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Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 46.1s

Spock¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss L Brooke⁽⁷⁾| T: Lady S Brooke| OR: 81| D

20/1

Made most to score at Plumpton last October and has been beaten in higher grade since. Down in trip and a few pounds lower so hard to dismiss in a race that will take little winning.

Form: 4214U-P

Goonjim^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 79| BF

7/2

Usually attracts support and chase record shows two good efforts at Plumpton and two less promising runs at Stratford. Hard to discount off a mark just 2lb higher than his March success.

Form: 3F1324-

Grayhawk^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell| OR: 72

5/1

Point-to-point form indicates a preference for faster ground. Has shaped better under such conditions on his last two starts but the trick is to now find his trip and brush up his jumping. Drops a couple of furlongs here.

Form: 3PPFU4-

Gray Wolf River¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller⁽⁷⁾| T: R C Harper| OR: 63

16/1

Yet to make the frame in 18 starts under rules and hard to see that record improving from 9lb out of the weights.

Form: 69569-5

Bahumbug²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Michael Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 58

11/1

Career best effort came on similar going and has mainly raced on much softer ground since without distinction. Pulled up over 3m last time and in here from a mark 14lb out of the handicap. Has been showing signs of temperament lately.

Form: 6P474-P

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Non-Runners

Code Of Law²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: N D Fehily

Denny Kerrell⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J W Mullins J: Non Runner

Nouailhas¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: D C O'Brien J: Mr J Pearce

Forecasts

Denny Kerrell (2/1), Code Of Law (11/4), Goonjim (7/2), Grayhawk (5/1), Bahumbug (11/1), Nouailhas (14/1), Gray Wolf River (16/1), Spock (20/1)

Recent form suggests the winner should come from Goonjim, Denny Kerrell or CODE OF LAW. The former would be a standout for this if we were at Plumpton but it is hard to know how we will fare around this unique course. He is normally popular in the market and is just 2lb higher than when scoring in March. Denny Kerrell may want the ground to ride a little slower than is forecast but CODE OF LAW drops to a trip which he has been looking for. His stable do well at the summer meetings here and indeed took this same race 12 months ago. Runner-up spots behind a couple of improving types under similar conditions raise hopes that he can open his account here.