Betway Churchill Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 2m 3.37s

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(3)

Dubai Warrior¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 114| CD

4/9

Superb AW record, improving again when landing Group 3 Winter Derby over C&D in February. Presumably kept fresh for another AW campaign after Sandown listed fifth in July. The one to beat.

Form: 2711-15

(5)

Palavecino^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 105| CD

7/1

Useful front-runner. C&D winner. Four wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Chester in August. 11/4, good 2 lengths second of 5 to Loxley in listed race at Kempton (12f) 12 days ago.

Form: 110192

(1)

Sinjaari⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 103| D

9/2

Improved to make a winning return in John Smith's Cup at York in July. Disappointed in Cambridgeshire but he's the chief threat to Dubai Warrior on his York form. AW debut.

Form: 8320-10

(4)

Satono Japan²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W Buick| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 87

14/1

Kempton debut winner last autumn. Not seen again until 3 lengths third in 9.5f Wolverhampton novice 28 days ago. Remains a nice prospect but this a tough ask on only third start.

Form: 1-3

(2)

Golden Lips^p⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 92

50/1

Useful filly. 9¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Zamrud in Baden-Baden Group 2 latest. Makes polytrack debut. Others preferred.

Form: 16-2547

Forecasts

Dubai Warrior (4/9), Sinjaari (9/2), Palavecino (7/1), Satono Japan (14/1), Golden Lips (50/1)

DUBAI WARRIOR looked a seriously good operator on this surface last winter and is expected to prove very hard to beat on his return to AW. John Smith's Cup winner Sinjaari is taken to follow him home.