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Mushirif⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 75| BF

15/8

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fourth of 10 in maiden at Bath (10.2f, soft, 2/1) 80 days ago. This stiffer test promises to suit now pitched into a handicap and claims if taking to tapeta.

Form: 4-54

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Natural Value⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73

10/1

Third of 5 in handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, good to firm, 4/1) 9 days ago. 4 lb higher back on the AW (untried on this particular surface) and needs to pull out more now tried in blinkers.

Form: 405843

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Maketh Believeth^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 73

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 11 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 26 days ago. 3 lb rise fair and another bold show is on the cards.

Form: 03432

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Out Of Reason³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: A King| OR: 71

5/1

Sixth of 8 in minor event at Nottingham (10.2f, good, 10/1) 35 days ago. Needs to get back on track, but it's still early days and he went close in a nursery off this mark on sole previous visit here.

Form: 5425-06

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Punta Arenas^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 69| BF

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago, needing lesser test. Bit to find with Maketh Believeth on that evidence. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 43774

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Evaluation³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 66| BF

4/1

Visored for 1st time, fourth of 6 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good, 11/4) 37 days ago. Very well-bred and couldn't be in better hands, but he needs to take a step forward now switched to tapeta.

Form: 55-5344

Forecasts

Mushirif (15/8), Maketh Believeth (4/1), Evaluation (4/1), Out Of Reason (5/1), Punta Arenas (9/1), Natural Value (10/1)

Despite a couple of rather underwhelming performances on turf this season, OUT OF REASON is worth chancing back on the all-weather, bearing in mind that he went down narrowly in a nursery here off this mark during the autumn. Mushirif needs considering now upped in trip for this handicap debut, but Maketh Believeth is feared most on the back of his C&D near miss last month.