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Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 2.15s

(4)

Faro De San Juan^b,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 77| D

6/5

Latest win at Windsor in July. 16/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 11 days ago, never nearer. Strong chance off 1 lb lower here.

Form: 036616

(3)

Skallywag Bay⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| D

13/8

Fourth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Nottingham (5f, good) 58 days ago. Remains 3 lb above last winning mark and there's an air of vulnerability about this filly.

Form: 14-3634

(2)

Pop Dancer^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 9/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. Would be a serious player off this reduced mark if back to his best but it's a big 'if'.

Form: 269764

(1)

The Defiant^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 59| BF| D

8/1

Second of 4 in handicap (6/4) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 6 days ago, going off too hard. Now 1 lb lower and this 8-y-o looks sure to give it a good shot.

Form: 283262

Forecasts

Faro De San Juan (6/5), Skallywag Bay (13/8), Pop Dancer (13/2), The Defiant (8/1)

It was a higher-grade handicap in which FARO DE SAN JUAN was a creditable sixth at Newcastle recently and, with a strong pace likely despite the small field, he is taken to resume winning ways. The Defiant is the clear main danger, with Skallywag Bay a shade too high in the weights at present and Pop Dancer needing to bounce back.