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Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.66s

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Akkadian Thunder²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: R Varian| D

8/13

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 12-runner minor event (5/2) at Kempton (8f) 26 days ago, running on. Open to further progress.

Form: 81

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Reel Prospect⁵⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara

18/1

€14,000 foal, £23,000 yearling, Highland Reel gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 6f/7f winner Hailstone and 2-y-o 5f winner Candy Apples. Third of 10 in maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm, 11/1) on debut, closing all way to line. Off 16 months.

Form: 3-

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Karmology²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| D

5/2

Golden Horn filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 1m winner Muveran. 9/1, won 2-runner maiden at Ripon (8f, good to firm) on debut 27 days ago, slowly away. Sets a high standard and more to come.

Form: 1

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Highland Loch

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine

50/1

Highland Reel colt. Half-brother to useful German 9f winner Ma Belle Molly. Dam German 11f winner.

Form:

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Utilis⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 74

13/2

Fair gelding. 28/1, creditable eighth of 17 in handicap at York (7f, soft) 9 days ago. Others much less exposed.

Form: 23-7568

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Debby's Delight⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: E A L Dunlop

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW) 76 days ago, not clear run. Significantly down in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 09

Forecasts

Akkadian Thunder (8/13), Karmology (5/2), Utilis (13/2), Reel Prospect (18/1), Highland Loch (50/1), Debby's Delight (100/1)

Debut-winner KARMOLOGY is the pick on these terms and open to improvement, so she gets the nod over Akkadian Thunder, another winner first time up. Reel Prospect also shaped well on debut, and it will be interesting to see what the market has to say after a long lay-off.