18-race maiden stepped up to 1m for the first time latest finishing midfield at Newcastle. Seemed to stay but form overall looks a little short of the best of these so place chances only on paper.
Won back-to-back races in 2017 but 12 races since he's never been placed. Looked a non-stayer last time over C&D and does most of his racing over 6f-7f. Others preferred.
26-race maiden placed just once in 10 starts on Tapeta. Ran a couple of sound races before below par latest but fact that was his return to this surface offers further evidence it isn't his favourite.
9½L seventh over C&D latest actually represented his best effort in eight career starts but even that form well short of the required so readily dismissed.
Dual Dundalk scorer for previous connections hasn't reached those levels since switched to this yard (none from 12). Form in midsummer would give him a great chance here but below that of late although latest a slight improvement.
Gained four of his five career wins here although losing run at 21 now and stretched back almost a year. Fifth of 12 here over 1m1½f latest one of the better pieces of recent form on offer so has place prospects here.
Running on fifth here over 1m1½f two starts back prompted her to be upped to 1m4f last time out but that experiment flopped. Competitive a few times late in 2018 at a level good enough to have a say here so far from ruled out.
Nine-race unplaced maiden has threatened to get competitive on a few occasions without quite doing so. 21lb receipt from her elders in this race however means she has to be of appeal and expecting at least first placing.
Non-Runners
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Purple Paddy21
Weight: 9-10| Age: 4
T: J C Fox J: J P Fahy
NR
Forecasts
Sir Lancelott (5/2), Sosian (11/4), Margaret J (5/1), No Approval (7/1), Purple Paddy (8/1), Foxrush Take Time (12/1), Cardaw Lily (14/1), Muraaqeb (16/1), Willsy (28/1), Concur (40/1)
Something of a minefield this but like division 1 the three-year-old allowance is too much to ignore so a chance is taken on MARGARET J. Sosian ran well here two starts back and is among the main dangers as is Sir Lancelott who enjoys this track.