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Saturday 6 March 2021

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Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Spring Cup Stakes (Listed) (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.47s

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Apollo One¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: P Charalambous| OR: 104| D

11/1

Two wins from 4 runs last year. 9/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 4-runner minor event at Salisbury (6f, soft), bit in hand. Off 156 days and improvement needed on this polytrack debut.

Form: 1361-

(3)

Big Narstie³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: R Spencer| CD

33/1

Fairly useful colt. Won 8-runner maiden (5/2) at this C&D (AW) on UK debut 35 days ago, finding extra. Remains open to improvement, but this represents a sizeable rise in class.

Form: 4-1

(2)

El Drama¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| D

2/1

Highly promising individual. Won 10-runner maiden at Doncaster (7f, soft, 10/11) on debut in October. Much more on his plate here, but this well-bred colt is open to significant progress.

Form: 1-

(1)

Gioia Cieca²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| D

11/1

Won 7-runner minor event (11/8) at Newcastle (7.1f) 29 days ago, plenty in hand. Almost certainly has more races in him, but possibly flying too high in this company.

Form: 6-1

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Megallan¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 105

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. 13 lengths seventh of 8 to Mac Swiney in Futurity Trophy at Doncaster (8f, soft, 11/2) on final start of 2-y-o campaign. Down in class here and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 12247-

(4)

To The Bar⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 96| D

11/2

Two wins from 3 runs last year. 2/5, won 11-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 78 days ago, plenty in hand. Open to improvement and needs considering, for all that this is much tougher.

Form: 511-

(8)

Yazaman⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 96

11/1

Temperamental sort. Creditable third of 7 in minor event (11/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 91 days ahead of this polytrack debut and looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 262423-

(5)

Thank You Next¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon| OR: 99| D

10/1

Useful filly. Good ½-length second of 9 to Saffron Beach in Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket (7f, soft, 9/1) in October, nearest finish. Winner of sole previous start on AW and she merits respect.

Form: 131452-

Forecasts

El Drama (2/1), Megallan (5/2), To The Bar (11/2), Thank You Next (10/1), Apollo One (11/1), Gioia Cieca (11/1), Yazaman (11/1), Big Narstie (33/1)

EL DRAMA looked a good prospect when making a winning debut at Doncaster in October and, with the promise of plenty more to come, he can be expected to take this step up in class in his stride. Megallan boasts solid form claims based on his effort in a Newmarket Group 3 in the autumn, but the filly Thank You Next, who was runner-up in the Rockfel Stakes when last seen, rates the main danger.