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15:30 Hereford

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 8y
  • Surface: Turf
  • £23,190 added
  • Winner: £14,013
  • 2nd: £4,140
  • 3rd: £2,070
  • 4th: £1,035
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Silk - Black, emerald green hoop and armlets, emerald green cap, black spots

First Flow (IRE)

39 BFDCD
  • Form P/5-2213
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 140

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Silk - Pink, large Purple spots, hooped sleeves
  • Form 3/611-01
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 138

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Silk - Black, black and pink check sleeves and cap

Azzuri

18 t D
  • Form 01-0075
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 136

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Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap

Our Merlin

22 D
  • Form F92-541
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 132

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Silk - Dark Green, Red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 25-222U
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 125

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Silk - MAROON and LIGHT BLUE stripes, hooped cap
  • Form 232-3P2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 123

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Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoop, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 2-3221U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 116

In depth

Verdict

First Flow came up against the progressive Espoir De Guye when placed at Ascot last time but had won a novices' chase over course and distance before that. He can figure again but GREANETEEN made a winning debut over fences in heavy going at Ascot last month and the third home has subsequently boosted the form by winning. Paul Nicholls’ charge gets the vote to defy a 6lb rise. Our Merlin beat the re-opposing Coole Well at Sedgefield though the latter may turn the tables on better terms today while Saint De Vassy finished second in a lower grade contest here last time when previous winner Le Coeur Net unseated.

Formwatch

First Flow (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Led, headed before 2 out, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd at the last, 3rd of 12, 12 1/4l behind Espoir De Guye (10-11) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.

Greaneteen (FR) 3-1 (11-8) Keen close up, headway to lead 4 out, landed awkwardly 2 out, ridden out, won at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec beating Debuchet (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.

Azzuri 25-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, lost touch 7th, tailed off 5 out, last of 5, dist behind Katpoli (11-3) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (2) sft in Jan.

Our Merlin 9-2 (11-4) Towards rear, headway from before 4 out, about 4 lengths down in 2nd when left in lead 2 out, kept on well, won at Taunton 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Coole Well (11-2) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.

Coole Well (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Chased leader from 2nd, mistake 4th, lost 2nd 5th, mistake 3 out, 5th and weakening when blundered and unseated rider 2 out, at Sedgefield 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Saint De Vassy (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Disputed lead until chased winner 3 out, rallied last, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Billingsley (11-8) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.

Le Coeur Net (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Close up, mistake 4 out, hampered next, weakening when unseated rider last, at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.