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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Ancient Rome
- Jason Watson / C Hills
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118
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20/1 |
Ancient Rome
Regularly runs at Pattern level and is a Group/Grade 3 winner; has a doubt over current form but sole handicap attempt resulted in Glorious Goodwood success off this mark in 2023; one to consider.
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- Witch Hunter
- Joe Leavy / R Hannon
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114
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9/1 |
Witch Hunter
Finished seventh of 17 in the Victoria Cup last Saturday; landed the Hungerford Stakes here (7f) in 2023 and is well handicapped on that form; has made the frame several times over 1m; not ruled out.
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- Crown Board
- W Buick / Jane Chapple-Hyam
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110
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14/1 |
Crown Board
Very lightly raced 5yo; two attempts at about 1m have resulted in his debut success (AW) and good fourth in Sandown Listed event; interesting back down in distance on handicap debut.
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- Epictetus
- William Carver / J A Osborne
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95
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28/1 |
Epictetus
Smart on his day (Group 3 winner) for the Gosdens but form dipped sharply in two runs last term; sold for 80,000gns in October; the betting may prove best guide on stable/seasonal debut.
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- English Oak
- K Shoemark / E Walker
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118
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18/1 |
English Oak
Landed the 7f handicap at Royal Ascot last year, continuing his progress; however, inconsistent since and was always behind in the Victoria Cup seven days ago; returns to 1m for first time since 2023.
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- Kingdom Come
- Rossa Ryan / C G Cox
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99
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25/1 |
Kingdom Come
Has shown best form on AW and ran respectably on Good Friday; finished last in the Thirsk Hunt Cup on return to turf, taking record in this sphere to 0-8; not the percentage call.
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- Ebt's Guard
- Lewis Edmunds / W Muir & C Grassick
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113
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11/1 |
Ebt's Guard
Contrasting performances in major handicaps this season, winning the Spring Cup over C&D (good) then down the field in the Victoria Cup; reappearance form puts him in the picture back at Newbury.
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- My Cloud
- S De Sousa / R Varian
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115
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10/11 |
My Cloud
Half-brother to Palace Pier, whose Group 1 haul included the Lockinge on this card in 2021; proved well ahead of his opening mark at Ascot (1m, good to firm) on seasonal debut, scoring easily and taking form figures to 2211; one to follow and could well defy a 10lb rise with further improvement on the cards.
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- Classic
- David Probert / R Hannon
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119
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13/2 |
Classic
No win since July 2023; however, gelded prior to an encouraging effort (keeping-on third) in the Spring Cup over C&D on reappearance; remains favourably treated on peak form and is one for the shortlist.
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- Boyfriend
- S Hitchcott / R Hannon
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116
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18/1 |
Boyfriend
Has form claims as he beat Ebt's Guard at Newbury as a 2yo and ran well off this mark in last appearance; however, has been absent for 12 months, so the market may give the best guidance.
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- Dutch Decoy
- J Fanning / C Johnston
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120
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14/1 |
Dutch Decoy
The oldest contender in this field and hasn't returned in top form aged eight; useful on his day but needs to prove he still retains that level of ability and losing run is mounting up.
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- Kitaro Kich
- Hollie Doyle / George Baker
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87
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33/1 |
Kitaro Kich
Very productive on AW this year (maiden previously), producing form figures of 1311212; the unknown is whether he can transfer that improvement back to turf; record in this sphere is unconvincing.
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