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Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 1m 8.97s

(2)

Boom The Groom¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 75| D

15/8

Good nose second of 5 to Shamshon in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously once again.

Form: 226242

(4)

Batchelor Boy^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: J Gallagher| OR: 73| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. First run since leaving George Boughey when seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 25/1) 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 851537

(3)

Street Parade^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Molly Presland⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 72| D

9/4

Latest win at Sandown in July. Good third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 7/1) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Won't be far away.

Form: 538143

(1)

Shamshon¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher| T: S C Williams| OR: 72| CD

11/4

3 wins from 14 runs this year. Won 5-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 4/1) 19 days ago by nose from Boom The Groom, taking time to get going.

Form: 231531

Forecasts

Boom The Groom (15/8), Street Parade (9/4), Shamshon (11/4), Batchelor Boy (6/1)

A very trappy finale despite the small field. BOOM THE GROOM was only just touched off by Shamshon here earlier in the month. Tony Carroll's gelding gets a very small pull in the weights so he's chanced to turn the tables. Street Parade has found his form for this yard and shouldn't be far away.