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Sunday 1 January 2023

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Cappoquin^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 75| BF

9/2

Winner on first start for this yard at Wolverhampton in December. 5/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at same track (9.5f) 11 days ago, leading briefly 1f out. She should be in the mix again.

Form: 224814

(4)

Mille Miglia^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 73

9/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (10/3) at Kempton (12f) 32 days ago, leading final 1f. Nudged up just 3 lb and fancied to go well if taking to the tapeta.

Form: 914731-

(1)

Aiming High^h⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 74

4/1

16/1, shaped better than the bare result when fourth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 3 months ago, left with lot to do. Makes tapeta debut. One for the shortlist.

Form: 214664-

(8)

Golden Chain^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 73| BF

8/1

Proved to be a disappointment when third of 6 in maiden (6/4) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 20 days ago, held when hampered. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she needs to bounce back.

Form: 363243-

(5)

Nuble^h,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 71

28/1

Four wins from 12 runs last year. Respectable 4½ lengths third of 5 to Cappoquin in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 8/1) 20 days ago, ideally needing stronger gallop. Must improve.

Form: 313883-

(6)

Addosh⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: S Edmunds| OR: 71

16/1

9/2, run best excused when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) 62 days ago (saddle slipped after first). Not seen on the level since summer 2021 so easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 014423-

(3)

Rikona^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 69

6/1

Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 9/1) 25 days ago, forced into change of tactics after slowly away. Makes tapeta debut. Not taken lightly provided headgear continues to have a positive effect.

Form: 108391-

(9)

Pure Motion^p1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A M Balding| OR: 62

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, improved when fifth of 14 on handicap debut at Chelmsford City (10f) 31 days ago. Still early days and there could be more to come with first-time cheekpieces applied.

Form: 8435-

(7)

Miss Harmony¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 62

10/1

Fared better than of late when fourth of 5 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 19 days ago. Others make more appeal in this, however.

Form: 636784-

(10)

Foursome²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: D Fentiman| T: Olly Williams| OR: 57

18/1

Ran to a similar level as on stable debut when fifth of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this course (14.1f) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 525435-

Forecasts

Aiming High (4/1), Mille Miglia (9/2), Cappoquin (9/2), Rikona (6/1), Golden Chain (8/1), Miss Harmony (10/1), Pure Motion (10/1), Addosh (16/1), Foursome (18/1), Nuble (28/1)

A few in with a shout but AIMING HIGH shaped better than the bare result making her all-weather debut when fourth at Chelmsford 3 months ago and now down to her last winning mark, David Simcock's charge is put forward as the answer. The main threat could be Rikona, who opened her account on the all-weather last time and should go well again provided the headgear continues to have a positive effect. Cappoquin and Mille Miglia can fight out third spot.