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(5)

Roman Stone^t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77

12/1

Very difficult to believe how badly he has ran the last twice since entering the handicap sphere, given the initial promise he showed in maiden/novice company. Marked step up in trip will need to bring about major improvement.

Form: 2129-0

(4)

Flat To The Max¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D C Costello| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 76| DWS

6/1

Produced three solid efforts for this yard when bang there on each occasion over the winter. Mark remains unchanged and if he has benefitted for a short break, he could pose a major threat in what looks an open race.

Form: 0473-24

(6)

Harbour Front¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: R Brisland| OR: 75| BF

10/3

Thoroughly unexposed sort who makes turf debut after running solely on the AW in all four career starts to date. Found just one too good when making handicap debut on first try over 1m6f at Southwell (1m6f; standard) back in February. Improve again.

Form: 34-12

(3)

Clearance²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: I Jardine| OR: 70| D

3/1

Hard to knock seasonal reappearance effort when runner-up to a race-fit rival at Beverley (2m; good). 10lb above last winning mark but could still be well-handicapped judged on his rating over hurdles. Likeable sort who should go close.

Form: 17114-2

(2)

Kensington Art^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| BF| D

5/2

Posted another quiet effort when midfield at Redcar (1m6f; good) last month. Backed into favouritism that day (11/4f) so one would have expected to see a bit more from him. Mark is beginning to drop back down to a favourable one so not ruled out.

Form: 1464-46

(1)

Indian Vision⁴⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 60

17/2

Only had the one start last year when third in this grade at Ripon (2m; good to soft). Now makes seasonal return after another fairly long absence (401 days) and is still 4lb above last winning market. Market vibes likely to prove significant.

Form: 51125/3-

Forecasts

Kensington Art (5/2), Clearance (3/1), Harbour Front (10/3), Flat To The Max (6/1), Indian Vision (17/2), Roman Stone (12/1)

After a short break and a wind op, it would be no surprise to see Flat To The Max improve again given he evidently benefitted for the change of scenery to this yard during the winter. He is one of a number of key players in this contest including Harbour Front who must prove himself on turf, but made a very promising start to life in handicaps when runner-up back in February (16-length gap to the third) and is by far the least exposed runner in the line-up. Kensington Art should not be completely dismissed off a reduced mark, but we'll go with CLEARANCE in the hope he can take a small step forward from an encouraging return to action when runner-up over this trip.