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Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 1m 39.91s

(3)

Oasis Prince¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 96| BF| D

13/8

Continues to perform to a high standard and potentially bumped into a useful horse in the shape of the Godolphin-owned Silver Line at Nottingham (1m+, good) 18 days ago; 5lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 103162

(1)

Divinity¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke| OR: 89| CD

7/2

Front-runner who sits 3lb higher than when beating Alkaamel by 1L over C&D (good) in April; has faced some very tough assignments since (including at Listed level); fine with cut underfoot and should appreciate the ease in grade; percentage call.

Form: 73-1046

(4)

Sandret²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 80

4/1

Won his first couple of starts (6f-7f) with a degree of authority and has progressed in stronger races since; was beaten 1½L by the subsequent scorer Triple Distilled in a 7f Class 3 handicap at York (good to firm) in July; soft ground?

Form: 1132

(2)

Caustic Love¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77| BF

9/4

Progressive since returning to turf, notching back-to-back wins at Carlisle (6f-7f); put in a solid shift from the front when beaten 1L by Inhale at Doncaster (7f) 12 days ago; stamina to prove over 1m on soft ground.

Form: 2-21142

Forecasts

Oasis Prince (13/8), Caustic Love (9/4), Divinity (7/2), Sandret (4/1)

Just the four declared, but this isn't the type of contest for holding a necessarily strong opinion. Both Sandret and Caustic Love are progressive, although there are also slight doubts here, namely ground and trip respectively. Oasis Prince needs a career best off his current handicap mark (can't be ruled out), so the more cautious default position is to stick with the front-running C&D winner DIVINITY who should appreciate an ease in grade having flown high, including at Listed level, since scoring in April.