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Thursday 28 December 2017

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(8)

Nelson's Hill⁹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: W De Best-Turner| OR: 49

66/1

Showed very limited ability in three races to date and here returns from mammoth 945 day absence. Impossible to fancy.

Form: 406/

(1)

Deliberator²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: W J Knight| OR: 68

5/2

Second top of those with official ratings after a sound effort in third over C&D where he led until the final furlong. Expecting another good showing today and must enter any shortlist.

Form: 3-35643

(7)

Duhr¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T J Murphy| T: R J Smith| OR: 68

16/1

Stable debut after eight months off latest when held up and tenderly ridden to finish seventh of nine in a 1m2f maiden here. Has some ability but big improvement needed.

Form: 577

(3)

Elite Treaty

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Fran Berry| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

10/1

Mawatheeq colt out of a 5f/6f AW winner with a very speedy pedigree herself. Sire middle distance influence but quite ordinary record at stud. Best watched unless market suggests otherwise.

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(4)

Paradise Lake⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: E Walker| OR: 76| BF

10/11

Top-rated horse in the race after a narrow second in a 1m Windsor maiden in his final start for Sir Michael Stoute. Starts out for new connections here with an excellent chance especially given he is proven on AW.

Form: 86-362

(5)

Swiss Vinnare^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee

4/1

Didn't seem to stay 1m2f here last time when third in a maiden. Still showed fair level of ability there as he has done previously over 1m so likely to go well today.

Form: 2453

(9)

Annabella¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: T D McCarthy| OR: 43

100/1

Unplaced in seven career starts and beaten out of sight several times. Impossible to fancy here.

Form: 65-7889

(6)

Peters Folly^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: P W Hiatt

40/1

Mid division in maidens at Wolverhampton and Kempton, the latest seeing her beaten 17½L. This final stepping stone into handicaps.

Form: 56

(2)

Uptown Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Simon Pearce| T: Mrs L Pearce

33/1

Just the eighth runner from the progeny of sire Doncaster Rover (two winners). Half-sister to a moderate 6f AW winner. Pedigree far from appealing.

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Forecasts

Paradise Lake (10/11), Deliberator (5/2), Swiss Vinnare (4/1), Elite Treaty (10/1), Duhr (16/1), Uptown Girl (33/1), Peters Folly (40/1), Nelson's Hill (66/1), Annabella (100/1)

If PARADISE LAKE arrives here after a short break in the same form as his last start for Sir Michael Stoute he will take all of the beating and he is proven on the surface. Deliberator rates the biggest danger after a good third latest over C&D. Swiss Vinnare is another with decent AW maiden form and he could be better suited by today's trip.