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[b]We've identified a trio of horses to oppose, should racing ever take place again...[/b] It's probably quite brave to talk down a potentially well-treated David Pipe charge in most circumstances, but with [b]Laustra Bad[/b] we can be more confident than usual. After quickly going the wrong way last winter, the son of Astarabad had dropped to a career-low BHA mark of 110 when he reappeared at Huntingdon last Saturday, 15 lb lower than his highest mark from the previous season. Given this, the support he came in for at Huntingdon looked ominous, but as has so often been the case with Laustra Bad in recent seasons it was his application which let him down, seemingly reluctant to go past I've Been Framed in the straight having always sat close up. Going up a handful of pounds won't harm...