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Newcastle United must find a way to cope without Bruno Guimaraes
Bruno Guimaraes could only watch from the stands as Newcastle United limply suffered a home defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday. What was a big opportunity for the Magpies to take a big step forward towards a top five finish became another sign of how Eddie Howe’s team still can’t be considered among the very best in the Premier League.
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Kempton Place 6 Preview | 28th January
17.30 Unibet More Extra Place Races Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap PORTORO comes into the race in good form and the return to this trip looks like a good move. He won his last start at this venue and is still well treated off this mark judged on his second here in September of 2024.
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New Man City signing Antoine Semenyo is already proving himself as the perfect Pep Guardiola winger
Some players need time to adjust to Pep Guardiola’s methods. Not Antoine Semenyo, though. Fresh from joining Manchester City in a £65m transfer from Bournemouth, the Ghanaian winger has found his feet quickly for his new team, registering four goal contributions in his first four games.
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Chepstow Place 6 Preview | 27th January
13.00 Floyd’s Turfcare & Weed Solutions Ltd Novices’ Handicap Hurdle LUWDVIG was a ready winner at Lingfield eight days ago, and despite this looking more competitive, it would come as a surprise if he wasn’t able to run well.
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Plumpton Place 6 Preview | 26th January
13.20 Howden Insurance Brokers Maiden Hurdle QUAY ITEM displayed plenty of promise when third at Doncaster on NH debut and should have a lot more to come. The team hasn’t had much luck this season but hopefully this youngster can come good at the second time of asking under Nico.
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Sedgefield Win 6 Preview | 25th January
13.40 Fairlight Studios Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase THE JEWELLER’S PET was running well when hampered prior to unseating rider at Ayr three weeks ago and is eased in class off a pound lower figure.
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Cheltenham Win 6 Preview | 24th January
12.05 Timeform Novices’ Handicap Chase BARLOVENTO is proving to be largely consistent and was a game winner at Kempton when last seen. He is only 4lb higher with more to come, so he should go well.
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Warwick Place 6 Preview | 23rd January
12.45 Virgin Bet EBF ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle A wide-open opener with the narrow vote going to HARDLY SURPRISING. Harry Fry’s youngster improved from his debut fifth to finish third at Bangor and should be able to take another step forward.
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Huntingdon Place 6 Preview | 22nd January
12.28 Pertemps Network Novices’ Handicap Chase TOUQUET has done well in this sphere so far and won with plenty in hand over C&D last month. The handicapper has only raised his mark by 5lb, so with improvement to come, Nick Gifford’s charge is fancied to double his tally in the opener.
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BOOM or BUST – Cheltenham Festival 2026: Part 2
Welcome back to part 2, where the focus is on the chasers, recognising their chances and putting them in either the boom or bust category. Enjoy! LULAMBA (Arkle Novices’ Chase) Has only tested defeat once in his career to date which came when narrowly denied in last season’s Triumph Hurdle.
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