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Smooth Spirit^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Ferguson| OR: 71| D

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. 12/1, very good second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 22 days ago, running on. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces back on. Could take the beating.

Form: 614-82

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Gosnay Gold¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 69| BF| D

9/4

Winner at Chepstow in June. 11/10, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-42152

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Sunset¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 68

11/2

15/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-34340

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George Scott^v1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 67

7/1

6/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 05-3936

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Granary Queen^v1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 64| D

17/2

Unreliable sort. Winner at Brighton in May. 15/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago, finding little. Makes polytrack debut. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 142733

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Saunton⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 63

9/2

12/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 6 days ago, sticking to task. Stepping back in the right direction, so makes plenty of appeal in a weak event.

Form: 44-7942

Forecasts

Gosnay Gold (9/4), Smooth Spirit (16/5), Saunton (9/2), Sunset (11/2), George Scott (7/1), Granary Queen (17/2)

SMOOTH SPIRIT has run well on both previous AW outings (albeit on tapeta), latterly when second at Wolverhampton 22 days ago, and further improvement would be enough for him to land this event against more exposed rivals. Saunton arrives on the back of an encouraging run, so he's feared most, while the in-form Gosnay Gold is a definite player.