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Wednesday 24 July 2019

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Sharp Operator^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C Wallis| OR: 57| D

4/1

Well held fifth last week at Wolverhampton and tends to struggle for consistency. Had previously finished second at Brighton (1m, good to firm) and a bounce-back effort is more than possible.

Form: 205725

(6)

Natch^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M J Attwater| OR: 55

8/1

13-race maiden, finished last of seven on recent comeback at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) but not beaten all that far and entitled to be fitter this time. Could have a say if coming on for that run.

Form: 8-93477

(2)

Full Suit²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: R J Smith| OR: 54| D

28/1

Mare won last year around here over this trip on the turf track. She is rated 3lb lower now but recent efforts are not all that promising and she'll have to take a big step forward.

Form: 15340-8

(13)

Don't Cry About It^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: A Stronge| OR: 53

16/1

Runner-up at Brighton (1m, good to firm) in May but well held one run since and record in two previous spins over C&D isn't strong. Should be favoured at least going back up in distance if on a going day.

Form: 4-47729

(12)

Brilliant Riposte³²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Michael Pitt⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 52

50/1

Has shown very little in four starts last season, including most recent ninth of 11 here over C&D in September. Plenty to prove on seasonal debut.

Form: 9909-

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Bay Dude^p1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: B R Johnson| OR: 50

20/1

Well held in two starts in handicaps this term, including here over slightly further on the turf course last time. Really needs to improve for the fitting of cheekpieces.

Form: 546-00

(1)

Pivello⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover| OR: 49

7/1

Lightly-raced Intello gelding, unable to show much in four starts to date but no surprise on breeding should he be able to leave that form behind before too long.

Form: 065-7

(4)

Premium Pink¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: E J Walsh| T: L McJannet| OR: 47

50/1

Camacho filly, well held in all five career starts so far over short and breeding doesn't suggest that this sort of trip will unlock significant improvement.

Form: 876-00

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Captain Marmalade⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: J C Fox| OR: 45

11/2

Experienced sort with 2-35 career record (both wins on turf, 0-10 on AW). Has thrice gone close of late over 1m+, not discounted but does need to prove stamina over this trip having failed in the past.

Form: 70-7333

(3)

Rocksette^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Harry Bentley| T: G & J Moore| OR: 45| D

7/2

Poor strike-rate, reads 1-26 now, the mare hasn't been firing of late and seemingly faces a task if she's to better last year's third in this same race.

Form: 587866

(5)

Hi There Silver⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: George Wood| T: M Madgwick| OR: 45

10/1

Narrow winner of 1m3f Classified Stakes at Kempton on the AW in April, well held in third at Brighton following month and off since. Better run back on AW not ruled out.

Form: 0878-13

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Prerogative¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

8/1

Chelmsford winner over 1m2f in January. Not in bad form of late on turf and cannot be ruled out with confidence in this sort of company.

Form: 877533

(9)

Duhr²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kieren Fox| T: R J Smith| OR: 45

66/1

Couple of poor runs at Bath and Brighton since refusing to race at latter track in May. Remains a maiden and hard to see where the positives are at the moment.

Form: 779-R00

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Golden Nectar¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Mrs L J Mongan J: Liam Jones

Forecasts

Rocksette (7/2), Sharp Operator (4/1), Captain Marmalade (11/2), Pivello (7/1), Prerogative (8/1), Natch (8/1), Hi There Silver (10/1), Golden Nectar (12/1), Don't Cry About It (16/1), Bay Dude (20/1), Full Suit (28/1), Brilliant Riposte (50/1), Premium Pink (50/1), Duhr (66/1)

Having started out his career in the hands of John Gosden, NATCH remains a maiden after 13 starts and while he failed to beat a rival home on his recent Windsor reappearance, that was an encouraging effort in many ways. He is eased another 2lb back on the AW and could take a leading role here with improvement from the first run back. Captain Marmalade has been running well of late and should get involved if his stamina holds out while Sharp Operator and Hi There Silver are place contenders.