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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 59.52s

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Natural Force⁸¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: C Lee| T: J Tate| D

4/1

Land Force colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Blackbird Power and 7f winner Centrefold. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 6f-7f winner Regal Parade. 10/1, won 5-runner novice in good style at Ascot (5f, soft) over 2 years ago. Looked sure to progress and market should reveal expectations.

Form: 1/

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Goyard¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| C

1/3

Confirmed debut promise when landing odds in 7-runner maiden at this course (6f, soft) 16 days ago, easily. Likely to improve again and obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 21

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Right And Exact⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| D

8/1

16,000 gns yearling, Oasis Dream gelding. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 7f Air Raid. 33/1, won 10-runner novice at Catterick (5f, good to firm) on debut 55 days ago, always holding on. Should improve.

Form: 1

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Donald¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron

18/1

Washington DC gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Modular Magic, dam was a 2-year-old 5f winner. Fourth of 6 in maiden at Leicester (5f, good, 20/1) on debut 12 days ago, one paced.

Form: 4

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Tommy Blue¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: Mrs I G-Leveque

125/1

Cable Bay gelding. Dam 5.7f winner. 80/1, last of 11 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) on debut 19 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Goyard (1/3), Natural Force (4/1), Right And Exact (8/1), Donald (18/1), Tommy Blue (125/1)

GOYARD confirmed debut promise with an easy win here last month and looks capable of defying a penalty over this shorter trip. Right And Exact caused a bit of an upset when making a winning start at Catterick and rates the main threat with Ascot debut-winner Natural Force returning from a long absence.