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Taunton Place 6 preview | 8th January
12.55 – Farmers Friend Novices’ Hurdle The opener should go the way of INSURRECTION, who was last seen finishing a creditable second in a Grade 2 race. This is a significant drop in grade, and his form looks superior to what Lucky Place has achieved, so he should be a nice winner for the team of Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden.
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Plumpton Place 6 preview | 7th January
12.45 – BetGoodwin Tom Cannon Juvenile Hurdle THROUGH THE AGES improved significantly from his hurdle debut third to emphatically open his account at Newbury when winning by 15 lengths from the front and is the viable favourite.
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Saturday’s Tyne-Wear derby is possibly the game neither club really wanted
Stomachs are churning and nerves are jangling across the North East again, like they haven’t in the last seven years. This weekend sees the return of the Tyne-Wear derby for the first time since 2016, as Newcastle United travel to Sunderland in the FA Cup third round.
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What each of the ‘Big Six’ plus Aston Villa and Newcastle need in January
At the halfway point of the 2023/24 season, the Premier League table has taken shape. There is now a clear idea of the title challengers, the top four contenders and the strugglers. The January transfer window offers an opportunity for clubs to strengthen their squads for the second half of the campaign with speculation already swirling over the moves that could happen before the end of the month.
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Cole Palmer has been so good even Man City must be feeling regret
Nobody has scored more goals for Chelsea in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer. While the young attacking midfielder arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer as a player for the future, he has quickly become the Blues’ most reliable difference-maker in the present.
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Ayr Place 6 preview | 2nd January
12.45 – Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle ESPRIT DU POTIER won twice here in bumpers and has shaped well in both hurdle starts to take second. His record here reads 2112, and, with this longer trip sure to suit, he should be hard to beat and can get favourite backers off to a flyer.
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Cheltenham Place 6 preview | 1st January
12.20 – Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Maiden Hurdle INNATENDUE went close here in November, only a neck behind Cannock Park, who subsequently made the frame in a Grade 1 race on his next start, and could go one better.
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Newbury Place 6 preview | 30th December
12.05 – Play Coral ‘Racing-Super-Series’ For Free Mares’ Handicap Hurdle GREYVAL won twice last season, including a listed event, and shaped nicely on her handicap debut at Ascot when last spotted.
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Eddie Howe needs Newcastle’s results to improve
For the first time this season, frustration within the St James’ Park faithful was audible. Newcastle United’s fans booed their team at full time of Boxing Day’s 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, releasing the valve on disgruntlement built over a run of just one win from seven matches in all competitions.
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Hojlund needs consistent service from Man Utd teammates
The significance of Ramus Hojlund’s first Premier League goal was clear in the emotion across the Danish striker’s face. Not only did his opportunistic strike against Aston Villa give Manchester United a valuable comeback victory to ease the pressure on everyone at the club, it highlighted the sort of frontman the £72m summer signing could become.
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