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Friday 16 February 2024

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Body Parts²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: G Tutty| OR: 55

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 50/1) 20 days ago so has work to do.

Form: 757-70

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Maverick Style^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: P & O Cole| OR: 55| D

9/4

Winner at Chelmsford City in December. 15/2, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 23 days ago, having run of race. Makes tapeta debut. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 5541-45

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Spyrothedragon¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 52

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (8f) 14 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Can make presence felt off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 68-66

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Mr Tibbs²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 52

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Below-par third of 9 in minor event (125/1) at this C&D 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 00-3

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Glen Heste¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 52

5/2

Still a maiden and looked a tricky ride when only sixth of 8 in handicap (16/5) at this course (8.6f) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 709-276

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Birkie Boy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: J S Moore| OR: 48| D

15/2

Winner at Brighton in October. Good second of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Has to be taken seriously at these weights.

Form: 7130-62

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Ludberg⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Swift| T: C Wallis| OR: 46

40/1

16/1, last of 11 in nursery at Kempton (6f). Off 93 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 053640-

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Inawe^p,t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: David Dennis| OR: 46

7/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 27 days ago. Not ruled out in her bid for a maiden victory.

Form: 0797-35

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Clionia^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Gemma Tutty when sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (5.1f, 4/1) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8098-6

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Alextrician²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 5 in minor event at Southwell (12.1f, 250/1) 22 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. More required now handicapping.

Form: 0-95

Forecasts

Maverick Style (9/4), Glen Heste (5/2), Mr Tibbs (5/1), Inawe (7/1), Birkie Boy (15/2), Spyrothedragon (14/1), Body Parts (20/1), Clionia (22/1), Ludberg (40/1), Alextrician (80/1)

BIRKIE BOY signalled he's ready to go in again when runner-up at Kempton recently so gets the vote at the chief expense of Spyrothedragon, who wasn't seen to best effect when sixth at Newcastle last time and remains with few miles on the clock. In-form maiden Inawe appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.