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Spring star can bounce back to form at favourite time of year

Credit: Alan Crowhurst
Loughalder
4.40 Chepstow
1pt win at 8-1 generally
There's obviously a risk with Loughalder as he pulled up on his return from a short winter break and had been out of form before that.
However, that was the case last year and he turned up to make all in this race before following up off a 5lb higher mark at Uttoxeter and this is simply his time of year.
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