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Pacifica Pier⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: C Appleby

9/4

Half-brother to 3 winners and overcame greenness when making a winning debut in 5-runner novice at Sandown (7f, good to firm, 13/2) 43 days ago, quickening to lead 1f out. Leading contender.

Form: 1

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Celestarak

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier

20/1

Foaled April 30. 115,000 gns yearling, Zarak colt. Closely related to useful 7f-1m winner Orchid Star and half-brother to several winners, including smart 1m-1¼m winner Dark Orchid. Has fairly useful standard to aim at on debut.

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Del Maro^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: C Appleby

11/8

Foaled March 17. €850,000 yearling, Camelot colt. Half-brother to useful German 1¼m winner Diya. Dam won Preis der Diana. Wears hood but he's a noteworthy newcomer.

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Glacius

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: N Callan| T: H Palmer

12/1

Foaled March 11. Too Darn Hot colt. Half-brother to 2 winners, including 8.3f winner Rose Branch. Dam once-raced sister to smart winner up to 1½m Qualify out of useful 12.7f winner Perihelion. Yard capable of readying a newcomer.

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The Joker²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

5/2

Showed promise when third of 11 in an often informative maiden at Sandown (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 23 days ago, faring best of the newcomers. Could be in the mix with improvement to come from that first outing.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Del Maro (11/8), Pacifica Pier (9/4), The Joker (5/2), Glacius (12/1), Celestarak (20/1)

Having made plenty of appeal on paper, PACIFICA PIER got off to a winning start in a Sandown novice last month, form boosted by the runner-up scoring next time, and he is taken to defy a penalty with improvement to come. Expensive debutant Del Maro helps to give Charlie Appleby a strong hand in the race, with The Joker the pick of the remainder.