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3YO only | Class 5 | 2m | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

Gustav Klimt gelding. Half-brother to useful 7.4f-13f winner Dark Moon Rising. Dam French 1½m winner. The market can guide on his debut.

Cotton Socks^h1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham

Passing Glance gelding who shaped well when second of 9 in bumper at Huntingdon (15.8f, soft, 9/4) on NH debut 14 days ago, clear of rest. Hood on 1st time. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 2

Mac's Max²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam

12/1, encouraging second of 8 in bumper at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago.This son of Maxios can build on it so must enter calculations.

Form: 2

Masterfield^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

Cokoriko gelding. Closely related to 2 winners, including French hurdle winner/chaser Kasadepapel,. Dam multiple 1½m bumper winner in France. Wears tongue strap. Noteworthy newcomer who is worth a market check.

Ringtone^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: T D Easterby

9/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time now and this Shaman gelding needs to step forward.

Form: 7

Solly's Gold

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: James Owen

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Tightenourbelts. In excellent hands so he's an interesting debutant.

Striking Midnight²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Jet Away gelding who shaped well when a debut third of 8 in bumper at Newcastle (7/2) 22 days ago. Sure to progress and he's a likely player here.

Form: 3

Winston's Oath

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Dylan Cunha

8,500 gns 3-y-o, Churchill gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Rowland Ward, stayed 19f. Dam 1¼m-11.5f winner. The betting can prove an accurate guide.

Forecasts

Cotton Socks (9/4), Solly's Gold (3/1), Mac's Max (9/2), Striking Midnight (6/1), Winston's Oath (8/1), Masterfield (12/1), August Spring (16/1), Ringtone (25/1)

The market should reveal plenty here but the vote goes to STRIKING MIDNIGHT who made a promising start when third in a Newcastle bumper recently and can build on it here and continue his stable's fine recent run of form. Cotton Socks also shaped well on his debut when runner-up in an Huntingdon bumper and is next on the list, although debutants Solly's Gold and Masterfield need factoring in too, especially if the betting speaks in their favour.