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Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 28.77s

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Cliffs Of Capri⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 94| CD

8/15

Dual winner over this trip in three runs for Simon Crisford and ran well to finish 1L second offa mark of 92 on debut for this yard at Chelmsford in November. One for the shortlist despite disappointing over 1m last time.

Form: 21/125-

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Ascot Week¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 78

12/1

Maiden after five starts but ran well to finish third off a mark of 78 over 1m at Doncaster (good-to-firm) in June. Tailed off on debut for this yard at Pontefract subsequently however.

Form: 5/7430-

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Maximinus Thrax²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D M Simcock

7/4

Made a highly promising debut when finishing runner-up over 1m at Kempton last month. Drop in trip not certain to suit today and interesting to see if he can go one better in this contest.

Form: 2-

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Di's Pride¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: D G Bridgwater

150/1

Sent off 33/1 prior to finishing a well beaten third over this trip on debut at Southwell recently. Others make more appeal today.

Form: 3-

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Mrs Angel

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: D Loughnane

100/1

Unraced daughter of Fast Company purchased for €7,200 as a foal. Dam unraced and probably best watched on her racecourse debut.

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Forecasts

Cliffs Of Capri (8/15), Maximinus Thrax (7/4), Ascot Week (12/1), Mrs Angel (100/1), Di's Pride (150/1)

CLIFFS OF CAPRI looks a cut above his rivals today having finished runner-up off a mark of 92 over this trip on his penultimate outing. The return to 7f should suit and given he remains open to improvement he is taken to concede weight to all of his rivals today with Maximinus Thrax, who's had just one start so far taken to chase him home. Ascot Week disappointed in the main last season but can claim third on this occasion.