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Havana By The Sea¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 85| D

7/1

Beverley maiden winner scored in nursery company at Newcastle in November. Not disgraced in a stronger event at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 12 days ago and merits respect.

Form: 515515

(1)

Elegant Charm³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Appleby| OR: 82| D

5/2

Showed good turn of foot when off the mark in 10-runner nursery (9/2) at Kempton (6f) 36 days ago. 7 lb rise will make life trickier here but she's going the right way now.

Form: 55421

(4)

Democracy Dilemma¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 81

20/1

Won Chester maiden in May and has been ridden quielty both starts since returning from a 5-month break, never nearer when sixth of 8 in nursery at Chelmsford City (5f, 8/1) 14 days ago. Worth market check over longer trip.

Form: 216056

(6)

Rocking Ends¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 79

11/2

2 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win at Lingfield in July. Shaped with plenty of encouragement on return from break when second of 8 in nursery at Chelmsford City (5f) 14 days ago. Player.

Form: 310182

(5)

Glorious Angel³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| D

14/1

Successful at Nottingham in August and returned to form when third in 5-runner nursery (12/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 34 days ago. Likely to remain competitive.

Form: 102583

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Beach Buoy²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: B J Meehan| OR: 76| BF| D

25/1

Footstepsinthesand gelding showed a really likeable attitude to spring a 33/1 shock on debut. Not in same form when seventh of 11 in minor event at Kempton (6f, 11/4) 27 days ago and opening mark looks on stiff side.

Form: 17

(8)

Pocket The Packet⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 69| D

9/5

Made it 4 wins from his last 5 starts when progressing again to readily land 10-runner nursery at Lingfield (6f, AW) 8 days ago. Should take all the beating again under penalty.

Form: 011411

(3)

Cariad Angel³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: K R Burke| OR: 73

12/1

Showed much improved form when second of 11 in maiden at Newcastle (6f) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 582

Forecasts

Pocket The Packet (9/5), Elegant Charm (5/2), Rocking Ends (11/2), Havana By The Sea (7/1), Cariad Angel (12/1), Glorious Angel (14/1), Democracy Dilemma (20/1), Beach Buoy (25/1)

A positive view can be taken of all runners here, but POCKET THE PACKET is again fancied to notch his fifth win of the winter, a 6 lb penalty for last week's Lingfield win unlikely to get in the way of George Boughey's thriving gelding. Elegant Charm looks to have the hang of things now, whilst Rocking Ends is also shortlisted after a very encouraging return.