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Allocator

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon

9/2

Ninth foal; half-brother to five winners including the Group 1 winning juvenile Morandi (7f-1m2f); should be respected if the market speaks with confidence.

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(4)

Gantier^p⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

11/8

Son of Frankel and a half-brother to six winners including Treat Gently (1m2f-1m4f); still looked to be a work in progress on AW debut at Wolverhampton (1m+) in November when beaten a nose by Eightsome Reel; further improvement likely at 1m2f.

Form: 02-

(2)

Marhaban^b⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: C Appleby

9/4

240,000gns yearling; brother to the 6f-7f juvenile winner Hey Gaman (French 2000 Guineas runner-up); 7/2 when finishing a weakening fifth to New King (a stablemate of Gantier) on debut at Wolverhampton last month; stamina doubts.

Form: 5-

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Thunderoad²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: M Botti

16/1

23,000gns yearling; evidently is still learning the game - slowly away latest; others make much more appeal on paper.

Form: 60-

(3)

Munstead Moonshine³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding

33/1

Tenth foal; sister to three winners including Royal Warranty (1m2f-1m4f); stamina will be her forte in time; 33/1, green and never involved on debut at Wolverhampton (1m1f+) in mid December.

Form: 0-

(1)

Resounding Silence

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate

7/1

Resold as a yearling for 45,000gns; first foal out of a 7f juvenile winning dam (Night Song); bred to be effective on the AW, but will need to be smart in order to trouble Gantier.

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Forecasts

Gantier (11/8), Marhaban (9/4), Allocator (9/2), Resounding Silence (7/1), Thunderoad (16/1), Munstead Moonshine (33/1)

A race which features a couple of mildly interesting newcomers in the shape of Allocator (Richard Hannon) and Resounding Silence (James Tate). However, it is difficult to look beyond the alluring claims of the John Gosden-trained GANTIER who should excel over middle distances. His trainer has a line with Marhaban (also a possible doubtful stayer) through New King.