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Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 3m 5.54s

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(3)

Louisiana Bay¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Jack Jones| OR: 55| BF

6/4

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (11/4) at Newcastle (12.4f) 17 days ago. Record stands at 0-10 but has been knocking on the door and she's high on the shortlist here.

Form: 32-2544

(7)

Prince Abu⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 53| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 42 days ago, not ideally placed. Others make more appeal.

Form: 35259-8

(8)

Stolen Encounter^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 53| BF

5/2

Good second of 6 in handicap (6/5) at Chelmsford City (14f) 12 days ago. Low mileage for a 4-y-o and, unexposed over this trip, he should be bang there if responding well to the first-time blinkers.

Form: 0084-22

(9)

Fandabidozi^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: G Hanmer| OR: 47

22/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. 7/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 22 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 9/777-48

(6)

Sugarpiehoneybunch²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: S G West| OR: 47

40/1

Ninth of 12 in minor event at this course (12.1f, 40/1) 29 days ago and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 057-089

(2)

Midnight Shimmer¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 45

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 11 days ago, well positioned. Live each-way chance.

Form: 908/53

(4)

Buford^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

100/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. 80/1, last of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 12 days ago, missing break. Readily passed over.

Form: 627-986

(5)

Broctune Azure¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 45

33/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 50/1) 17 days ago but no more than an each-way squeak here.

Form: 7386/76

(1)

Reign Of Thunder^p,h¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time/cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 4 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 40/1) 11 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 9582

Forecasts

Louisiana Bay (6/4), Stolen Encounter (5/2), Prince Abu (5/1), Midnight Shimmer (11/2), Fandabidozi (22/1), Reign Of Thunder (25/1), Broctune Azure (33/1), Sugarpiehoneybunch (40/1), Buford (100/1)

A deserved first taste of success beckons for STOLEN ENCOUNTER, who has improved switched to handicaps with cheekpieces enlisted on his last three starts, most recently finishing a clear second upped to this trip at Chelmsford. The addition of more severe headgear could help eke out a little more from this lightly-raced 4-y-o. Louisiana Bay also deserves to get her head in front and she is feared most ahead of Midnight Shimmer.