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Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 2.15s

(5)

Newyorkstateofmind^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Oliver Timms⁽⁸⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 73| D

5/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 9 days ago. Down to a good mark and bold show anticipated.

Form: 636456

(3)

Pop Dancer³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Aidan Keeley| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| D

6/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (5.1f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Claims if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 7-93226

(1)

Porfin²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Molly Presland⁽⁸⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| C| D

11/5

Course winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (11/2) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 2 days ago. Carries penalty. More needed up in class.

Form: 255141

(6)

Haveoneyerself¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke Catton| T: J Butler| OR: 64| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Opposable on the back of that low-key display.

Form: 1-80248

(2)

Street Parade^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Planas| T: M J Attwater| OR: 63| CD

5/2

C&D winner in June. Good second of 8 in handicap back here (good, 14/1) 19 days ago, running on late. Likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 721532

(4)

Shamshon¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Lorenzo Atzori⁽⁸⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 55| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 17 days ago. Couldn't rule out off an attractive mark.

Form: 735234

Forecasts

Porfin (11/5), Street Parade (5/2), Newyorkstateofmind (5/1), Pop Dancer (6/1), Shamshon (8/1), Haveoneyerself (10/1)

The vote goes to NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND, who is now 6 lb below his last winning mark and he wasn't seen to best effect on the all-weather recently. Shamshon isn't getting any younger, but he has also edged down to an attractive mark and has acquitted himself well here on his last two starts. Pop Dancer and Street Parade should both make their presence felt, too.