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(2)

Khagan^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80

14/1

Winless since his debut but possible 2m has taxed his stamina of late, weakening final 1f having made some headway 3f out. Mark has eased at least and drop in trip a plus.

Form: 077377

(4)

Molinari¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 74

10/3

Arrives here at the top of his game, scoring at Carlisle (11f) and following up in good style at Hamilton (11f) 17 days ago. Assessor applies more pressure but hard to rule out in hat-trick bid.

Form: 244711

(5)

Saligo Bay²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 80| BF

5/6

Winner at Newbury (12f) in July. Good second of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good, 15/8) 21 days ago, beaten only by a progressive sort. Big player with longer trip worth exploring.

Form: 5-53312

(6)

Dreams Unwind¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75

17/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in August. 14/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) 17 days ago. More needed from this mark.

Form: 714514

(1)

Socially Shady^v1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 66

10/1

Unreliable sort. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (14f, firm, 7/2) 15 days ago, merely underlining his inconsistency. Fitting of a visor may help now, however.

Form: 273925

(3)

Eye Knee^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Harrison Shaw| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65| C

12/1

Opened account from 3 lb lower mark here (1½m) in August. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 12/1) 12 days ago. Longer trip worth exploring and he's still low mileage.

Form: 849414

Forecasts

Saligo Bay (5/6), Molinari (10/3), Dreams Unwind (17/2), Socially Shady (10/1), Eye Knee (12/1), Khagan (14/1)

A winner at Newbury in July, SALIGO BAY matched that level when finding only an upwardly-mobile sort too strong at Newmarket 3 weeks ago, and with this longer trip worth exploring, he's fancied to make a bold bid to resume winning ways. Molinari arrives in search of the hat-trick and is feared, ahead of Dreams Unwind.