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Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 2m 19.00s

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Golden Step²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford

10/1

Golden Horn filly. Sister to 11f winner Alfred Spero. Dam 7f/1m winner. Too green to show much when a distant third of 9 starting out at Kempton 4 weeks ago (11f). Well bred and in very capable hands so she's sure to improve on that.

Form: 3

(1)

Gone By²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| BF

1/7

Bred to be useful and made an encouraging debut when runner-up in 1m novice at Newbury in October, very slowly away but pulling clear with promising stablemate. Failed to land the odds when second of 7 at Ascot (1¼m) but will surely make no mistake this time.

Form: 2-2

(4)

Joud¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell

11/1

62,000 gns foal, St Mark's Basilica filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart 11.5f/1½m winner Star Storm and useful 1m winner Sargasso Sea. Failed to make a significant impact on debut at Newcastle in November but that was over 6f. Hiked up in trip now and better expected.

Form: 3-

(2)

Wootton's Gal³¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey

20/1

Foaled February 10. Nathaniel filly. First foal of a dam who won over 1½m-1¾m and over hurdles. Dam is half-sister to useful 11f-13f winner. Bred to need time and distance and shaped accordingly on her debut over 7f in July. Off since.

Form: 5-

Forecasts

Gone By (1/7), Golden Step (10/1), Joud (11/1), Wootton's Gal (20/1)

GONE BY takes on a trio of rivals who surely have more to offer but she sets the very clear standard on a brace of runner-up efforts 6 months apart and she really should make no mistake this time. Golden Step gets the tentative nod for the forecast.