Unibet Conditions Stakes

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Crowned Eagle²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Botti| OR: 108

5/1

Three-time winner in career with most recent at Kempton a year ago today. Ran well in some good handicaps last season but is in that difficult between handicapper and pattern class. Likely usual bold bid but settle for place.

Form: 62025-9

(1)

Red Verdon^b¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 110| D

5/2

Globetrotting exploits late in 2018 came up short in Southern Hemisphere Group One's but finished second in two Group Two's and two Group Three's domestically last term. Comfortably the best form then and the one to beat.

Form: 222500-

(5)

Sir Chauvelin¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 106| D

18/1

Won the valuable Summer Handicap at Goodwood (1m6f) last season before coming up a little short at pattern level. This more realistic on return but suspect trip short of his best these days.

Form: 307166-

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Tamleek⁶⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 98

16/1

Won only once for Saeed Bin Suroor although twice finished fourth in Group Three's also. Stable debut here but will need a career best to land more than a minor role.

Form: 314840/

(3)

Indianapolis¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: J G Given| OR: 96

50/1

Lightly raced for Aidan O'Brien for whom he won a Dundalk maiden over 1m prior to finishing close up third of seven in 1m1f Conditions event at Tipperary in August. First run since changing yards saw him well beaten at Newcastle, this no easier.

Form: 5137-

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Willie John¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 95| C

10/11

By Dansili out of the top-class racemare Izzi Top. Unbeaten in first two starts, winning by a wide margin at Doncaster having been sold for 1,900,000gns. Disappointed in France on final start but surely capable of going well here.

Form: 1/17-

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Dalgarno⁶⁸³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Willie John (10/11), Red Verdon (5/2), Crowned Eagle (5/1), Tamleek (16/1), Dalgarno (16/1), Sir Chauvelin (18/1), Indianapolis (50/1)

Although he doesn't win as many as you might like there is no getting away from the high-class RED VERDON here in a race where he really does have first-rate claims. The danger is the still unexposed Willie John who is bred to be special and he was bought as such by current connections. Crowned Eagle looks best of the rest.