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28 1st (28) (25/1 +50%) Majestic |
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25 25/1(+50%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (28) Majestic 25/1, Off the mark at Pontefract in August and hasn't done a great deal wrong since, not beaten far when sixth in a strong Newbury handicap (1¼m, good) last weekend. Not without an each-way squeak. |
| 2 |
11 2nd (11) (16/1 +0%) Bell Rock |
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16 16/1(+0%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11) Bell Rock 16/1, Well held in this race last year but was a fine third in the 2020 renewal and posted his best of the season so far when third to Mujtaba off this career-low mark at Doncaster recently. Will do well to reverse those placings with that unexposed rival here, though. |
| 3 |
21 3rd (21) (12/1 -20%) Dual Identity |
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12 12/1(-20%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (21) Dual Identity 12/1, Improved performer this year, finishing out of the first two just one from 7 appearances in 2022. Pulled clear of the rest with the winner when beaten less than a length by Protagonist at Sandown and, now 2 lb better off, it should again be close between them. |
| 4 |
24 4th (24) (66/1 -65%) Caradoc |
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66 66/1(-65%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (24) Caradoc 66/1, Highly capable performer when on-song and shaped well on his first 2 starts of the present campaign. However, he appears to have gone off the boil judged on his York effort last time and there's now an air of vulnerability about him. |
| 5th |
15 5th (15) (7.5/1 +12%) Savvy Victory |
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7.5 7.5/1(+12%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (15) Savvy Victory 7.5/1, Off the mark at Pontefract on return in April and just touched off by Protagonist at Doncaster on penultimate start. Improved when subsequently scoring in good style at Goodwood (1¼m, good) where he benefited from being ridden with more restraint, and this 3-y-o is a player with Ryan Moore booked. |
| 6th |
17 6th (17) (33/1 +18%) Ouzo |
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33 33/1(+18%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (17) Ouzo 33/1, Save for a low-key effort at Royal Ascot in June, he hasn't done a great deal wrong this season and his latest fifth in a 22-runner York handicap (1m, good) was respectable. Place possibilities. |
| 7th |
23 7th (23) (100/1 -100%) Dutch Decoy |
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100 100/1(-100%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (23) Dutch Decoy 100/1, Has more than paid his way already this year, winning 5 times since January. However, his form has somewhat dipped of late and he's likely to find this too competitive. |
| 8th |
4 8th (4) (5/1 +0%) Mujtaba |
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5 5/1(+0%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Mujtaba 5/1, Winner of all 3 starts last year and though rather disappointing in the Lincoln and a Chester handicap during the spring, he produced a taking performance in a first-time tongue strap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) recently. 3 lb 'well-in' under a penalty and further progress is on the cards. |
| 9th |
9 9th (9) (33/1 -32%) Brilliant Light |
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33 33/1(-32%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Brilliant Light 33/1, Wasn't beaten at all far when fifth in the John Smith's Cup at York in July and also second in a valuable Glorious Goodwood handicap that month. Steady pace proved his undoing at Yarmouth last time, but he's probably now weighed up to his best in any case. |
| 10th |
10 10th (10) (14/1 -40%) Protagonist |
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14 14/1(-40%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Protagonist 14/1, Multiple winner in Ireland and has progressed for new yard this year, pipping Savvy Victory at Doncaster in July before proving ¾-length too strong for Dual Identity (pair clear of the rest) at Sandown (1¼m, good). 7 lb rise fair and should go well provided low draw doesn't prove to be a hindrance. |
| 11th |
14 11th (14) (28/1 -40%) First View |
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28 28/1(-40%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (14) First View 28/1, Opened turf account in a Leicester handicap during the summer and enhanced good AW strike rate when accounting for 13 rivals in first-time cheekpieces at Kempton (1m) last time. One of 4 representing last year's winning yard and certainly not without hope under a penalty (2 lb 'well-in'). |
| 12th |
27 12th (27) (50/1 +38%) Geremia |
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50 50/1(+38%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (27) Geremia 50/1, Yet to strike on turf but deserves to do so judged on several creditable efforts in York handicaps at up to 16.2f this year. Still, current mark leaves little margin for error and others make more appeal. |
| 13th |
26 13th (26) (33/1 -32%) Night Of Luxury |
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33 33/1(-32%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (26) Night Of Luxury 33/1, Has clicked since switched to handicaps, cranking it up another notch for third win in 6-runner contest here (July Course) last month. Didn't appear to stay 1½m at Ascot 3 weeks ago and while this drop back in trip will help, he's likely to find a few too good. |
| 14th |
7 14th (7) (25/1 -25%) Lucander |
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25 25/1(-25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Lucander 25/1, Followed Majestic Dawn home in the 2020 edition of this race but could finish only eleventh in last year's running. Still, he's certainly not handicapped out of things and he could have a part to play from a potentially favourable high draw if the first-time blinkers have the desired effect. |
| 15th |
18 15th (18) (7.5/1 +25%) Jimi Hendrix |
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7.5 7.5/1(+25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (18) Jimi Hendrix 7.5/1, Excellent third in the Britannia at Royal Ascot prior to narrowly landing a 1m handicap on the other course here. Too be bad to be true at Glorious Goodwood when last seen in July and it would be no surprise were he to bounce back with a bold show. |
| 16th |
12 16th (12) (14/1 -17%) Totally Charming |
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14 14/1(-17%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (12) Totally Charming 14/1, Looked good when landing handicaps at Lingfield and Epsom earlier this season, and he wasn't entirely disgraced in the Royal Hunt Cup on his latest start in June. Tongue strap enlisted and he's not ruled out back from a break here with William Buick in the hot-seat. |
| 17th |
19 17th (19) (10/1 +44%) Electrical Storm |
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10 10/1(+44%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19) Electrical Storm 10/1, Low-mileage 5-y-o who showed improved form to get off the mark on the back of an 18-month absence at York in June. Good efforts in defeat in stronger handicaps at Sandown (1¼m) and Haydock (1m) since and he's a live each-way candidate. |
| 18th |
16 18th (16) (28/1 -56%) Arqoob |
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28 28/1(-56%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (16) Arqoob 28/1, Successful at Sandown (1¼m) in July and creditable fourth over the same C&D in the handicap won by Protagonist last month. Again acquitted himself at Yarmouth 8 days later but this demands a significant step forward. |
| 19th |
22 19th (22) (14/1 +72%) Carolus Magnus |
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14 14/1(+72%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (22) Carolus Magnus 14/1, Both wins gained on this course, the latest a 1m handicap at this meeting last year. However, he hasn't managed to add to that since and is perhaps a shade too high in the weights for now. |
| 20th |
3 20th (3) (18/1 +28%) Perotto |
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18 18/1(+28%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Perotto 18/1, Proved that he can handle big-field scenarios when landing the 29-runner Britannia at Royal Ascot last June. Largely campaigned in pattern company since and while he's by no means impossibly treated back in a handicap, others make more appeal for win purposes. |
| 21st |
25 21st (25) (125/1 -25%) Pistoletto |
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125 125/1(-25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (25) Pistoletto 125/1, Looked unlucky not to finish closer when fourth of 11 to Dutch Decoy in handicap on the July Course here last month. Stone last at Newbury next time, though, and it's easy enough to look elsewhere. |
| 22nd |
2 22nd (2) (66/1 -100%) Magical Morning |
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66 66/1(-100%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Magical Morning 66/1, Smart performer who was better than ever when winning a 1m Doncaster handicap at the beginning of June. Subsequent efforts not so good, though, and he was well held in this race off a 1 lb lower mark last year. |
| 23rd |
1 23rd (1) (12/1 +64%) Majestic Dawn |
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12 12/1(+64%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Majestic Dawn 12/1, Runaway winner of this in 2020 and produced a fine front-running display when landing a Goodwood listed event in May. Poor effort at Windsor last time can be excused (reportedly scoped dirty after the race), but he's surely too high in the weights now in any case. |
| 24th |
29 24th (29) (125/1 -25%) Fast Medicine |
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125 125/1(-25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (29) Fast Medicine 125/1, Gelded following 2021 campaign and looked an improved model when landing a 1m Nottingham handicap in April. However, this free-going sort has failed to reproduce form akin to that in 4 subsequent appearances. |
| 25th |
5 25th (5) (80/1 -60%) Forest Falcon |
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80 80/1(-60%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Forest Falcon 80/1, Landed the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar in June and added to his tally when outpointing Brillian Light and 16 others at Glorious Goodwood the following month. Little impact since, though, including when only seventh in the Doncaster handicap won by Mujtaba. |
| 26th |
6 26th (6) (10/1 +55%) Injazati |
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10 10/1(+55%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) Injazati 10/1, Highly progressive last season and reappearance third at Pontefract (1¼m, heavy) in April was a solid effort. Not disgraced in listed company at Windsor since and each-way claims back down in trip here with Jamie Spencer aboard, provided the ground isn't fast. |
| 27th |
13 27th (13) (66/1 +0%) Austrian Theory |
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66 66/1(+0%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13) Austrian Theory 66/1, Back to very best when coming out on top at Hamilton in June and went close on the July Course here next time. However, struggled in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodood last time and he's likely to find this too competitive. |
| 28th |
20 28th (20) (18/1 +10%) Kitsune Power |
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18 18/1(+10%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (20) Kitsune Power 18/1, Did well to finish as close as he did when runner-up at Glorious Goodwood in July and improved for the step up to 1¼m when seeing off 4 rivals at Beverley last time. This is a much tougher assignment but he probably has more to offer. Cheekpieces applied. |