HARTINGTON shaped at Carlisle as if he's likely to relish this step up to 3m and still looks well handicapped off only 3 lb higher. Ma Shantou is another low-mileage 6-y-o who surely has his best days still ahead of him and is second choice ahead Horaces Pearl and Dan Skelton pair Ace of Spades and Joyeux Machin.
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Source: newspaper tipsters
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About The Selections
Dave Nevison
Horaces Pearl Horaces Pearl might be a staying handicap hurdler to follow this season, and there are reasons to believe a rating of 135 is generous.
The RaceiQ Tip
Ma Shantou Dominant display at Cheltenham last month when he gaining ground at every hurdle, clocked the highest speed plus recorded the quickest furlong and had the best Finishing Speed Percentage (Andy Stephens)
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Smart Stats
13
Titan Discovery
£25.54 Robbie Llewellyn's profit to a £1 level stake when having only one runner on the card (hurdles)
22/1
4
Red Risk
26% Paul Nicholls's strike rate in early season
40/1
2
Jingko Blue
22% Nicky Henderson's strike rate in early season
16/1
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Race Hints
Specific Pace Hint: Jingko Blue shouldn’t be inconvenienced if looking to adopt a prominent position: The leaders will have to go harder than the predicted pace forecast if the hold-up horses such as Shoot First are going to come into things.
Individual Price Hint: Ace Of Spades traded at more than 10 times Betfair SP and 2 times Betfair SP when winning on 2 of its last 5 starts: Joyeux Machin traded at 10% or less of Betfair SP and 50% or less of Betfair SP twice on 3 of its last 5 starts.