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(3)

Canford Bay¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 78| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Catterick in July. Fourth of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Catterick (5f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 175474

(5)

Autumn Flight^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| D

13/2

Latest win at Thirsk in September. 5/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (5f, soft) 9 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: 463310

(1)

Afandem^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

15/2

16/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Ayr (5f, soft) 9 days ago. Lurks on a very tempting mark and his length-defeat in a stronger 6f race here in July brings him firmly into the equation.

Form: 029783

(6)

Ey Up Its Mick^b²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mathers| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 72| BF

15/8

Latest win at Hamilton in July. 85/40, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 311423

(2)

Van Gerwen^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 7/1, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 18 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Cheekpieces back on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 581325

(4)

Pavers Pride^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| D

4/1

Latest win at Ayr in July. 13/2, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (5f, soft) 9 days ago. Back up in grade.

Form: 212205

Forecasts

Ey Up Its Mick (15/8), Pavers Pride (4/1), Van Gerwen (5/1), Canford Bay (11/2), Autumn Flight (13/2), Afandem (15/2)

AFANDEM is lower in the weights than he's been for a while and ran well in a stronger 6f handicap here in July, so could be the way to go for last year's winning stable. Van Gerwen, back at the scene of his last success, is feared most.