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Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 1m 12.20s

(1)

Troublesome Guest¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: G G Margarson| OR: 78

7/1

Promising third on 6f Newmarket debut. Out of depth in listed/Group races since but faces a much more realistic chance here.

Form: 308

(6)

Keep Kicking On¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 78

3/1

Learning by the run and shaped well when fourth of 11 in 6f Doncaster novice (good to firm) 17 days ago. Open to further improvement now handicapping.

Form: 834

(3)

El Lambo⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills| OR: 77| D

14/1

Found plenty for pressure when making third start a winning one at Bath (5.7f, good to firm) in May. Didn't look at ease on the track when well held in Woodcote at Epsom since. Gelded ahead of nursery debut.

Form: 6510

(2)

Arabica Queen²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 74| D

11/2

Caturra filly who made it third time lucky when winning 10-runner novice at Newbury (6f, firm) 4 weeks ago. Looks on a competitive mark for her nursery debut.

Form: 421

(4)

Theheatison¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: Nick Scholfield| OR: 73| D

11/2

Too Darn Hot colt who became his trainer's first winner on the Flat when leading late on in 5.7f Bath novice 19 days ago. His mark isn't obviously generous but there may be more to come.

Form: 551

(5)

Regal Tiger²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

7/4

Stepped up on his soft-ground debut fourth when 5 lengths second of 6 at Pontefract (6f, good) 4 weeks ago. Likely improver now making a quick switch to nurseries under Oisin Murphy.

Form: 42

Forecasts

Regal Tiger (7/4), Keep Kicking On (3/1), Arabica Queen (11/2), Theheatison (11/2), Troublesome Guest (7/1), El Lambo (14/1)

A case can be made for pretty much all of these. KEEP KICKING ON caught the eye on his qualifying run at Doncaster and is narrowly preferred to Regal Tiger, who also looks open to progress switching to a handicap after only 2 starts. Troublesome Guest hasn't featured in listed/Group races in recent weeks but her mark looks workable based on her opening third at Newmarket.