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Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 29.51s

(4)

Poet^h1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jefferson Smith| T: R Varian| OR: 77

6/1

Winner at Kempton in December. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 11/2) 12 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Needs to pull out more now tried in a hood.

Form: 67213-4

(1)

American Kestrel²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 76| D

14/1

Winner at Newbury in October. 14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 21 days ago, merely closing up late. Makes tapeta debut and looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 919-6

(5)

My Dubawi¹¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75| D

3/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 13-runner nursery (10/3) at Kempton (7f) on latest start in October (gelded since). 5 lb rise fair and big chance if taking to this surface.

Form: 35661-

(2)

Kennet⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 74| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in nursery at Chelmsford City (8f, 6/4) 79 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and needs to raise his game.

Form: 9637-

(3)

Essencial^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Botti| OR: 69| D

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (11/2) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 10 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Nudged up just 3 lb and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 655-1

Forecasts

Essencial (6/4), My Dubawi (3/1), Kennet (10/3), Poet (6/1), American Kestrel (14/1)

Preference is for ESSENCIAL, who was strong at the finish when making a winning handicap debut at Lingfield recently. He had more in hand than the margin of victory would suggest and a 3 lb rise is unlikely to prevent him from striking again. My Dubawi opened his account in game fashion at Kempton during the autumn and is next on the list ahead of Poet and Kennet, both of whom need to improve.