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She's Centimental⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 75| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 20/1) 8 days ago, pushed along over 2f out and never nearer. Not dismissed out of hand operating 2 lb below last winning mark.

Form: 050886

(2)

Billyjoh⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| D

5/4

Winner at Doncaster in July. 12/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 40 days ago, unlucky not to finish closer when no room final 1f. Still unexposed on AW and very much of interest from this mark.

Form: 135574

(3)

Tyke⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 73| CD

9/1

Both career victories gained over C&D, the latest on penultimate start in September. However, needs to shrug off a lesser display when tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) back in October.

Form: 538810

(5)

Hougoumont^h¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 72| D

16/1

Dual 6f winner as a juvenile who shaped better than bare result following a wind op at Pontefract (6f) in August. Clearly not 100% at Carlisle later that month but he returns to action operating from career-low mark and he's 1-1 on AW. One to keep an eye on.

Form: 9-54790

(6)

Sassy Belle⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: P D Evans| OR: 72| D

20/1

5/1, returned to form when landing 9-runner handicap at Leicester (6f) in October, benefiting from a change of tactics in a well-run race. Changed hands for 20,000 gns subsequently and not discounted from 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 340591

(12)

Beauty Choice⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 71| D

4/1

Latest win at Pontefract in October. 17/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 5 days ago, switched 1f out and running on. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 315743

(1)

Heartrate^p⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 71| D

10/1

Latest win at Ffos Las in September. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 49 days ago, weakening inside final 1f. Return to sprinting will suit on that evidence.

Form: 411739

(4)

Thaki^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 68| D

20/1

10/1, not seen to best effect when eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, plugging on. However, mark looks about right at present.

Form: 080258

(7)

Honour Your Dreams¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K S McHugh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 68| D

14/1

20/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 17 days ago, ridden final 1f and keeping on. Not out of things.

Form: 085292

(11)

Rooska¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 66

33/1

Fair gelding who ran below best back up in trip when sixth of 9 in novice event at Newcastle (1m) 13 days ago. Return to sprinting won't inconvenience him on handicap debut.

Form: 232346

(8)

Captain Vallo^p⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S A Gray| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 65| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 83 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 362600

(9)

Speed Dial Baileys^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Laura Pearson| T: J Tate| OR: 63| D

40/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Ninth of 10 in handicap back at that venue (5.1f, 9/2) 16 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Hood refitted now stepping back up in trip.

Form: 723189

Forecasts

Billyjoh (5/4), Beauty Choice (4/1), Tyke (9/1), Heartrate (10/1), She's Centimental (12/1), Honour Your Dreams (14/1), Hougoumont (16/1), Thaki (20/1), Sassy Belle (20/1), Captain Vallo (25/1), Rooska (33/1), Speed Dial Baileys (40/1)

BILLYJOH very much caught the eye when fourth at Chelmsford 6 weeks ago, poorly drawn and noted keeping on without having room to open up inside the final 1f. He appeals as being on a handy mark and can prove as much here. Honour Your Dreams, Beauty Choice and She's Centimental are a trio of others to consider.