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Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 1m 27.30s

(5)

Dogged¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: R Menzies| OR: 72

3/1

13/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Sandown. Off 6 months. Down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving David Elsworth. Well worth a market check starting out for in-form yard.

Form: 364565-

(1)

Kaahira¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 70

4/1

Promising type. Second of 9 in minor event at Southwell (7.1f, 16/1) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Open to further progress, so boasts leading claims.

Form: 452

(2)

Dandys Gold⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 69| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at Southwell (7.1f) 68 days ago. Likely to be back on her game.

Form: 43205-5

(4)

Saisons D'Or¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 68| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 14 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Well treated and should be seen to good effect in this small field.

Form: 69209-5

(6)

Athollblair Boy⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 67| CD

9/2

6-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Not one to write off, although needs everything to drop right.

Form: 733458

(3)

Carnival Zain^h¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 64

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (8f), needing stiffer test. Off 128 days. Unlikely to be helped by this drop in trip, so others make more appeal.

Form: 688557-

Forecasts

Dogged (3/1), Saisons D'Or (7/2), Kaahira (4/1), Athollblair Boy (9/2), Dandys Gold (6/1), Carnival Zain (15/2)

KAAHIRA took a marked step forward when runner-up in a Southwell novice last time and her pedigree points to further progress, so she can defy an opening mark of 70 at the likely expense of Saisons d'Or, who looks well treated and should strip fitter for his latest outing here. Dogged is an interesting stable debutant, too.