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Saturday 17 October 2026

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Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 1m 42.55s

(8)

Portman Blue^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Levey| T: J Parr| OR: 64

11/4

Landed a gamble when off the mark dropped to a 0-60 for the first time at Kempton 12 days ago, also seeming to benefit from first-time headgear. Not an obvious one to follow up but 4 lb rise seems fair.

Form: 666771

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(11)

Relevant Range¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 60| CD

22/1

Free-going sort who was successful twice in classified events in January, including over C&D. Narrow winner off this mark at Doncaster in July but not in the same form since, albeit not ideally placed last time.

Form: 614095

(5)

Avatar Jet^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Zak Wheatley| T: D Carroll| OR: 60| CD

9/2

Often a front runner for current yard, making all over C&D in April off 3 lb higher. Bit below par last 2 starts but had excuses. Dangerous if bouncing back in first-time headgear.

Form: 475567

(10)

Soames Forsyte^v1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Herrington| OR: 58| BF| CD

15/2

Unreliable sort, mostly due to his habitual slow starts, but he's a 4-time course winner and ran his best race for a while when third over C&D latest. Change of headgear.

Form: 065973

(3)

El Fox⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 57| CD

7/2

Benefited from the drop into 0-55 company for the first time when off the mark over C&D last week after 4 months off. Back in better company now but she's only 2 lb higher.

Form: 544-431

(4)

Adelaide Bay²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Gray| T: D Bourke| OR: 56| D

4/1

Beaten favourite on 4 out of 6 starts after re-joining Jane Chapple-Hyam but defied market weakness to make a winning start for this yard at Newcastle 3 weeks ago, asserting last 50 yards. Must be respected given stable's very healthy strike rate on the level this year.

Form: 526431

(14)

The New Bay Pearl³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Whitaker| OR: 54| BF

22/1

Placed 3 times last year for Roger Varian. Has steadily found her form for current yard and was better than the bare result when fifth in a big field at Redcar latest, though at the same time showed why she's yet to win a race (hung under pressure).

Form: 744435

(7)

Barleybrown^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 53| BF| D

11/1

Losing run is mounting up but his turn surely isn't too far away judging by his last 3 starts, though he does seem best at Newcastle.

Form: 285224

(2)

Lili Marleen^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Jack Jones| OR: 53| D

14/1

Winner on all-weather at Chantilly in December but continues to show little for current connections. Headgear back on.

Form: P90889

(9)

Cloch Nua³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen| T: T Culhane & S Barclay| OR: 53| C| D

33/1

Shaped encouragingly when third at Newcastle in April and, after a rare start on turf, he made some headway back from 4 months off at Wolverhampton 32 days ago.

Form: 4-66366

(13)

Secret Road^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Garritty| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 52| C| D

100/1

Made a winning debut for Laura Mongan at Lingfield in March but has struggled for form since, including for this yard.

Form: 009089

Non-Runners

(1)

Aspull⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P S McEntee J: Finley Marsh

(12)

Aim For The Bull²⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: M Murphy J: Callum Shepherd

(6)

Desiderata²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: T Faulkner J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Portman Blue (11/4), El Fox (7/2), Adelaide Bay (4/1), Avatar Jet (9/2), Soames Forsyte (15/2), Barleybrown (11/1), Lili Marleen (14/1), Desiderata (20/1), The New Bay Pearl (22/1), Relevant Range (22/1), Aim For The Bull (25/1), Cloch Nua (33/1), Aspull (66/1), Secret Road (100/1)

AVATAR JET is well handicapped if first-time headgear sparks a return to form so he could be worth chancing. Last-time-out winners Adelaide Bay, Portman Blue and El Fox all look lively dangers.