This looks tricky but LEGAL REFORM looks a likely contender and may register his first win at this track. Divine Libra has a wide draw but shaped well at Newbury on his reappearance, when sent off favourite. Bottomweight Evocative Spark is a dual C&D winner who could have a say despite his wide draw, while G'Daay and On A Session complete the shortlist.[Richard Austen]
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Three wins at 1m1f/1m during his time in Germany; all five starts for new yard have been on AW, best when second at Lingfield (6f) in December; two modest shows since and gelded since latest; off since January; others look more solid but he does have a low draw.
Did better last season when dropped to 6f, first with a soft-ground win here; gelded and off 216 days before last month's run at Newbury (favourite) where a never-dangerous ninth of 16 but beaten only 2l and not getting the luck from off the pace; back up to 7f but wide draw requires some luck.
Has run five times here and came second in the first four of them, with stiff task on fifth occasion; AW reappearance last month was no disgrace but she looked stretched by 7f (first attempt beyond 6f) and her losing run may therefore continue.
All four wins have been on Polytrack at Kempton, including two (7f/1m) early in 2024; turf record stands at 0-19 with heavy defeats in his two turf races this season, which does not bode well.
Consistent sort under varied tactics on AW, with a 7f win at Chelmsford 13 days ago, but his only turf run in the last 20 months saw him well beaten at Newbury (1m, good) last May; none of his turf form is anywhere near this mark.
Second in one of his three 7.6f races here; an infrequent winner (April 2023 was his last win) but he showed enough when third at Musselburgh on latest outing to be given an each-way chance from stall 1 today.
Can front-run; four 7f places from his five appearances at this track; hat-trick for Ivan Furtado last spring and he's also been in good form since joining Alice Haynes, including a 7f win on Lingfield AW last time; this is a career-high mark but he'll probably figure prominently again.
Not discredited on sole start here; inconsistent sort who ended 2023 with a comfortable win from off the pace at Newmarket (7f, heavy; third run for new yard) and started this term with a heavy defeat; wide draw may demand another come-from-behind effort, which risks traffic problems.
Can front-run; below-form third on sole start here (last August) but perhaps 7.6f on soft ground stretched him; took time to find his form last season but made a brighter comeback this time around and looks one to consider.
Often front-runs; folded from low draws in both visits here, both last year and including this race; won twice last term and is now 3lb below his last winning mark, but that's after heavy defeats on both runs this year.
His two wins were his first two career starts; 0-15 since but twice went close for Brian Toomey this winter and heavy ground might be an excuse for his first run for this yard; some headgear returns and he has a competitive mark if back on song.
No show in this race last year on his only run at Chester; consistent last July-December and went close at Wolverhampton this February; he's 0-15 on turf following his heavy defeat in the Spring Mile at Doncaster in March latest but there have been seven turf seconds.
His last two wins were over C&D, latest last September off the same mark as today when drawn wide and coming from the back; not disgraced on AW this winter and although his return to turf at Doncaster in March was a lesser effort, soft ground may have been against him; case can be made.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3,4
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