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Fircombe Hall^p³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 48| D

7/2

10/1, won 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 3 days ago, staying on to lead final 50 yds. Suited by the way the race developed then but definite possibilities under a penalty here.

Form: 6-96921

(11)

Gunmetal^p⁸³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: C J Teague| OR: 52| D

125/1

Formerly a useful sprint handicapper but out of sorts during the summer for Brett Johnson and likely best watched now starting out for new yard despite tumbling mark.

Form: 46/9-007

(1)

Alainn Tu¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 52| D

28/1

8/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) in July, beaten when carried left entering final 1f. Better showing not ruled out here.

Form: 136637

(12)

Stallone^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman| T: M Dods| OR: 52| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Newcastle (5f) 23 days ago, staying on final 1f. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 775464

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Sassy Redhead¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: W Stone| OR: 52| D

9/2

5/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 19 days ago, denied a run over 1f out. Comes here on a handy mark and no surprise to see her thereabouts on tapeta debut.

Form: 975626

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The Tron^v¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 51| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 15/2), nearest finish. Off 168 days. Up in trip.

Form: 346234

(9)

Blackcurrent^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 51| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 10/1) 19 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Better showing anticipated returned to sprinting.

Form: 212249

(5)

Havechatma^b³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: D K Ivory| OR: 50| D

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, won 8-runner handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 30 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Sassy Redhead. Possibilities if headgear has desired effect once more.

Form: 086081

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Deputise^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: M Wigham| OR: 49| BF| CD

17/2

Ended lengthy losing run in 10-runner C&D minor event in August. Best effort since when fourth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 170854

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Royal Mariner^v¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 47| D

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 15 days ago.

Form: 566000

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Beneficiary^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR: 47| C

9/2

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 12/1) 23 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 495558

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Banana²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 46

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 40/1, possibly needed the run following 12 months off when fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 23 days ago. Entitled to be sharper here and mark has eased a little more.

Form: 07558-5

Forecasts

Fircombe Hall (7/2), Blackcurrent (4/1), Sassy Redhead (9/2), Beneficiary (9/2), Deputise (17/2), Havechatma (11/1), Stallone (11/1), The Tron (12/1), Banana (28/1), Alainn Tu (28/1), Royal Mariner (80/1), Gunmetal (125/1)

SASSY REDHEAD has fared better on the back of a drop in class of late, not seen to anything like best effect at Lingfield on her latest outing 3 weeks ago. On a handy mark on the pick of her form, she gets the narrow vote to come out on top. Havechatma responded well to first-time blinkers when defeating the selection on her latest start and is respected on these revised terms. Wolverhampton-scorer Fircombe Hall and Stallone are others in the mix.