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Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 1m 32.69s

(1)

Waltzing Queen¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest| OR: 67

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Showed benefit of reappearance when second of 10 on handicap debut (18/1) at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago, sticking to task. Can give another good account nudged up a few pounds.

Form: 7-7232

(2)

Wow William¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 65

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Underperformed when seventh of 13 on handicap debut at Kempton (7f, 10/1), not clear run briefly over 1f out. Off 160 days. More needed if he's to feature.

Form: 0765-7

(3)

Joe Proud²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Jones| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 64

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Again ran below form when eighth of 10 in minor event at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 66/1) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 83-408

(4)

Vitalline²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B James| OR: 62| C

6/5

15/2, proved better than ever to open his account for the season when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, soft) 28 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Leading claims once again.

Form: 06-3371

(5)

Yanifer²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T E Whelan| T: J A Osborne| OR: 61

15/8

Confirmed previous promise when winning 8-runner handicap (3/1) at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 20 days ago, staying on to lead final 50 yds and well on top finish. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 0-82621

(6)

Bella Colorossa³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Pattinson| OR: 47

66/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (100/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 39 days ago, slowly away. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-8409

Forecasts

Vitalline (6/5), Yanifer (15/8), Waltzing Queen (5/1), Wow William (9/1), Bella Colorossa (66/1), Joe Proud (100/1)

VITALLINE proved better than ever to open his account for the season here 4 weeks ago, providing Ben James with his first winner as a trainer in the process. Given the manner of that success, he's taken to defy a 5 lb rise in the weights and follow up. Yanifer rates the biggest threat after getting off the mark at Brighton earlier this month, ahead of Waltzing Queen.