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Reaching High^t1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 76| BF

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form third of 6 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good to soft, 2/1) 20 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap on 1st time and perhaps the faster ground here will be in his favour. Good chance.

Form: 88-623

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Hutchence¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76| BF

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 10 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good, 13/8) 10 days ago, needing stiffer test. Gets that here and improvement could be forthcoming.

Form: 74-56

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Lucentio^p,t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 76| CD

5/2

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 35 days ago. 4 lb rise fair enough and he has to be respected in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 49-6511

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Normandy Legend^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 72

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, last of 6 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, firm) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs to improve.

Form: 0-286

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Arch Legend¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C Johnston| OR: 68| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. Last of 5 in handicap (5/1) at Sandown (14f, good) 10 days ago. Possibly in the handicapper's grip for now.

Form: 99-1185

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Paradoxical⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Kirk| OR: 67

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 11 in minor event at this course (8.1f, heavy) 49 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut and while a good deal better is needed, he could be about to take a step forward.

Form: 6-04

Forecasts

Lucentio (5/2), Hutchence (5/2), Reaching High (11/4), Paradoxical (8/1), Arch Legend (17/2), Normandy Legend (28/1)

HUTCHENCE shaped well when fifth in a 1m novice on return here last month (form working out well), and while he failed to improve on his handicap debut upped to 10.3f at Chester next time, better is expected over this new trip back here. It may be worth giving another chance to Reaching High following a rather disappointing effort at Leicester and he is second choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking Lucentio and handicap-debutant Paradoxical.