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Pop Dancer^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 81| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year, the latest at Lingfield in November. Fourth of 6 in handicap there (5f, AW, 5/1) 28 days ago. Should give it a good shot.

Form: 221114-

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Dusky Prince^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 79| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year, the latest at Doncaster in July. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 28/1) 11 days ago, met some trouble. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 142678-

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Bellagio Man^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 79

9/4

Latest win at Newcastle in November. 5/1, good second of 8 in handicap at that course (6f) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Big player off same mark here with the drop to 5f unlikely to be an issue. Yard also saddles Yaahobby.

Form: 21332-2

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Double Dealing^p1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: S C Williams| OR: 79| C

5/1

Course winner. 16/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 24 days ago, possibly amiss. Cheekpieces on 1st time and would be a threat if able to bounce back.

Form: 3/34649-

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Lihou¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 72| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 9/4, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago, nearest finish. Unlikely to be far away but looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 656743-

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Yaahobby^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Brittain| OR: 62| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 40/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 20 days ago. Ought to make his presence felt.

Form: 812773-

Forecasts

Bellagio Man (9/4), Lihou (11/4), Pop Dancer (4/1), Double Dealing (5/1), Dusky Prince (8/1), Yaahobby (16/1)

BELLAGIO MAN did mighty well under the circumstances when second to an improver from the Richard Fahey yard at Newcastle last week, in turn pulling nicely clear of the rest. Dropping to the minimum trip shouldn't be a problem and he could be the answer. An on-song Dusky Prince would be a big threat off this reduced mark, while Pop Dancer merits respect and the selection's stablemate Yaahobby also has claims.