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(1)

The Game Of Life^p,t⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Herrington| OR: 59| D

5/4

Ex-Joseph O'Brien; kept on strongly (from off the pace) to score with something in hand at Chelmsford (7f) on Wednesday; is turned out swiftly under a 5lb penalty; holds every chance of following up.

Form: 08-7081

(2)

In The Red^b¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: Martin Smith| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Hadn't beaten a single rival in nine successive starts (6f-1m) until making all (well-backed) over C&D 102-days ago; 5lb higher on this occasion; 100% at his best when able to dominate - fate will soon be known if he doesn't.

Form: 000-991

(9)

Viola Park^p¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: R Harris| OR: 59| CD

16/1

1lb lower than when runner-up here (6f) last October; somewhat in and out over 7f since, and if anything appears to hold a preference for Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton.

Form: 2952-98

(4)

Waqaas¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Tate| T: M D I Usher| OR: 59| D

10/1

All-out winner on the strand at Laytown (7f) in September 2018; left the Melbourne 10 soon afterwards, and hasn't exactly sparkled for his current trainer, falling 20lb in the weights since March 2019.

Form: 9-04957

(5)

Treble Clef¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: L Carter| OR: 59

14/1

Stayed on to fill the frame (beaten 1¾L) on C&D handicap debut in February; interesting to see how he fares in the market exchanges in relation to stablemate Fuwairt; possibilities.

Form: 053-53

(3)

Fuwairt¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: L Carter| OR: 59| CD

4/1

Just held on when scoring over C&D (Class 4) in February 2019; ran his best race so far for his current trainer (also saddles Treble Clef) when fourth of 12 to Kennocha at Lingfield (7f) a fortnight ago.

Form: 47-0804

(8)

Mrs Benson¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: M Blanshard| OR: 49

10/1

21-race maiden; finished a keeping on third (beaten less than 1L) to the Tony Carroll-trained Musee D'orsay over C&D 102-days ago; others preferred on the balance of probability.

Form: 37-5483

(7)

Abuja²⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: M Madgwick| OR: 47

100/1

Under-performing Society Rock filly (remains a maiden (0-7)); finished a remote last of three to the long odds-on Hassaad in a 5½f Brighton novice (good to firm) last September; is easily dismissed.

Form: 660/393-

(6)

Mischievous Rock^b1⁵⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁵⁾| T: E Stanford| OR: 45

50/1

14-race maiden; off the track for 570 days (since September 2018); would only merit a second glance in first-time blinkers were a strong market move to develop - has the odd bit of fair form over 7f in Class 6 handicaps.

Form: 664500/

Forecasts

The Game Of Life (5/4), Fuwairt (4/1), In The Red (5/1), Mrs Benson (10/1), Waqaas (10/1), Treble Clef (14/1), Viola Park (16/1), Mischievous Rock (50/1), Abuja (100/1)

In The Red must dominate in order to hold a realistic chance of winning, but equally if doing so could feasibly set this race up for a fast-finisher. Therefore, by far the most obvious candidate is Wednesday's penalised Chelmsford scorer THE GAME OF LIFE, who was given a fine ride there by Josephine Gordon. Of the remainder Treble Clef enters the thought process, while the newly-blinkered Mischievous Rock merits a cursory market check.