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United Front²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 93

5/6

9/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (1m) 23 days ago, forging clear. Back up in trip. 4 lb rise not excessive and taken to follow up.

Form: 482-221

(2)

Habit Rouge²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 88| BF

2/1

Notched maiden/novice wins over 1m on AW last autumn but unable to build on that in a couple of handicaps since. Early days but will need to raise his game slightly.

Form: 4118-5

(1)

Songkran⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: M Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 88| D

7/1

Notched sixth career when seeing off 5 rivals over this trip at Newcastle at start of month. Not disgraced when last of 4 under penalty at Lingfield next time and able to race off 4 lb lower now.

Form: 4-62214

(3)

Society Red²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| D

12/1

Second success of year when winning in small field at Newcastle 26 days ago. Nudged up another 3 lb but clearly in a good vein of form at present.

Form: 642-131

Forecasts

United Front (5/6), Habit Rouge (2/1), Songkran (7/1), Society Red (12/1)

UNITED FRONT cemented his good start for the Mick Appleby yard when scoring over 1m at Newcastle last month and is selected to make light of a 4 lb rise and follow up, perhaps at the main expense of Richard Fahey's Society Red.