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Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 57.0s

Arthurs Secret^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 121| CD

12/1

Ended a four-year wait for a win with game success in refitted cheekpieces over C&D in February. Good third next time, although just a respectable run in a better race last time. Should give his running down in class.

Form: 245136-

Court Dreaming²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 121

85/40

Unexposed gelding who made it 2 wins in 4 starts when scoring at Kelso in November, and looked rusty when a keeping-on third over an extended 2½m here last month. Will appreciate this longer trip, and looks the one to beat.

Form: 214213-

Diggin Deep⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: W T Kennedy| T: S Hanlon| OR: 114| D

8/1

Below his best last time, but had been running well prior to that, winning at Doncaster (3m) in January. Likely to bounce back, and still looks fairly treated.

Form: 712138

Megabucks¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113| D

10/3

Shoed fairly useful form over hurdles and fences for Henry Oliver in 2017/18, and probably needed the run on debut for new yard at Fairyhouse last month. Will do better, and market support ought to be worth heeding.

Form: 12532/7-

Colby^p¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 110

33/1

Best effort last season when short-head second of 10 to Ask Paddington in maiden at Sedgefield on return. Didn't build on that in two subsequent handicap runs, but too early to write him off.

Form: 443/27F-

Talkofgold^p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Cook| T: M Todhunter| OR: 109| C| D

11/2

Dropped in the weights before winning over 2m5½f here in March, but seemed to have no real excuse from revised mark at Hexham last time. Others look to have her measure.

Form: 24/7513-

General Allenby^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 106

9/2

Not long with current yard and back to form when making the frame in staying handicaps at Kelso and Newton Abbot this spring. Should give another good account.

Form: 3PP433-

Forecasts

Court Dreaming (85/40), Megabucks (10/3), General Allenby (9/2), Talkofgold (11/2), Diggin Deep (8/1), Arthurs Secret (12/1), Colby (33/1)

COURT DREAMING has plenty going for him as a lightly-raced improver having his second run back from a break, and he gives the impression this new trip will bring about further improvement. He should prove too strong for in-form General Allenby, and Irish raiders Megabucks and Diggin Deep.