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  ? Bond Broker

  1:50 Plumpton

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  Paul Nicholls’s runners have generally needed their first outing this term, and I’m hopeful that Bond Broker can improve from his return at Newton Abbot and go close in what looks a winnable race. A point winner and a prolific scorer in a bumper and over hurdles, he has finished second twice over fences, not really looking like winning, but showing improved jumping technique last time out. He drops another pound at the weights and meets rivals who might want a stronger test of stamina. At around 7/2 with Harry Cobden on board he looks the bet in this small field event.

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  ? Jigoro

  3:20 Navan

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  The presence of the classy Kopek Des Bordes in the race at around 3/10 gives some interesting each way opportunities in the market with three places, and Jigoro makes appeal at around 22/1. Already a course winner at this venue, he has been solid in two starts over fences and today’s drop in distance could be the making of him. Usually keen, he has not been able to see out his races over further, but he is actually well bred and related to a French chase winner over a similar trip. He has been a bit expensive to follow, always well supported in the market yet unable to land the odds, but that suggests he is well regarded at home and I’m sure under Gordon Elliott he will pop up sooner or later.

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  ? Elusiveness

  4:00 Exeter

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  Elusiveness was a big improver at the end of last season, scoring a hat-trick of wins since stepping up to 3 miles. Her last success at Haydock worked out particularly well, with the runner-up Queens Venture winning twice subsequently and now rated a stone higher. She made her reappearance at Newton Abbot, but that effort can be excused as she bled from the nose, the distance was on the short side, and she may have needed the run. She is only six and has potential for further improvement, has won twice at right-handed venues, and Chad Bament can still claim a handy 3lb. At around 11/1 she must go on the shortlist for an each way bet.