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Friday 12 April 2019

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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 26.30s

Tomorrow Mystery^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 114| BF

1/1

Decent handicapper on the Flat and she's shown plenty of ability in three starts over hurdles for her new connections. Only going one way at present and the slight step up in trip should eke out a bit of improvement. Solid claims.

Form: 232

Et Moi Alors²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 113

3/1

Still a maiden after eight starts over hurdles but starting to get the hang of things now and the handicapper is starting to relent. Doesn't always jump fluently but booking of Moore is a positive and he has each-way claims.

Form: 6-50052

Western Sunrise¹³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: R T Dunne| T: J Farrelly| OR: 112

20/1

Very inconsistent mare and her very best efforts have come with more cut in the ground than she looks likely to get here. The handicapper is probably in control from this sort of handicap mark.

Form: 2F1239

Magical Thomas^p,t¹⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108| CD

15/2

Has won three of his 20 hurdles starts including a C&D success back in August. Hasn't won from a mark this high and has looked held on recent starts but not without each-way claims as he continues in form.

Form: 421134

Ri An Rian¹⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Teal⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 104

33/1

Lost his maiden tag when winning over fences at Tipperary in July but two subsequent runs in the autumn have been disappointing, particularly last time when pulled-up at Plumpton. Needs to leave that form well behind on his return here.

Form: 5-2016P

Itsonlyrocknroll^t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 102

6/1

Won a bumper for Willie Mullins in Ireland but he's failed to show enough in five starts for this yard to be of interest here, despite the handicapper dropping him another 3lb.

Form: 046086

The Lincoln Lawyer^h¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann| OR: 107

14/1

Showed some promise in his first three starts over hurdles but disappointed when pulled up last time with no obvious excuse. Likes to get out in front in his races and not ruled out if they allow him an uncontested lead here.

Form: 243P

Indian Harbour^t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 98

28/1

Has barely finished in three starts for this yard but wouldn't be without a chance on his form from around a year ago. Has run okay on this sort of ground and interesting contender if the first-time tongue-tie has the desired effect.

Form: U3-59P0

Forecasts

Tomorrow Mystery (1/1), Et Moi Alors (3/1), Itsonlyrocknroll (6/1), Magical Thomas (15/2), The Lincoln Lawyer (14/1), Western Sunrise (20/1), Indian Harbour (28/1), Ri An Rian (33/1)

A tricky opener but TOMORROW MYSTERY looks like an exciting prospect on a workable handicap mark and she might be able to kick off what could be a fine day for former Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls. Et Moi Alors could get involved if his jumping improves while the field won't want to let The Lincoln Lawyer loose on the front end and he's an interesting one if he bounces back from a poor run last time.