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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	10	Back Before Dark (M) Has run badly last 2 starts and sold from Grant Tuer for just 1,000 gns since latest. Also has stamina to prove up in trip.	4020-58	Jude Fernandes A Irvine	5	61.2kg	51 50/1
1st	2	4	First Encounter (G) FAV B Capitalised on drop into this grade when winning classified stakes at Wolverhampton last month and confirmed return to form when second in similar event over C&D (6/4F) 2 weeks ago, headed only in dy…	160540	L Morris J Gallagher	5	61.2kg	2.88 15/8
6th	3	5	Iftikhaar (G) V Returned to form from out of the blue when second of 9 in classified stakes over 10f here last month and not far off that level when fifth of 8 in similar race (8/1) 10 days later. Just as effective …	88-2560	Jonny Peate J R Jenkins	7	61.2kg	13 12/1
—	4	9	Man Is King (G) T Made winning debut for this yard when off the mark in classified stakes at Chelmsford earlier this month and quickly dispelled a lesser effort when finishing close-up third at Wolverhampton (9.5f) on…	415465	Non Runner D Flood	7	61.2kg	7 6/1
3rd	5	1	Monks Mead (G) Gained a narrow success in classified stakes here (10f) last month. Left poorly placed in similar events next 2 starts and can figure again kept to this level.	283043	George Bass M D I Usher	5	61.2kg	4.50 7/2
7th	6	7	Nicely Curved (M) HT Failed to win in the US but went close starting out for this yard when never-nearer second of 8 in classified stakes over C&D (7/1) 2 weeks ago after 6 months off. Entitled to come on for that so not…	9-27333	Rob Hornby Hayley Burton	6	61.2kg	3.25 9/4
5th	7	2	Pyrrhic Dancer (G) B Showed he still retains ability on second start back from an absence when fourth at Wolverhampton but didn't look straightforward back down to this level there last month and headgear goes back on.	13/04-65	Gina Mangan G Brown	7	61.2kg	17 16/1
—	8	3	Saved Lizzie (M) Long-standing maiden who was placed a few times for Robert Eddery. Didn't offer much in 4 starts for Darryll Holland but has since joined an in-form yard so worth a market check.	3306-56	S D Bowen J Butler	6	61.2kg	13 12/1
4th	9	6	Spirit Charmer (M) Remains a maiden after 14 starts. Better for comeback run when third of 8 in similar event over C&D (66/1) 2 weeks ago, running right up to her best. Bit to find with the principals here, though.	006-634	Charles Bishop P R Chamings	5	61.2kg	21 20/1
2nd	10	8	Unknown Journey (G) Maiden who's likely to struggle on these terms judged on recent form.	352780	William Carson A W Carroll	4	61.2kg	13 12/1

Betting forecast: First Encounter (15/8), Nicely Curved (9/4), Monks Mead (7/2), Man Is King (6/1), Unknown Journey (12/1), Iftikhaar (12/1), Saved Lizzie (12/1), Pyrrhic Dancer (16/1), Spirit Charmer (20/1), Back Before Dark (50/1)