Fry ready to hit the ground running in quest for more big-race success

Graham Dench gets the lowdown on If The Cap Fits, Unowhatimeanharry and more

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Harry Fry has high hopes for last season's Liverpool Hurdle winner If The Cap FitsCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Harry Fry's team are getting busier now that the ground has eased and this is traditionally a good time of year for the stable.

Following Fry's runners blind in November has yielded a profit in each of the last four seasons, and runners in bumpers and novice hurdles do particularly well, since Fry sends his newcomers to the races fit and he is happy to win first time out, whereas others might have the longer term and handicap marks in mind.

Last season's 47 winners fell a little below the usual level, but Grade 1 wins from If The Cap Fits and Unowhatimeanharry in April more than made up for it.

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Published on 22 October 2019inStable Tours

Last updated 10:27, 13 November 2019

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