EUR € 90,000 C1 – PRIX HENRY BASSIE – 3800m (a2m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Steeple Chase – EUR € 26,000 C1 – PRIX DES BLEUETS – 2600m (a1m1/2) – Class D Race –…

  • DENEMETHY APPEALS BACK AT MARKET RASEN AGAIN

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    Fine FormFergal O’Brien’sDenemethy MR – 4.40can come out on top in the Visit racingtv.com Handicap Chase at Market Rasen.The seven-year-old was a course and distance winner in a similar contest on Boxing Day and has been placed in both of his outings since at Exeter and Leicester.Those races were at a slightly higher grade and…

  • Coral Cup in Fry’s sights with Altobelli

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    The Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival could be the next port of call for Altobelli following his Ascot victory .The seven-year-old made it back-to-back victories at the Berkshire circuit when he hit the front two flights from home and repelled all challengers to score by the best part of four lengths.It followed his victory…

  • Champion aim forBrighterdaysahead

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    Brighterdaysahead has been given the green light to lock horns with Constitution Hill in the Unibet Champion Hurdle.The Mares’ Hurdle was also under consideration for the six-year-old who will arrive at Cheltenham on a roll.Gordon Elliott’s charge will be bidding for a fourth successive win this season and having made a winning return at Downpatrick…

  • Aeliana to line-up up againstthe boys in Randwick Guineas

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    Chris Waller has already won one Group 1 this year with a member of his glamour group of three-year-old fillies and he will chase another this Saturday at Randwick.Castelvecchio filly Aeliana will again take on some of Australia’s highest-profile colts and geldings in the $1million Group 1 Randwick Guineas.The Thousand Guineas runner-up has been on…

  • Matt Hoysted has declared this autumn campaign down south as make or break for Uncommon James

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    Hoysted’s 2023 Oakleigh Plate champion will leave the River City on Wednesday for Sydney, where Uncommon James has been slated to run in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick.“The only deterrent is the weather,” said Hoysted, who wants to leave Brisbane before Cyclone Alfred reaches southeast Queensland on Thursday.“He won’t be running…

  • French Selections Saturday 1st

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    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX D’ARGENTON-SUR-CREUSE – 2100m (a1m1/4) – Class C Race – Harness – EUR € 46,000 C1 – PRIX DU GARAGE MONPIED – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 11,000 C1 – PRIX DE FONTAINEBLEAU TOURISME – HANDICAP CHALLENGE – 2600m (a1m1/2) – TURF…

  • HOT STUFF ON THEMENU AT LINGFIELD

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    Fine FormSo Darn Hot LI – 3.00seems to have found his niche on the all-weather and he can improve on his already decent statistics with victory in the BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap at Lingfield.Trained by Kevin Philippart de Foy, So Darn Hot showed little on his juvenile debut and was subsequently gelded…

  • Telepathique to take on best ofIreland in Mares’ Chase

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    Lucy Wadham is looking forward to seeing whether Telepathique can end Ireland’s dominance of the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.Irish raiders have come out on top in all four renewals of the two-and-a-half-mile contest, with Limerick Lace leading the way 12 months ago for Gavin Cromwell.Willie Mullins had to settle…