Some of these have serious questions to answer and despite her career-high mark BIG BEAR HUG looks the most solid. She can strike first time for her new yard. Destinado (second choice) can chase her home, while it's still early days for King's Reign at team Moore. Zayina, despite being in the handicapper's grip, heads the remainder.[Richard Russell]
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Competitive off this sort of mark during a limited campaign last year without looking to have anything in hand; similar story over this trip on her comeback in early April and she took a step backwards at Brighton (1m2f, also good to firm) 25 days later; handicapper's not really budging but cheekpieces are enlisted and this is winnable.
Four-time AW winner for Sir Mark Todd (1m2f-1m4f) but he's been beaten a combined 80l in two starts for this yard and is impossible to recommend without market support.
Three-time 1m/1m2f winner (on good-heavy) for Adam West but stays this trip too; progressive last year and signed off for that yard with a solid third at Nottingham (1m2f, soft) in November; can go well fresh and won't mind what the weather does so looks interesting on this stable debut.
Cost 1,500,000gns as a yearling but scored only once (over this trip) in five attempts for Charlie Appleby and was sold for 30,000gns in January; no immediate encouragement on his stable debut but that came in a competitive race here (2m, good) a fortnight go; drops back down in distance and might do better for a yard that's won this race for the last two years.
Won on his debut at Dundalk (7f, AW) in 2020 but he's 0-36 since, finishing second nine times; runner-up again at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW; second start for this yard) last time and cheekpieces are now given a go (has tried a hood and blinkers unsuccessfully).
Two of his efforts in maidens last year read well but beaten a combined 104l in two subsequent handicaps, latterly on his stable debut at Chester (1m4f, good) in May having been gelded; difficult to fancy unless the market suggests otherwise.
Returned to form to win under Mason Paetel at Doncaster (1m2f, good to soft) in March and went close at Lingfield (AW) the following month; flopped on his next start but took a step in the right direction when fifth of 13 at Hamilton (1m5f, good) last week; plausible contenders are thin on the ground and he's a player.
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