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Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 9.73s

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Real Estate^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke Catton| T: M J Attwater| OR: 61| D

13/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, creditable third of 6 in C&D handicap (good to firm) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 537543

(5)

Thegreyvtrain¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁵⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 60| C

11/1

Temperamental sort. Course winner. Went close on Lingfield's AW last month and perhaps found the run coming too soon when well held here just 2 days later.

Form: 729028

(1)

Ruby Cottage³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan| T: M S Saunders| OR: 62| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner in July and good second back here since. Unexposed 3-y-o who is likely to go well again.

Form: 574312

(4)

Red Alert^p⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Jordan Williams| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60| CD

85/40

Losing run now at 16 but he has as won 3 times over C&D during his career, including this race in 2018. 5/1, creditable second of 10 at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Good shout.

Form: 726642

(3)

Top Boy^p²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: Emma Taff⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 4/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 252325

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Joli's Legacy¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jonny Peate| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 46

13/2

Bounced back to form when second of 6 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Claims with a repeat.

Form: 387972

Forecasts

Red Alert (85/40), Ruby Cottage (11/4), Top Boy (9/2), Real Estate (13/2), Joli's Legacy (13/2), Thegreyvtrain (11/1)

RED ALERT has offered enough in recent starts to suggest his turn is near and is taken to add to his 2018 win in this contest. Malcolm Saunders is no stranger to success in this race either and his lightly-raced 3-y-o Ruby Cottage can extend her run of good efforts over this C&D and provide the chief threat.