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Monday 3 June 2024

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Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 2m 54.08s

(9)

Farhhfromforgotten²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: L Bailey| OR: 62

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (10f, good, 33/1) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 257-568

(8)

Grifter^v¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: J Candlish| OR: 60

12/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 33/1 and visor/tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, heavy). Off 6 months with work to do.

Form: 0/75048-

(6)

Carlton^p⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 58

8/1

Winner at Newcastle in January. 17/2, eighth of 9 in handicap there (12.4f) 48 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-31408

(5)

Yakhabar^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 57

6/1

Latest win at Newcastle in April. Respectable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 20 days ago, well positioned. Not taken lightly eased 1 lb.

Form: 551953

(2)

Desert Quest³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 56| CD

6/5

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in January. 5/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 31 days ago, running on. Big player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 142562

(4)

Red Force One^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap (22/1) at Catterick (15.9f, good) 21 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: P880-06

(1)

Moondial^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 51

22/1

50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fair fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (10f, good) 20 days ago, well positioned. Significantly up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 00-6984

(3)

Crystal Guard^p⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (16.2f). Off 92 days. Ought to be thereabouts despite being 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 3-27403

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(7)

Laudable⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: T Davidson J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Desert Quest (6/5), Red Force One (7/2), Laudable (7/2), Yakhabar (6/1), Carlton (8/1), Crystal Guard (12/1), Grifter (12/1), Moondial (22/1), Farhhfromforgotten (40/1)

DESERT QUEST arrives in top form so this C&D scorer is fancied to regain winning ways at the chief expense of Yakhabar who is weighted to go well. Crystal Guard is on a long losing run but can also have a say in an open handicap.