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Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 27.03s

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Capital Guarantee²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

3/1

First run since leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter when career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Musselburgh (7.2f, good, 11/10) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. May do better still and looks worthy of respect.

Form: 623-501

(4)

Craven^v²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

9/2

Winner at Leicester in July. Tenth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 2 days ago. On the up prior to that, so not completely dismissed.

Form: 0-48120

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Prairie Falcon⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 77| D

3/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, good, 8/1) 41 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 9-44028

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Agnes Grey⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 76

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, third of 4 in maiden at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improvement required from stiff opening mark.

Form: 4-323

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Roaring Ralph^b³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 75| D

13/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 15/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 32 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 841631

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Braveheart Boy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74

10/3

10/3, fifth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, soft) 22 days ago. Should be on the premises if sluggish start doesn't hold him back.

Form: 7-40035

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Tyke⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: M Appleby| OR: 72

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Southwell in April. 11/1, last of 8 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good) 81 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1538

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Grey Force One^v1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 71

40/1

80/1, last of 12 in handicap at York (7.9f, good) 35 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0158-60

(1)

Hoof It Hoof It²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

50/1

28/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at York (5.4f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Hard to make a case for in current form.

Form: 60-9789

Forecasts

Capital Guarantee (3/1), Prairie Falcon (3/1), Braveheart Boy (10/3), Craven (9/2), Roaring Ralph (13/2), Agnes Grey (14/1), Tyke (33/1), Grey Force One (40/1), Hoof It Hoof It (50/1)

CAPITAL GUARANTEE made a pleasing start for his new stable when scoring at Musselburgh last time and, with the scope for better still, he's fancied to make a successful start in handicaps. Roaring Ralph is a big danger and Braveheart Boy can't be ruled out.