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Saturday 25 March 2023

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Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 1m 36.19s

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Connemara Coast¹⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Spencer| T: R Hughes

10/3

One win from 2 runs last year. 10/3, won 6-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) when last seen in November, always holding on. Gelded since and it's likely that he has more to offer.

Form: 31-

(8)

Maid In Kentucky¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Planas⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boughey| D

16/1

Promising type. One win from 2 runs last year. 9/2, won 8-runner maiden at Newcastle (8f) in October, well positioned. Open to improvement.

Form: 31-

(3)

Bear On The Loose^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: K P De Foy

22/1

€100,000 yearling. Half-brother to useful 1m-1½m winner Warnaq and 1m winner Glaceon. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner Park Romance. Wears hood on debut and Umberto is presumably the stable first-string.

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Darlo Pride¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carson| T: A Carson

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (7f) 15 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 66

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Dream Pirate²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: T Kent

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. 7/1, third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (AW) 28 days ago. Open to progress and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 9-3

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Ensued²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: J R Fanshawe

4/1

Promising individual. Third of 9 in minor event at Salisbury (8f, good to firm, 9/1) on debut in September, caught further back than ideal. Likely to be all the better for that experience and he's one to consider.

Form: 3-

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Hourless²⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: A King

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 9 in minor event (100/1) at Sandown (7f, good). Off 8 months (gelded in the interim) and he's probably more one for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 09-

(10)

Playactor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R Hannon

18/1

16,000 gns foal, 58,000 gns yearling. Dam maiden (stayed 6.5f) from family of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Zarkava. It will be interesting to see what the market has to say.

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(1)

Umberto¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy

11/10

Promising sort. Second of 13 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 11/1) on debut in November. Entitled to come on for that and likely to make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 2-

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Afloat^h1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁵⁾| T: Rae Guest

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at Chelmsford City (10f) on debut 28 days ago, slowly away. Hood on 1st time. Another for whom handicaps may well provide greater opportunities. in due course.

Form: 5

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Charitable

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

28/1

37,000 gns foal, 65,000 gns yearling, Iffraaj filly. Dam 1½m-13.3f winner out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner Briolette. Represents a leading yard and she's one to note in the betting.

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Raincloud¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut 14 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Umberto (11/10), Connemara Coast (10/3), Ensued (4/1), Dream Pirate (10/1), Maid In Kentucky (16/1), Playactor (18/1), Bear On The Loose (22/1), Charitable (28/1), Afloat (100/1), Hourless (250/1), Raincloud (250/1), Darlo Pride (250/1)

Several promising types on show here, with UMBERTO the pick of them. He was just touched off in a Kempton novice on debut in November and may well go one better this time. Ensued also made an encouraging start to his career when third at Salisbury and should pick up a race before long, while Maid In Kentucky and Connemara Coast are others to consider.