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Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 2m 34.99s

(1)

Chalk Stream¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 86| D

6/5

Made it 2-5 this year with career-best effort in 6-runner handicap (5/2) at York (11.8f, good) 16 days ago, making all. Holds solid claims despite 4 lb rise.

Form: 4-71241

(5)

Barn Owl¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 84| C

5/2

Course winner who posted good second of 8 on his handicap bow at Sandown (10f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Goes up in trip now and weighted to have a big say.

Form: 92-512

(4)

Chase The Dollar^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Goodwood (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers reached for now with work to do.

Form: 2-52320

(3)

Grantley^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: E Bethell| OR: 76| C

14/1

Course winner in April and largely in good form since, fourth of 6 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and one for the shortlist.

Form: 316224

(2)

Carrigillihy⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| CD

7/2

C&D winner in July and didn't enjoy the rub of the green in her hat-trick bid when fifth of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good) 8 days ago, suffering poor run from 2f out. Firmly in the mix.

Form: 023115

Forecasts

Chalk Stream (6/5), Barn Owl (5/2), Carrigillihy (7/2), Grantley (14/1), Chase The Dollar (14/1)

BARN OWL looks the way to go here given he can already boast a course win and figures on an attractive weight left on the same mark as when runner-up at Sandown last time. C&D scorer Carrigillihy wasn't seen to best effect when fifth at Thirsk and rates the chief threat, although top-weight Chalk Stream can have a say too on the back of his all-the-way York victory.