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(4)

Highcastle^b1¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 61

5/2

Sent off at big prices when well beaten in three starts as a juvenile. Steps up in trip for his first start as a three-year-old in handicap company and needs to improve in first-time blinkers.

Form: 098-

(2)

Dorian Gray^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: H Morrison| OR: 60| C| D

1/1

On the upgrade and the application of blinkers for his last two starts has certainly worked the oracle. Up 7lb for those two successes, but has to be greatly respected in his bid to complete a hat-trick.

Form: 836-911

(1)

Sauchiehall Street¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Dwyer| T: S Kirk| OR: 59| BF

5/1

Came into his own in nursery company as a juvenile and ended the campaign on his highest handicap mark so far. Reappears off that rating and is interesting despite having stamina to prove.

Form: 556146-

(6)

Diablery¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 56

14/1

Hints of promise in three starts in novice company, two of them as a juvenile when trained by John Gosden. Big step up in trip should suit on breeding, but has plenty to prove on handicap debut.

Form: 04-7

(5)

Rum Ration⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harry Bentley| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 48

14/1

Has failed to beat a single rival in three starts in novice auction company. Likely to do better now he is up in distance and handicapping, but it takes big leap of faith to expect him to take this.

Form: 00-9

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(3)

Hackbridge²⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: P Phelan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dorian Gray (1/1), Highcastle (5/2), Sauchiehall Street (5/1), Hackbridge (12/1), Diablery (14/1), Rum Ration (14/1)

Highcastle, Diablery and Rum Ration can do better now they are handicapping, but none of them looks to be a winner in-waiting and ready preference is for DORIAN GRAY, who is more exposed but has looked a different horse since fitted with blinkers and can complete his hat-trick. Sauchiehall Street can chase him home.