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Monday 13 April 2026

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3YO plus | Class 4 | 7f | 12 Runners | Turf

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Beagle Bay³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| D

10/3

Shaped with plenty of promise in a good maiden at Newbury last spring and showed himself to be over whatever kept him off the track after as he landed the odds in straightforward fashion at Chelmsford (7f) last month. There should be more to come.

Form: 2-1

(3)

Clough⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Aidan Keeley| T: Dylan Cunha

66/1

€15,000 Mastercraftsman gelding. Dam, 1½m winner who stayed 2m, closely related to useful 1m winner Silky Dawn. 33/1, showed nothing on debut on the back of a breathing operation at Pontefract (1m) last week.

Form: 8

(12)

Dumuji¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: C G Cox| D

7/1

90,000 gns yearling, 60,000 gns 2-y-o, Havana Grey colt. Dam lightly raced half-sister to useful winner up to 1¾m Whirling Dervish. Belied biggish odds as he made a winning start in professional style in 7f Kempton novice in November. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-

(2)

I'll Be Back¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: K R Burke

11/4

Sent off at 10/11 for his Doncaster (6f, heavy) debut last November and made no mistake. Evidently well regarded and can progress for leading yard.

Form: 1-

(10)

Court Alert¹⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 81

7/1

Took another step forward when an excellent second in 20-runner 6f valuable sales contest at Newmarket in August, staying on well. Well beaten in similar event over 7f there in October and gelded since. Surely up to winning races this year.

Form: 5520-

(8)

Erudition

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey

18/1

26,000 gns 3-y-o, Mehmas gelding. Half-brother to 11f winner Utile and useful winner up to 8.5f Straight Answer. Yard can ready a newcomer and he's worth a look.

(6)

Flor De Guerra

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joe Leavy| T: B J Meehan

22/1

€55,000 yearling, Mehmas gelding. Dam French maiden half-sister to useful winner up to 8.5f Altea out of useful maiden Ensis.

(4)

Golden Harvest

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead

50/1

13,000 gns yearling, Washington DC colt. Brother to winner up to 8.4f Doze and half-brother to winner up to 6f Rocket Money.

(1)

King's Cavalry¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: J Tate

11/8

Kingman colt. Closely related to useful 7f winner Wedding Dance and half-brother to smart 6f-9f winner Royal Dress and useful 1m/9f winner Ibraz. 50/1, promising start when sixth of 15 in 7f Newmarket novice on debut in October. That race has worked out really well and he'll improve.

Form: 6-

(5)

Landslide

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Oliver Cole

18/1

Territories colt. Half-brother to 6f-8.6f winner Voltaic. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 1¾m Quiz Mistress.

(9)

Mertoun¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

12/1

Down the field in minor event/maiden in October. Gelded and could do better when handicapping over longer trips this year.

Form: 68-

(7)

Society Charm¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: P W Chapple-Hyam

150/1

Well held in all-weather minor event/maiden in recent weeks, pulling hard on latest outing.

Form: 67

Forecasts

I'll Be Back (9/4), Court Alert (4/1), King's Cavalry (4/1), Beagle Bay (9/2), Dumuji (6/1), Landslide (16/1), Mertoun (20/1), Erudition (25/1), Flor De Guerra (25/1), Society Charm (66/1), Clough (66/1), Golden Harvest (100/1)

KING'S CAVALRY made a promising start in a Newmarket novice that has worked out really well and with improvement on the cards this year, he can get the better of penalised winners Beagle Bay and I'll Be Back. Court Alert was second in a valuable sales race last summer and surely won't remain a maiden for much longer.