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(5)

Beautiful Crown⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: Jack Jones| OR: 69

5/2

3 wins from 11 runs this year. 12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 9 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 343449

(1)

Sun Tracker³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Liam Keniry| T: R T Phillips| OR: 68

9/1

18/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (12.2f) 32 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Chance on old form.

Form: 4/36-977

(4)

Western Stars¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J R Boyle| OR: 68

5/4

Won over this sort of trip at Newbury in July and arrives on back of creditable fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 8/1) 11 days ago, not knocked about. Likely contender.

Form: 076794

(2)

Green Team²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65

5/1

Below par over longer trip here latest but had made the frame in 4 consecutive starts previously and warrants respect.

Form: 633326

(3)

Trojan Truth^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: E De Giles| OR: 58| C

8/1

Returned with victory at this course in March and added to that success at Windsor (11.5f) and Leicester (11.8f) in summer. Below par over longer trip latest but better expected here.

Form: 196245

Forecasts

Western Stars (5/4), Beautiful Crown (5/2), Green Team (5/1), Trojan Truth (8/1), Sun Tracker (9/1)

Preference is for WESTERN STARS, who is in better heart than his recent form figures suggest and will appreciate the return to this longer trip. Trojan Truth rates the principal danger.