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Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 7.61s

(1)

Gabrial The One¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79

11/4

Placed several times before coming good at the sixth attempt at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) on his final start of last season. Since gelded and now resumes from 6lb higher, so more needed.

Form: 553231-

(3)

Fraser Island¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

1/1

Ran with promise on several occasions last season, without winning. Since gelded, and resumes from a 2lb lower mark. Stable won this in 2013. Interesting to see what the market makes of his chance.

Form: 25553-

(4)

Boutonniere³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| D

11/4

Improving gelding who scored at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) in maiden company last month. Handicap mark looks fair, and with the prospect of more to come, he has claims of a follow-up success.

Form: 8-31

(6)

Whiskey And Water²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 72| BF

18/1

Some solid form on the board from his juvenile season, despite not winning. Since gelded. Initial mark looks a little on the stiff side for what he has achieved, but not written off.

Form: 5426-

(5)

Hoffa¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 70

12/1

Has some solid juvenile form to his name from a season with Richard Fahey last year. Has since switched to this stable, been gelded, and dropped another 2lb. Not ruled out.

Form: 64344-

Non-Runners

(2)

Simon's Smile¹⁴⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Fraser Island (1/1), Gabrial The One (11/4), Boutonniere (11/4), Hoffa (12/1), Simon's Smile (12/1), Whiskey And Water (18/1)

Southern-based trainers have won three of the last four runnings of this and Andrew Balding can make it four out of five with BOUTONNIERE, who looks to have got in on a workable mark for this handicap debut. Gabrial The One, Whiskey And Water, Hoffa and Fraser Island can fight out the minors.