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Start Seven¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: D Tudhope| T: J A Osborne| OR: 87

10/3

Came good around this time last year when rattling off a quickfire treble of 1m6f wins but mark shot up as a result. Decent effort when a runner-up at Wolverhampton (2m) last month before finding 1m4f too sharp last time.

Form: 886535-

(1)

Vettori Rules²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rossa Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 84

9/2

Multiple winner in Italy in his younger days but has flattered to deceive in this country, though ran well to finish a 1¾L third behind Sunblazer over 2m at Kempton recently. Should be in the mix.

Form: 777803-

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Ayr Of Elegance¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: P Hide| OR: 74| D

12/1

Lingfield specialist (all three career wins there) but stays well and finished a respectable 3L fourth behind Noble Behest over 2m there latest. Now 4lb better off with that rival but remains above her highest winning mark.

Form: 551454-

(5)

Argante^b³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: H Spiller| OR: 72| D

20/1

Flat success in France and won a maiden hurdle for Nicky Henderson just over a year ago. Eyecatching third over C&D from this mark last month but a laboured effort in the mud over hurdles on Monday just tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 10835/3-

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Lost The Moon¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 72| C

5/1

Scored successive course wins over shorter last winter and, following a few indifferent efforts, she has recently returned to form, though arguably flattered to get within a neck of Noble Behest at Lingfield (2m) latest. Now 3lb better off, however.

Form: 460622-

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Noble Behest^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Kirby| T: R Stephens| OR: 76| CD

6/4

Ineffective initially but has thrived since being stepped up to this trip, running up a hat-trick of wins for Marcus Tregoning before opening up with a win for this yard at Lingfield (2m). Raised a further 3lb ahead of his five-timer bid.

Form: 701111-

Forecasts

Noble Behest (6/4), Start Seven (10/3), Vettori Rules (9/2), Lost The Moon (5/1), Ayr Of Elegance (12/1), Argante (20/1)

Noble Behest has proved unstoppable since stepping up in trip and had enough about him to master LOST OF THE MOON by a neck at Lingfield last time with Ayr Of Elegance further back. There shouldn't be much between them once again but, the combination of a 3lb pull and the presence of the in-form Robert Winston in the plate, may just be enough to see the runner-up reverse form. Vettori Rules showed enough over this trip at Kempton recently to also warrant consideration.