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Saturday 18 July 2020

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bet365 Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 1m 11.36s

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Bowman⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| D

12/1

Remains on a positive trajectory (after a slow start); seeks the hat-trick following back-to-back 6f wins at Redcar and Lingfield (AW), but this is a sterner test of his attributes.

Form: 3811

(2)

Fountain Cross⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| D

33/1

Haydock winner (6f, good) on his second career start; is turned out swiftly after finishing fourth of 12 (to Francesco Guardi) in a Salisbury novice (7f, good to firm) last Saturday.

Form: 214

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Imperial Yellow¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| D

5/1

New Bay colt; drew upon the benefit of experience (from debut) when justifying favouritism at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago; should have more to offer as he steps up in grade.

Form: 41

(6)

Kraken Power²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: I Jardine| D

7/1

Ran on strongly when scoring by 3½L at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) last month - third-placed Bergerac and fourth-placed Sasoul have both run well in defeat since; a rare Newbury runner for the Carrutherstown-handler Iain Jardine.

Form: 21

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Method²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Meade| D

5/6

Mehmas colt (£20,000 yearling); well backed (11-10f) when overcoming a tardy start to thrash his seven rivals on debut at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago; sets the form benchmark.

Form: 1

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Mighty Gurkha³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| D

6/1

Blitzed his rivals from the start when making a winning debut on the AW at Lingfield (6f); finished fifth of 18 in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good) subsequently.

Form: 15

(1)

Tanfantic¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: B J Meehan| D

18/1

Gutaifan gelding; made the perfect start to his racing career (Windsor, 6f good) before a respectable (rallying) fourth to Gussy Mac in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown (5f, good); still retains potential.

Form: 14

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Mere Green²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: David Egan| T: R A Fahey

33/1

Finished in the midfield (fifth) on debut at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago, and this is a much stiffer test; it's thought unlikely that she'll be troubling the principals; may need further in time - stamina in pedigree.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Method (5/6), Imperial Yellow (5/1), Mighty Gurkha (6/1), Kraken Power (7/1), Bowman (12/1), Tanfantic (18/1), Fountain Cross (33/1), Mere Green (33/1)

METHOD was well-backed when easily disposing of the Richard Fahey-trained Fev Rover on debut at Doncaster three weeks ago, and he clearly sets the form benchmark in a very winnable Listed Rose Bowl Stakes. That Doncaster form was given a timely boost at Newmarket's July Festival with the runner-up beaten a head (by the exciting Dandalla) in the Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes. For anyone seeking a more attractively priced each-way alternative, it's worth considering thrusting some shekels in the direction of Brian Meehan's Tanfantic.