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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 32.96s

(5)

Ouzo⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 74

4/9

Improving since introduced to handicapping; built upon an excellent second to Pour Me A Drink at Haydock (1m, soft) when showing a determined attitude to score by a neck at Nottingham (1m+, good); back in trip, but tough to beat under a 6lb penalty.

Form: 455-21

(4)

Brawny³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 73

20/1

200,000gns yearling; didn't show much on the AW as a juvenile following a reasonably promising debut fifth at Ffos Las (7½f, good to soft); 2lb lower than on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m+); significant improvement required.

Form: 578-8

(3)

Facethepuckout^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Ryan| OR: 72| D

12/1

Former Irish racer (Joseph O'Brien); has already raced on 20 previous occasions despite being only halfway through his 3yo career; handicap mark is now easing after struggling to get positively involved on good to firm ground at Lingfield and York.

Form: 528346

(2)

Spencers Son^v1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: R Spencer| OR: 72| D

10/1

12/1 winner of a 7f Class 6 Kempton novice auction last October; well beaten on both starts in 3yo handicaps at Doncaster (1m2f) and Yarmouth (1m); has fallen 4lb in the weights; back in trip with a visor now applied.

Form: 613-06

(6)

Carey Street³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 70

33/1

Made all and kept on strongly when winning at Pontefract (5f, good to soft) on his second start early last season; poor since, including in 6f 3yo handicaps back at Pontefract and Thirsk; his pedigree suggests that a step up in trip is worth trying.

Form: 617-00

(1)

God Has Given^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

9/2

Six-race maiden (raced three times for R.Hannon as a 2yo); after contesting some reasonably competitive handicaps, displayed more promise when finishing fifth of nine to Rambaldi in a 1m+ Nottingham Classified Stakes 24 days ago; cheekpieces go on.

Form: 044-995

Forecasts

Ouzo (4/9), God Has Given (9/2), Spencers Son (10/1), Facethepuckout (12/1), Brawny (20/1), Carey Street (33/1)

OUZO carries a 6lb penalty for last week's hard fought Nottingham win, but that form looks particularly strong in the context of this race and if coping with a slight drop back in trip rates as the horse to beat against some largely out of form rivals. Only God Has Given appears to be headed in a similarly positive direction at present, and it's entirely possible that the newly applied cheekpieces can elicit additional improvement. He gets the vote for the forecast.