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Unibet Wild Flower Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 19:44 | Winning time: 2m 31.99s

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(7)

Base Note^v³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 107| D

22/1

Smart gelding. Five wins from 16 Flat runs. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 5/1) 34 days ago. Fair bit to find with Rebel's Romance but good chance of finishing second.

Form: 2-15521

(4)

Goldspur⁶⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 105| BF

4/1

Useful gelding. Length third of 6 to Westover in Classic Trial at Sandown (10f, good, 6/5) when last seen 20 months ago. Gelded since and retains potential but Rebel's Romance is clearly the stable No 1.

Form: 113/3-

(5)

Max Vega⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Laura Pearson| T: R M Beckett| OR: 107| D

16/1

Smart gelding. 11/1, 3¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Hamish in St Simon Stakes at Newmarket (12f, soft) 40 days ago. Yard also saddles Salt Bay.

Form: 1-36394

(2)

Rebel's Romance⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 120| BF| C| D

4/5

Very smart gelding. Course winner. Bit below form 5¾ lengths fourth of 8 to War Like Goddess in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Aqueduct (12f, good to soft, 55/100) 67 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 111-7U4

(3)

Blanchland³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 106| D

12/1

Smart colt. Latest win at Newcastle in October. 10/1, 6 lengths last of 4 to Lion's Pride in listed race at this C&D 37 days ago, missing break. Place possibilities.

Form: 12-8614

(1)

Elegant Man⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: A Murray

15/2

5/2, won 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 47 days ago, slowly away. Looks a decent prospect but this represents a significant step up in class.

Form: 1

(8)

Salt Bay⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 105

8/1

Smart colt. 9/2, very good second of 7 in handicap at Newbury (13.3f, heavy) 81 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and should make his presence felt if taking to this surface.

Form: 13-742

(6)

Zarabanda¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 91

125/1

Useful filly. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Well-beaten last of 17 to Lady Boba in listed race (11/1) at Fontainebleau (9.9f, soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 112170

Forecasts

Rebel's Romance (4/5), Goldspur (4/1), Elegant Man (15/2), Salt Bay (8/1), Blanchland (12/1), Max Vega (16/1), Base Note (22/1), Zarabanda (125/1)

REBEL'S ROMANCE failed to land the odds in a Grade 1 contest in the US last time, but he is the clear form pick back in calmer waters here and his record on the all-weather (4-7) is also compelling. Base Note did the job well at Chelmsford last month and he could be the one to follow the selection home, with Salt Bay best of the rest.