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Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 10.66s

(2)

Tropics¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 9-10| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 100| CD

20/1

5-time course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (18/1) at Windsor (5.1f, good) 10 days ago, never quite finding the pace to get through when the gap came. Return to 6f in his favour.

Form: 5-07456

(4)

Merhoob²⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: J Ryan| OR: 96| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Last of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 7/4) when last seen in February. Type to bounce back and only 1 lb above winning mark.

Form: 53-1435

(1)

Shimmering Dawn⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 94| CD

3/1

Progressive last season and went close at Kempton on return. Stiff tasks in Group 3s at Newcastle/York since and of interest back at this level.

Form: 024-290

(5)

Alemaratalyoum^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: S C Williams| OR: 90

14/1

Took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, soft) 19 days ago and back on a winning mark.

Form: 843005

(6)

Full Authority^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J Mitchell| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 87

15/8

Lightly-raced winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Kempton (6f) 16 days ago, shaping well enough to think there could yet be improvement in him.

Form: 15-33

(3)

Extrodinair²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: David Probert| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 82| C

2/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 10/1, career best when winning handicap at this course (7f) 26 days ago, all out. Seems to have the pace for sprinting so should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 52-7211

Forecasts

Full Authority (15/8), Extrodinair (2/1), Shimmering Dawn (3/1), Alemaratalyoum (14/1), Tropics (20/1), Merhoob (20/1)

EXTRODINAIR made a winning return from 5 months off over 7f here 4 weeks ago, looking better than ever and enhancing his excellent record at this track, and he's well worth a try at this trip given the pace he shows. Full Authority improved on his second start back from a long absence when third in a solid Kempton handicap and rates a serious threat, while Shimmering Dawn is back down in class.