Gloryous ran her best race over C&D on fast ground and she could take a big step forward from her stable debut 18 days ago, a run where she was not seen to best effect. Key Witness won well at Chelmsford and moves into handicaps with untapped potential but KOSOMETSUKE is preferred. Roger Varian's 3yo produced a strong finishing burst to win going away on his handicap debut nine days ago and a 5lb rise may underestimate him.[Paul Smith]
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Steady improvement across her five starts, getting off the mark last month with a 7f handicap win at Brighton (won with more authority than the neck margin suggests); can do better but such progress is a requirement.
Too green to reward market support on his Lingfield debut (7f, AW) in March but he showed his true colours with a front-running success at Chelmsford 30 days ago (second and third have run well since); open to improvement and he's high on the list ahead of his handicap debut.
In good form on AW over the winter, winning at 1m handicap at Southwell in February; well beaten in two runs back on turf but he's dropped 5lb and this is weaker.
Improved with each 2yo run, second of nine at Wolverhampton (7f) in October; made the running before weakening into fifth at Southwell on last month's handicap debut/reappearance; still has time to do better.
Always prominent when third of 13 at Kempton last September (7f, AW), his best effort to date; may come on for his Newmarket reappearance/handicap debut three weeks ago; down in grade and could yet do better.
Her best effort for Rod Millman came over C&D last August (RPR 72); low-key stable debut at Wolverhampton 18 days ago (8.6f) but she was poorly positioned (raced freely in rear off a steady early pace) and given a considerate ride; grounds for expecting much better today.
Didn't achieve a huge amount in three 6f novice runs last season; gelded prior to his seasonal/handicap debut at Kempton nine days ago and he took a good step forward upped to 7f, strong at the finish and winning with something to spare; bred to carry on improving and a 5lb rise looks manageable.
Seven-race maiden; good efforts in two of his last three handicap runs, staying on for second at Doncaster three weeks ago (6f, good to firm; cheekpieces first time); solid form claims off the same mark back at 7f but he hasn't always looked straightforward.
28-1 and always behind on her seasonal/handicap debut at Kempton 19 days ago (6f, AW); returning to 7f can help but she will need to come on a good deal for that reappearance effort; hood returns today.
Left maiden/novice form behind him when winning a 7f handicap at Wolverhampton in February; not so good twice since (1m and 6f); short break and the return to 7f need to prompt a full revival.
Failed to live up to market billing in his first two nursery runs; gelded in October and there was no immediate improvement at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day; hopes pinned on the return to turf sparking extra from him.
