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Low-mileage 4yo who is a three-time winner; gelded prior to second-place finishes over 6f at Newbury (beaten a head by Mirabeau) and Newmarket (behind a handicap snip) this term; solid claims.

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Gelded prior to second place finishes at Newbury and Newmarket this term; solid claims

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Narrowly regained the winning thread in big field over C&D (good) last time when dropped back to 6f for first time since debut; unexposed at this trip and still looks favourably treated back up just 3lb; respected.

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Scored narrowly over C&D last time; unexposed at this trip and still favourably treated

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Has made the frame at Newcastle (AW; behind Wiltshire) and Leicester since being gelded; good fourth in the Listed Carnarvon Stakes on this card last year; 0-3 on turf but has each-way claims.

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Has made the frame in two starts since being gelded; each-way claims

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Had wind surgery prior to 6f success on finals day at Newcastle last time, taking AW record to 4-9; no certainty to follow up, being only 1-8 on turf and back on a tougher mark.

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Win on finals day took his AW record to 4-9; only 1-8 on turf and back on stiffer mark

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Made late headway from the rear over 5f at Pontefract on stable/seasonal debut; interesting back up in trip, despite still being on a long losing spell; remains attractively treated on plenty of form.

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Made late headway over 5f on stable/seasonal debut; interesting back up in trip

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Justified favouritism (6f, good) on seasonal debut, taking Goodwood record to 3-3 and overall strike-rate to 4-12; a possible danger provided his progress can be sustained away from that track.

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Reappearance win took Goodwood record to 3-3; a danger if progress sustained elsewhere

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Successful in major handicap in 2023 and a few Group races since but balance of 2026 form suggests he's unlikely to defy top weight in this field.

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Balance of 2026 form suggests he's unlikely to defy top weight in this field

Stable Tour

"We bought him out of Owen Burrows' yard as an unraced two-year-old and he has taken his time to get there. He won twice on the all-weather last year and ran some fine races on turf without winning, but he has really thrived on the all-weather this winter. After a break we brought him back in January at Lingfield, where he won over 6f, and he has since added to that with wins at Kempton and in the Listed Kachy Stakes at Lingfield. Clearly he has improved with age and, although he has risen to a mark of 108, there may be a little more to come and I'd hope to campaign him similarly this summer to last. Before he resumes on the grass he'll go for the 6f race at the all-weather finals meeting on Good Friday, where I hope he'll be hard to beat. 22-03-23"

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Prevailed in big-field Class 5 event at Thirsk (6f, good) last month on second start for new yard; back up sharply in grade but gets weight all round and may remain competitive.

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Prevailed at Thirsk last month on second start for new yard; may remain competitive

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Irish handicapper whose AW double in Britain this year has taken his record since being gelded to 3-6; improving and can't be dismissed, despite being a stone higher than for last turf attempt (which he won).

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Irish handicapper; AW double this year has taken his record since being gelded to 3-6

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Has moved in the right direction on AW since returning from lengthy layoff but the form suggests he doesn't retain peak ability; the 8yo is the oldest contender back on turf.

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Probably doesn't retain peak ability; the oldest contender back on turf

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Ran respectably at Windsor five days ago but still has a modest strike-rate for current yard and hasn't won on British soil for two years.

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Ran respectably five days ago but still has a modest strike-rate for current yard

Stable Tour

"He's a nice horse. He ran in Bahrain last winter and was second in two of the turf series races. If he'd won one of those he would have been the champion sprinter in Bahrain last year, but annoyingly we missed out on that. He won a local Grade 1 over there, I ran him on a Thursday night in a turf series race where he ran fantastically well. He was flying home on the Sunday - but pulled out on the Friday morning looking so well we ran him in the Grade 1 that day and he won. Things haven't dropped right for him here this season. He's a top-of-the-ground horse - I was training him for the Dash at Epsom but that looserain-softened ground didn't work for him. Then we ran him in the Wokingham and a horse called Get It did something ridiculous up the middle of the track and Jim Crowley wasn't hard on him. Then in the Stewards' Cup things didn't drop right because of the weather. So he goes back to Bahrain off a mark of 92 having been put up to 100 after he won the local Grade 1. He loves it over there - he's leased by the Turf Club who will be out there supporting him in force. He loves the fast ground in Bahrain so hopefully will be a standard-bearer for us this winter. 15-10-25"

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Useful on his day but is on a long losing run and has a doubt over current form; by no means sure to take advantage of a reduced mark.

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Useful on his day but is on a long losing run and has a doubt over current form

Stable Tour

"He came back a little bit tight from his last run at Hamilton but we should be able to get him back for the Wokingham. He can be a bit slowly away but Jack Nicholls seems to get a good tune out of him and we'll stick with him. It's a good opportunity for Jack to ride in a race like that. 12-06-25"

"A horse I have a lot of time for. He was most unfortunate not to win on his debut at York last year when missing the break, giving up several lengths and only going down by a head. He has not done a lot wrong since, winning three times as a juvenile and ending up the season on a mark of 92. On his second run this season at York last time he defied top weight with an impressive win over 5f, but the handicapper has really hammered him hard with a 9lb rise. He was going for the Holyroodhouse after that but it will be tough now off 104. We will still head to the royal meeting and see how that pans out, but off his new mark we will have to start looking at Listed and Group 3 races for him. I think there is more to come - I certainly hope so after such a sharp hike in his mark. 01-06-22"

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Proved somewhat resurgent at Ascot last week in third start for Charlie Pike and may build on that effort; only 1lb above last winning mark and can't be ruled out.

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Proved somewhat resurgent last week in third start for Charlie Pike; may build on that

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Capable of fairly useful form but finished last of 18 over C&D in final start for Jamie Osborne; sold for 18,000gns later in October; headgear switch; best watched.

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Finished last of 18 over C&D in final start for Jamie Osborne; debut for new yard

Stable Tour

"I thought he was a penalty kick at Goodwood on Sunday and I think he's got a great chance at Ascot. He'll be entered in the Coventry, Norfolk and Windsor Castle. 13-06-23"

"I wanted to try him over 7f, but that with soft ground is going to be too much. He's doing well and he's in a good place. He's taking his runs well. A mark of 89 gives us room for manoeuvre and he can improve. I have a hunch he'll get 7f and there are a couple of races coming up that he could go at. Hopefully he'll be around for a few years and he can turn into one of those proper heritage handicap horses as a four- or five-year-old. 11-09-24"