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Ambassadorial²²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 92| CD

9/1

Smart performer on the all-weather but not seen out since pulling up in 1m Newmarket handicap 7 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his comeback.

Form: 37202P-

(1)

Highland Dress^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 108| D

4/1

Better than ever at present, and bids for a hat-trick after back-to-back 7f Lingfield wins, impressively making all in handicap on latter occasion. Sure to go well again from the front.

Form: 05641-1

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Khuzaam⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 107

7/4

Smart gelding who arrives on back of good neck second of 12 to Kenway in listed race at Deauville (7.4f) 82 days ago. Still low mileage and in excellent hands, so he's not taken lightly.

Form: 5212/22-

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Nahaarr¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: W J Haggas| OR: 107| CD

6/4

Ended last term firmly on the up with striking win in Ayr Gold Cup when producing remarkable late surge having suffered poor run. C&D winner has more to offer this term and hard to oppose on return.

Form: 3/43191-

Forecasts

Nahaarr (6/4), Khuzaam (7/4), Highland Dress (4/1), Ambassadorial (9/1)

Only four runners but an intriguing contest in which spectacular Ayr Gold Cup victor NAHAARR is taken to make light of his absence and make a winning return en route to tackling better things this season. Hat-trick seeking front-runner Highland Dress has race fitness on his side so will ensure Willie Haggas' upwardly-mobile 5-y-o doesn't have things all his own way, with Khuzaam rated next best.