Art Market made it 3-9 on turf with a comfortable win over C&D last month and he should be in the thick of things again. We Dare To Dream is strongly respected after his recent win over a clear second at Beverley, while Arabian Leopard has possibilities if she can build on her promising fourth at Yarmouth two weeks ago. However, the vote goes to Roger Varian's unexposed colt FONDO BLANCO, who went close in a Doncaster novice on his reappearance and has plenty of scope for further progress off what looks a fair opening mark.[David Moon]
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Has form figures of 221221 and he pulled 5l clear with the runner-up when landing a Beverley handicap (7.4f, good to firm) 12 days ago; up 6lb but he still looks feasibly treated and is open to more progress back in trip; respected.
Cost 260,000gns as a yearling and is out of a Group placed 7f winner; landed the odds at York (6f, soft) in the second of his two 2yo runs and he went close in a Doncaster novice (6f, good to firm) on his return last month; this step up in trip should suit on handicap debut and he's an interesting contender off what looks a fair opening mark.
Showed plenty of promise last summer including a near-miss in a nursery at Glorious Goodwood (7f, good to firm); flopped in his final run last season and has been gelded since but he still has potential after only five runs and needs checking in market on return; blinkers worn for last two starts are removed.
Has seen plenty of action since his debut last June but he resumed his progress back on turf after a gelding operation when scoring over C&D (good; cheekpieces removed) last month; up 5lb but that was a comfortable success and this return to quicker ground is no problem; shortlisted.
Two 2yo wins (6f, good) last summer but he struggled in two runs in Dubai during the winter and was well held behind We Dare To Dream on his recent Beverley reappearance; had some traffic issues in that race and is now only 1lb higher than for last success but others are more persuasive.
Record of 3-10 on turf but she's been more miss than hit since her win at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) last July and was last of eight on her reappearance at Wolverhampton last month; needs to turn things around and she still has stamina to prove at this trip; cheekpieces added.
Recorded her third win when defying this mark at Kempton (7f, AW) in November but she's not come close to that form in three runs since; now goes back up in trip but she needs a major revival with blinkers added.
Reached the frame in her three qualifying runs and she returned from a break with promising fourth on handicap debut Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) two weeks ago; was beaten less than 2l behind a useful prospect in that race and has possibilities if she can build on that.
Made his breakthrough when landing the odds in a Newcastle maiden (1m, AW) in February; three respectable efforts back in handicaps since but he's now 1-9 and needs to find more on this return to turf.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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