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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Al Aasy
- Jim Crowley / W J Haggas
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127
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2/1 |
Al Aasy
8yo who has an excellent record here, winning this race in 2021 (good to soft) and the Group 3 Geoffrey Freer (1m5f, good to firm) last August; reappeared with a win in the Group 3 Gordon Richards at Sandown (1m2f, good) three weeks ago and he holds very solid claims despite a 3lb penalty.
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- Courage Mon Ami
- R Havlin / J & T Gosden
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132
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22/1 |
Courage Mon Ami
Very lightly raced 6yo who won the 2m4f Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup (good to firm) in June 2023; runner-up in Lonsdale Cup at York (2m, good to firm) that August and absent since; he was a class act but, even if retaining all of his ability, he may find this comeback trip to be on the short side.
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- El Cordobes
- W Buick / C Appleby
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124
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13/2 |
El Cordobes
Lightly raced 4yo who returned to Britain with a career-best performance to win a handicap at Newmarket (1m4f, good) a fortnight ago by about 3l; goes up in grade today but this progressive Frankel gelding, who cost 2,000,000gns in 2022 and is in top hands, could be up to the task.
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- Eydon
- Oisin Murphy / A M Balding
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125
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14/1 |
Eydon
Good fourth in 2,000 Guineas in 2022, then absent for nearly two years; close second in Listed contest at Ayr (1m2f, good to firm) last September and has run some respectable races in defeat since; it's possible he has some untapped potential at this trip but others have more substance to their claims.
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- King's Gambit
- R L Moore / Harry Charlton
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131
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3/1 |
King's Gambit
Won the London Gold Cup on this card last year and strong form when going close in Group races on next three starts (1m2f-1m4f, good to firm); respectable fourth in Qatar Group 3 (11.5f, good) in February and gelded since; could still have more to offer and he's respected in first-time blinkers.
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- Raja Raja
- S D Bowen / D M Simcock
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85
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125/1 |
Raja Raja
Lightly raced 4yo who showed improved form to comfortably win a 1m4f handicap at Southwell in December on his AW debut; however, that came off a mark of just 73 and there's a firm suspicion he'll be out of his depth today.
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- Sunway
- K Shoemark / D Menuisier
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129
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4/1 |
Sunway
Runner-up in the Irish Derby (1m4f, good) last June and another fine Group 1 performance when third in the St Leger (14.5f, good) in September; below best when third on last month's reappearance here but could improve for the run and he's high on the list based on last season's evidence.
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- Tabletalk
- Rossa Ryan / Tom Clover
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123
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15/2 |
Tabletalk
Won the competitive Melrose Handicap at York (1m6f, good to firm) last August and reappeared with short-head defeat in Group 3 over this C&D (good) last month; has raced only seven times and could still have more left in the tank, but such improvement is needed today in a hotter race.
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