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Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 58.45s

(1)

Deputise²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: W J Haggas| OR: 100| D

3/1

Good effort when beaten a short-head in a valuable 6f contest on the AW at Lingfield last month. Well held dropped to this trip at Hamilton (good-to-firm) subsequently however and likely capable of much better than he showed that day.

Form: 4211-24

(3)

Firelight²⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 97

5/2

Successful twice at two including in a soft ground 6f event at Newmarket in August. Drops in grade on handicap and seasonal debut having finished won the field in Group 3 company at Ayr (heavy) in September.

Form: 411448-

(4)

Street Parade^t1²⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| D

7/1

Impressive 8L winner of a 5f novice event at Chepstow (good-to-firm) last July. Below that form in two subsequent starts and makes his handicap debut having been gelded since finishing 6L sixth in Listed company at York (5f, good-to-firm) in August.

Form: 21106-

(2)

Top Breeze¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 91| BF| D

11/8

Victorious twice already this year including by 1L in a valuable 6f handicap at Newmarket (good-to-firm) last month. Good 3L fifth over this trip at Chester (good-to-soft) subsequently and strong claims once more.

Form: 12-115

(5)

Oberyn Martell^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁷⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 88| DWS

20/1

Well held in two starts since finishing fourth over 6f at Wolverhampton in February. Cheekpieces tried for the first time on first start since wind surgery.

Form: 140-400

Forecasts

Top Breeze (11/8), Firelight (5/2), Deputise (3/1), Street Parade (7/1), Oberyn Martell (20/1)

TOP BREEZE has shown good form this spring and he can register a third victory of the campaign by taking this small field sprint handicap. The selection ran well in a hot race last time out and he can see off Deputise who can put a disappointing latest effort behind him to finish runner-up ahead of seasonal debutant Firelight.