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Dodging Bullets earned quotes for the Arkle Trophy

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Dodging Bullets made a winning start to his career over fences in the William Hill - In App Store Beginners' Chase at Kempton.

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O'Regan quickly doubled up for the day as he guided Firm Order to a clear-cut victory in the William Hill - iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini Handicap Chase. Runner-up on his last two appearances at Uttoxeter and Worcester in May of this year, Firm Order was a 12/1 shot for his return to action and was given a typically patient ride by his sympathetic jockey. O'Regan gradually eased Paul Webber's charge closer to the leaders heading down the back straight and he was a close-up third at the top of the home straight. As the runners bypassed the third and second last fences to avoid the stricken Highrate, injured on the first circuit, Firm Order began to assert and he was spring heeled at the last to seal a nine-length win over Suburban Bay. At the start of the day Duroble Man made a big step forward from a disappointing hurdling debut to get off the mark at the second attempt. An 86-rated middle-distance runner on the Flat for Roger Varian, the three-year-old changed hands for 130,000 guineas in the middle of summer to pursue a jumps career with Alan King. Having run far too keen to do himself justice at Market Rasen, Duroble Man appeared far more amenable during the William Hill - Download The App Juvenile Hurdle. As the front-running Complexity was eventually pulled up after hanging violently, Town Mouse led both 2/1 favourite Duroble Man and French bumper winner Aldopicgros into the straight. Town Mouse, who has finished ahead of Duroble Man at Market Rasen, remained in front after the final flight, but Robert Thornton's mount found more on the run-in to take the spoils by a length and three-quarters. Thornton told Racing UK: "The plan at Market Rasen was to pop out (in front). We just felt he wanted a nice introduction, a clear round jumping and everything to go right, which happened. We knew he'd improve from Market Rasen, which is what he's done. "He didn't settle ever so well over the first two (hurdles), but I had no cover as everything else wanted to drop in. "Down the back he was great and his jumping has probably won it for him in the end. He's very efficient and he's been very good to school from day one. He might just be progressive." Trainer Tim Vaughan and jockey Richard Johnson combined to take the William Hill - Exclusive Mobile Offers Handicap Chase with 15/8 favourite Gallox Bridge. Mick Channon's Warden Hill was the sixth winning favourite from the seven races as he struck at 11/4 in the concluding William Hill Radio - Download The App 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle under Dominic Elsworth.