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Path To Dubai²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: J Tate| OR: 83

5/4

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 25 days ago, just failing (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Up 4 lb. Can go well again.

Form: 22792-1

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Heathen⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in November. Fourth of 5 in handicap there (16.5f, 6/5) 60 days ago. Likely to again find one or two too good.

Form: 678014-

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Optician^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S Lycett| OR: 75| CD

5/1

Five-time course winner. Four wins from 13 runs last year, the latest here in December. 3/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5621-36

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Kolisi^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: D Pipe| OR: 75

100/1

50/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (19f, soft) 7 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and sports cheekpieces for the first time in this sphere. Opposable.

Form: 10262/0-

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Kitty Foyle⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T E Whelan| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 72| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Very good 4 lengths third of 7 to Jubilee Alpha in listed hurdle (40/1) at Taunton (16.5f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Successful latest start in this sphere at Goodwood last summer.

Form: 189331-

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Swinging London^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: J Mackie| OR: 72| BF| D

15/2

Latest win at Southwell in January. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (11/4) at that course (14.1f) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Likely to give a good account.

Form: 211-413

Forecasts

Path To Dubai (5/4), Kitty Foyle (7/2), Heathen (9/2), Optician (5/1), Swinging London (15/2), Kolisi (100/1)

The vote goes to KITTY FOYLE, who landed a Goodwood handicap on her latest appearance on the Flat and is appealing on the back of a highly creditable effort in a mares' listed novice hurdle at Taunton last month. Swinging London is pretty consistent and is just about second choice ahead of Path To Dubai.