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Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 33.72s

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Cool Legend^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| BF

5/4

AW maiden winner in December and has shaped well in his last 2 handicaps, not getting in the clear until it was too late at Newbury (1½m) last time. Cheekpieces added. Leading claims.

Form: 31-5624

(3)

St Pancras²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: M Meade| OR: 80| D

7/2

Made a winning start for this stable 7-runner handicap at Pontefract (1½m, good) 23 days ago, well on top finish. Likely more to come from him.

Form: 7351

(2)

Monsieur Melee⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 72| BF| D

5/2

Overcame a pace bias at Doncaster in May and has run creditably on all 3 starts since. No reason why he won't give his running again.

Form: 651433

(4)

Oosterpark²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 72

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded first time, ninth of 13 in novice at Leicester (1¼m, good to soft, 50/1) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Back up in trip for handicap debut. His mark demands improvement.

Form: 659

(5)

Winter Life¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 67

16/1

Fair maiden. 12/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (1¼m, good to soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8-52456

Non-Runners

(1)

Huxley¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: M J Attwater J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Cool Legend (5/4), Monsieur Melee (5/2), St Pancras (7/2), Huxley (15/2), Oosterpark (11/1), Winter Life (16/1)

COOL LEGEND looks a winner in waiting from this mark and can come good in cheekpieces. There was plenty to like about the way St Pancras went about things at Pontefract and he looks the chief threat.