There were 21 Races on Wednesday 17th April 2024 across 3 meetings. There was 7 races at Cheltenham, 7 races at Newmarket, 7 races at Kempton, no doubt Tomform helped you find a winner.
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ENCANTO BRUNO has struggled to land a blow on his last couple of starts with softer conditions likely to blame for those displays. The six-year-old, who impressed here at the October meeting, missed the County Hurdle on account of the ground and appears to have a lot in his favour on his first start since December. Peaky Boy's C&D success on New Year's Day was franked by the runner-up going on to land the EBF Final at Sandown. He commands plenty of respect, while Doncaster scorer Leader In The Park is another to note.

PEAKY BOY was evidently well-regarded in bumpers and, again well backed, marked himself down as a potentially useful hurdler when running out a comfortable winner of a C&D novice on return/debut for Nicky Henderson on New Year's Day. Defeating a dual subsequent winner then, he looks sure to progress further and earns the vote. The pick of Irish raider Encanto Bruno's form gives him claims and he's feared, with Myretown and Shy Love a couple of others to consider.

The pick is ENCANTO BRUNO, who was seriously impressive here in October and can be excused subsequent lesser runs on testing ground.
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A comfortable winner of this contest last year off 11lb lower, ORAZIO could not have asked for a better prep towards his defence than running a highly creditable third in the Listed Cammidge Trophy last month. William Buick renews the partnership and they could have too much for Ayr Gold Cup winner Significantly and handicap debutant Wallop, who is very interesting pitched in here on just his fifth career outing. Unlucky on a couple of occasions last season, Katey Kontent is another to note, along with Chipstead and Great Ambassador.

An ultra-competitive early-season sprint handicap with AL FARABI an interesting contender for Roger Varian. He remains unexposed over 6f and on turf, his classy dam boasting a good record here, and could be the way to go from a potentially favourable draw in stall 3. Last year's winner Orazio is an obvious player after a good comeback at Doncaster. Wobwobwob and Dark Thirty are also high on the shortlist.

Last year's winner ORAZIO had a slightly frustrating season overall but he returned with a good Listed run and has good claims back here
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Spring Note has thrived for making the running since being dropped back to 2m, as she's recorded a brace of victories at Newbury. That said, a 7lb rise for the latest success, combined with stepping back up in trip, may well be enough to stop her from getting the hat-trick. Doyen Quest remains open to further improvement in his bid for a third victory over timber, but the vote goes to TITAN DISCOVERY. Robbie Llewellyn's gelding continues to progress nicely and recorded a career best when runner-up at Kempton last time despite not getting the clearest of passages.

An ultra-competitive handicap with the vote going to SEA INVASION, who was much improved when making a winning handicap debut at Plumpton recently and Chris Gordon's 6-y-o should have more to offer on just his sixth career start. Kamsinas took full advantage of a drop in class to gain a third win of the campaign at Kempton last month, so he heads up the dangers, while Spring Note, Lallygag and Titan Discovery all having plenty going for them, too.

This is a significant rise in grade for SEA INVASION but he sauntered clear on the run-in at Plumpton and can handle a 7lb hike.
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Following a similar path to Highland Avenue, who won this race for Charlie Appleby in 2021, EL CORDOBES can go some way to repaying his monumental price tag by following up a comfortable success at Kempton. The extra furlong should suit, and it may be French raider Narkez who gives him most to think about following a taking performance on heavy ground at Saint Cloud on his return. Ambiente Friendly and Gasper De Lemos arrive on the back of creditable efforts in Group races here at the back end of last season and are likely to be thereabouts too.

EL CORDOBES has a bit to find on form but he cost a fortune and was pretty impressive at Kempton, so he's worth taking a chance on with the assurance that his yard will have him well prepared for this. Progressive French colt Narkez is an obvious danger and Gasper de Lemos should make a better 3-y-o, so he's worthy of consideration.

This looks the right time to catch WHIP CRACKER (nap), who represents a stable in great form. Narkez is second choice.
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In Excelsis Deo ran with plenty of credit when beaten just over four lengths into fifth in the Plate here last month and boasts an obvious chance running off the same mark. However, his jumping was far from fluent on that occasion and it wouldn't be a surprise if Il Ridoto, who finished eighth in the aforementioned contest, reversed the form, especially if given a more positive ride. A chance, though, is taken on SAIL AWAY, whose efforts this season have suggested he is capable of landing a prize of this nature. Others for the shortlist include Scarface, Final Orders and Idalko Bihoue.

IN EXCELSIS DEO did very well to get as close as he did when fifth in the Plate at the Festival here 5 weeks ago having found trouble and left with plenty to do, so gets the vote off the same mark. The 2 novices in the field, Idalko Bihoue and Scarface are feared most.

A good, deep renewal. In Excelsis Deo is hard to knock on his Festival form but IDALKO BIHOUE surely has more to offer as a chaser.
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A winner of three of his five starts last season, including when sharing the spoils at this level in the Sovereign Stakes, EMBESTO looks an exciting proposition for the Roger Varian stable this year. Stepping up in trip should hold no fears for a son of Roaring Lion and he is narrowly preferred to Royal Rhyme, who takes a significant drop in grade having finished a respectable fifth in Champion Stakes. Ottoman Fleet won a weaker-looking renewal of this contest last year, but should be fit after some recent spins in Meydan. Last year's 2000 Guineas runner-up Hi Royal could be rejuvenated by a return to the Rowley Mile.

A good renewal of this Group 3. ROYAL RHYME appeals as one who can kick on again at 4 and is narrowly preferred to last year's winner Ottoman Fleet. Like the selection, Embesto could step up again as a 4-y-o and also makes the shortlist.

A chance is taken on the stamina of EMBESTO who should be open to improvement in this second campaign.
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Betterforeveryone bolted up by 14 lengths in a class 4 event at Doncaster in February and, despite this requiring a lot more, he could get into contention on only his fifth chase start off 7lb higher. However, preference is for MIDNIGHT OUR FRED, who finished just over four lengths clear of the third when second in this grade here over an extended 3m1f in December. The seven-year-old has shown a clear liking for the track this season and just shades the vote. Enqarde and Peejaybee are others to consider.

HASTON CLERMONT has a progressive profile over fences and is taken to defy the handicapper again with this increased stamina test likely to see him in an even better light. Stellar Stream is another who arrives at the top of his game and heads the dangers along with Bretney and Midnight Our Fred, who was placed twice in course handicaps towards the end of last year.

Top of the list is STELLAR STREAM, who has thrived since upped to marathon trips and fitted with cheekpieces in February.
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The last four winners of this race had previously tasted Newmarket success, which bodes well for supporters of DANCE SEQUENCE. Charlie Appleby's filly is unbeaten in two starts to date and on the back of game C&D triumph in the Oh So Sharp, with the promise of more improvement to come, she edges preference. Matrika's two-year-old season culminated in an impressive victory over 6f at the Curragh and she commands respect for the in-form Aidan O'Brien team. True Cyan made a pleasing start when running out a cosy winner of the same C&D maiden the stable's 2019 Nell Gwyn heroine Qabala took, and she completes the shortlist.

DANCE SEQUENCE has the scope to make a smart 3-y-o and is already proven at this level/track having won the Oh So Sharp Stakes over C&D in the autumn, so she can cement her placing as one of the favourites for the 1000 Guineas. Matrika picked up a weak Group 2 at the Curragh when last seen but she escapes a penalty and the form of her second in the Albany the previous week makes her a clear next best. True Cyan has plenty of improvement to find but did the job nicely on debut here in September.

Dance Sequence and Matrika are the big players on ratings, but preference is for TRUE CYAN who has major potential.
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SUPREME GIFT struck by six lengths in a class 3 event at Ascot last month and he was given a 6lb rise for that success. Henry Daly's seven-year-old will need a career best but, considering the manner of his victory that day, he could be up to the task. Call Me Lord is a dual Grade 2 winner and if he can bounce back to form, he could get involved off 1lb lower than his underwhelming sixth at Plumpton in January. Of the remainder, Gowel Road makes the most appeal.

With a visor applied, SUPREME GIFT has returned to form back over hurdles on his last 2 starts, putting up a career-best performance when winning at Ascot last month, so he is taken to enhance his excellent strike rate in this sphere. Heading the list of dangers is Zain Nights, who resumed his progress on his latest outing, with Harbour Lake and Goshhowposh also in the mix.

Now trying 3m for the first time and on the back of a good run at Kempton (form franked), HARBOUR LAKE gets the nod in an open race.
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In a wide-open affair where perhaps the betting will be the best guide, 360,000-euro purchase TEQUILA gets a tentative vote to get off the mark at the first time of asking. The daughter of Siyouni represents connections who are no strangers to success with newcomers and, with Dominic Ffrench Davis operating at a 25% strike-rate with two-year-old runners this season, she shades preference. The booking of William Buick for Bountiful catches the eye and it would be no shock if she were able to put up a bold showing on debut, while Memardee represents the in-form Alice Haynes yard and also warrants respect.

TEQUILA was the most expensive of these at the sales and represents last year's winning connections, so gets the vote before market clues. Lucid comes from a yard that has an excellent record in this so is shortlisted, while Bountiful and Amestris both have eye-catching jockey bookings.

There are plenty of interesting types among this sizeable field of debutantes. First choice is TEQUILA, ahead of Bountiful.
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SOME SCOPE has gone from strength to strength this season and as long as he is over a gruelling renewal of the Grimthorpe where he finished a creditable second, Richard Hobson's charge may be able to notch up a third win in four starts. A comfortable winner here on New Year's Day and pulled up in the Ultima since, Stumptown is the class act off top-weight, while Manothepeople arrives on the back of a solid runner-up effort at Wincanton. Court Master may have been saved for this following a close-up fifth here over 3m1f in October.

The smooth-travelling SOME SCOPE is improving by the run and should be well suited by the way this pans out, so he's preferred to Are U Wise To That, who is expected to get back on track. Stumptown can be excused his latest effort in a higher grade and he may have more to offer.

This can go to progressive 6yo SOME SCOPE (nap), who won in good style two starts ago and ran a big race in defeat last time.
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Ryan Moore is an eye-catching booking on the standard bearer in this contest, Bolsena, and she warrants plenty of respect, but could come out second best to newcomer HILLBRIDGE. Andrew Balding's filly boasts a striking pedigree and she is closely related to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Newspaperofrecord, so it would be no surprise to see her make an impression on debut. Aurora's Beauty should improve from her fourth at Wolverhampton and she completes the shortlist.

A chance is taken on newcomer HILLBRIDGE, who makes plenty of paper appeal being by Frankel and out of a listed winner. Charlie Appleby won this last year and Aurora's Beauty, the mount of William Buick from the yard's pair, appeals as one who should take a step forward from her debut. Miss Justice, Hey Big Spender and Poetic Dawn are other likely types among the debutantes in a contest where the betting should reveal more clues.

Some of the debutantes are very interesting, most notably MISS JUSTICE. Second choice is Hillbridge.
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Already a winner here this season, and an easy one at that, OUR CHAMP hadn't shown much since that October triumph until an impressive display in the Sussex Champion Hurdle last month. A new mark of 130 could still underestimate his ability, and he is preferred to capable mare Magical Maggie and In This World, who was an eye-catcher over C&D on his penultimate start when not getting the clearest of runs before staying on well late in the day. Outclassed in the Betfair Hurdle, Norman Fletcher had been progressive before that and must enter calculations.

Although yet to build on his highly impressive hurdling debut, IN THIS WORLD has shown more promise than the bare result suggests on occasions and, back from a break, he's worth taking a chance on for a yard that boasts a terrific record in competitive handicap hurdles. Last-time-out winners Our Champ and Getaway Drumlee must be respected.

Better than the bare form over C&D in December, IN THIS WORLD is just preferred to Sussex Champion Hurdle scorer Our Champ.
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KALPANA got up to score on her debut despite showing plenty of inexperience, and she backed up that performance with an encouraging second under a penalty at Newcastle last time. The daughter of Study Of Man has shaped as if she would improve for this step up in distance and she can defy her opening mark of 78 under Ryan Moore. Stormy Waves signed off last year's campaign with a victory in a nursery over a mile and he is one to take seriously off a 5lb higher mark. Victory Shout and Align The Stars are others to watch out for.

This looks a 3-y-o handicap to note and the market should prove informative with a few but Northern raider BUST A MOVE impressed with the move he made into contention when chasing home another upwardly-mobile sort on his return at Doncaster and could be worth siding with to prove his mark a lenient one. Stormy Waves looks sure to be suited by this increase in trip on return and is feared. Kalpana, and Assailant, equipped with first-time blinkers, are others to note.

Stormy Waves and Bust A Move have to be shortlisted but the best two options might be KALPANA and Align The Stars.
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Catherine Parr just failed in her attempt to make every yard of the running over this trip at Lingfield in October, but that was a better effort and she could progress further to have a say in a first-time hood. However, the vote goes to PIANOFORTE, who sets the standard with a rating of 83 in this contest after he showed ability in his four novice starts last season. The son of Land Force looks to have found a good opportunity to get off the mark, while any market confidence behind 500,000-euro purchase Not Real would also be interesting.

There was a lot to like about GENERAL ASSEMBLY's recent first run for George Boughey and he can build on that and get off the mark. Pianoforte is the obvious danger unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding expensive breeze-up purchase Not Real.

General Assembly and Catherine Parr can go well but PIANOFORTE may be able to make a winning reappearance.
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BLENHEIM STAR still showed plenty of inexperience when not being disgraced in fourth at Chelmsford in November, as she was very keen and also suffered interference leaving the gates. The daughter of Churchill makes her return to action with Cieren Fallon booked and, off a 2lb lower mark, she gets the vote. Moe's Legacy has hit the frame in this grade over 6f the last twice and she should remain competitive now upped in trip off an unchanged rating, while Unforgettable Fire warrants a market check on her handicap bow.

MOE'S LEGACY arrives at the top of her game and looks ready to strike again. Profitman was a good third when bidding for the hat-trick at Wolverhampton on Saturday and remains of interest, while Sergeants Legacy has potential heading into handicaps.

The progressive PROFITMAN is taken to resume winning ways on the back of his excellent recent Wolverhampton third.
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SIR LES PATTERSON took a pleasing step forward from his debut effort to beat Alhather (second) by just over a length over this trip at Southwell in December and he meets his reopposing rival on 7lb worse terms. Harry Eustace's three-year-old could have plenty more to offer and he can confirm his superiority to record a double. As for the latter, he failed to justify short odds over 6f here next time but isn't one to write off, while any market confidence behind Smart Hero should also be noted.

GOLDEN MYRRH has fared a lot better with the draw than on her C&D return 3 weeks ago and might be worth chancing to improve markedly on that as there was confidence behind her in the betting on that occasion. Previous winner Sir Les Patterson likely has more to come, while Alhather needs to start delivering more at the finish but has the form to be on the premises. Smart Hero has a tricky draw on debut but would still enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied.

Ralph Beckett's GOLDEN MYRRH did well to come in sixth from a wide draw over C&D and is much more favourably drawn now so gets the nod
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SIGHTER was sent off a warm order when scoring cosily on her handicap debut over 7f at Chelmsford in February and, nudged up just 3lb for that, the suspicion is that there is more winning to be done before the handicapper has her measure. White Mist looks ready for this step back up to 7f after staying on well to take second over 6f here earlier this month and she rates as the main danger, while Valtellina is only 3lb higher than when scoring at massive odds over C&D in October, though she needs to prove that effort was no flash in the pan.

SIGHTER was well on top at the finish when opening her account at Chelmsford last time and, with more to come, she's fancied to go in again. Valtellina is a danger if tuned up for her return and Sunblock could get back on track with cheekpieces fitted.

She may need further before long but SIGHTER (nap) is taken to make further gains at 7f for now, with Sunblock the next preferred.
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Not an easy puzzle to solve, but the tentative nod goes to BIG R. Eve Johnson Houghton's charge scored with plenty in hand in a similar contest over C&D last month and a 6lb rise may not be enough to prevent the son of Cotai Glory bringing up the double. One More Wave is the likely pace angle into the race and he can give the selection most to think about from his handy draw, while Royal Jet was last seen winning impressively over 7f at Leicester in October and he is respected on his handicap debut.

LADY DREAMER wasted no time getting back to form when scoring at Wolverhampton in November and she remains fairly treated up 3 lb if ready to go. Big R is another who arrives on the back of a career-best win, with Grenham Bay also going through a good spell.

Big R is greatly respected but GRENHAM BAY has conditions to suit and can land a third C&D win.
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CAPRELO displayed signs of promise in three outings over shorter as a juvenile and is bred to relish a step up in distance, being a half-brother to three-time Group 2 winner Marmelo and Vent De Force. An opening mark of 69 could potentially be lenient and this appears to be a suitable opportunity to gain a first victory. Rosy Kiss has gone close on her two most recent outings and has to be respected, while others to note are Tactical Control and Free Speech.

CAPRELO is bred to be well suited by this longer trip and, in theory, should be better than a mark of 69 based on pedigree, so he's worth taking a chance on making his seasonal/handicap debut. Sir Galahad is another one who should make a better 3-y-o and Free Speech looks the most solid of the remainder.

Sir Galahad and CAPRELO appeal as big improvers now tackling middle-distance handicaps. The latter is narrowly preferred.
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BITCOIN PROFIT benefited from stepping up in trip when getting off the mark over the extended mile at Wolverhampton earlier this month and Max Young's gelding is expected to have more to offer following that success. Eccentric shed the maiden tag at Southwell last time and is likely to enter the reckoning with first-time cheekpieces applied. Midnight Drive and Simple Endeavour appeal most of the remainder.

Upped in trip, BITCOIN PROFIT showed improved form on his second start for his current yard when winning at Wolverhampton 15 days ago and he can score again now that he's up and running. He is taken to get the better of Eccentric, who also recorded a first victory on his latest outing, with Simple Endeavour completing the shortlist.

Midnight Drive is high on the list but BAROQUE BUOY could leave his previous efforts well behind now upped to 1m and handicapping.
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