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Greatwood Hurdle the target for Afadil
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Jetronic goes beautifuly at home. I like him
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Ginny's Destiny and Lallylag fit and should run well
13:35 - Afadil
He was a talented juvenile, winning three times including the Scottish Triumph Hurdle but we re-cauterised his palate in July, so might just need this first start of the season. He was due to run at Chepstow a fortnight ago before the ground turned bottomless.
Basically this is a prep race for the Greatwood Hurdle back at Cheltenham next month and while having an extra two weeks since Chepstow is in his favour I'd expect him to improve for the run.
14:10 - Jetronic
An interesting French four-year-old, he twice ran well over hurdles before he winning a novice Chase at Compiegne on only his third start. That form was franked when the runner up won a Listed race. This is a bit of a toe in the water exercise for Jetronic who goes beautifully at home and jumps beautifully. I do like him.
14:45 - Isaac Des Obeaux
He is a three parts brother to Clan Des Obeaux and I was delighted with the way he knuckled down to win nicely on his racecourse debut in a bumper at Chepstow last season but he didn't really progress in two subsequent races. Still a bit big and backward he is ready to start over hurdles now after a wind op in the summer.
15:20 - Ginny's Destiny
He is a lovely horse who has joined us from Tom Lacey and is relatively inexperienced having run only four times over hurdles. He won impressively at Warwick before finishing second in a Grade 2 novice hurdle at the same course on testing ground and that form looks decent.
We've been very been pleased with all the schooling he has done ahead of his debut over fences and are expecting a good run.
17:05 - Lallygag
Having improved all through last season, winning three times, he wasn't disgraced when we upped him in class so he starts the new campaign on a mark of 133 which could be high enough. He is another horse we pulled out at Chepstow two weeks ago after torrential rain changed ground conditions.
Fit and ready to go, he will be ridden by Freddie Gingell who claims a handy 7lbs and won on him at Taunton in December.