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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	5	Billyb (G) P Big-field handicap winner in July who finished fifth of 19 in handicap at York (20/1) 41 days ago, racing off the pace and plugging on late. Previous C&D winner who should be a factor at this level.	51-8707	P J McDonald Craig Lidster	6	62.6kg	5.50 9/2
4th	2	1	Borgi (G) Solid performer on AW, with good efforts on last four runs. Fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (13/2) 23 days ago, staying on late after being caught further back than ideal. Should remain competiti…	44-7110	R Havlin S Woods	6	61.7kg	7.50 13/2
8th	3	8	Rajapour (G) Winless for this yard but took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7/2) 15 days ago, plugging on without threatening. Needs to build on that to end dro…	36941F	Mark Winn D O'Meara	5	59.9kg	10 9/1
7th	4	3	Bowood (G) Arrives in pursuit of a hat-trick following a brace a Newcastle wins this autumn,14 days ago, dwelling early before making smooth headway and drawing clear under hands-and-heels ride. Should continue…	7-56573	Elle-May Croot I Furtado	5	59.9kg	7.50 13/2
10th	5	7	Special Ghaiyyath (G) FAV Won maiden at Beverley then followed up in 8-runner handicap at Haydock (10/1) 76 days ago, showing improved form despite being friendless in betting starting out for new yard. Progressive profile su…	368974	Rossa Ryan J Tate	3	59.4kg	3.25 9/4
2nd	6	2	Golden Pharaoh (G) P Won at Ffos Las in September and ran season-best when second of 21 in handicap at Doncaster (16/1) 13 days ago. Recent form all on heavy turf but he's effective on the AW.	22-2808	K T O'Neill S Dixon	4	59kg	7.50 13/2
3rd	7	4	Almekarem (G) Won a novice over 8.6f at Wolverhampton in September. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (22/1) 23 days ago where he raced freely and never landed a blow.	9364-17	L Morris Sir Mark Prescott	3	59kg	21 20/1
5th	8	6	Eve's Boy (G) Inconsistent sort who bounced back when third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (9/1) 35 days ago, raced off the pace but finished nearest at the finish. Player if replicating that run.	777266	Lewis Edmunds M Dods	3	58.1kg	13 12/1
6th	9	9	Gressington (G) B Stepped up markedly on stable debut when second of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (25/1) 20 days ago with blinkers refitted, staying on well to confirm stamina for 1m. Needs considering.	080747	Kaiya Fraser K Scott	4	57.6kg	51 50/1
9th	10	10	Optimatum (G) P Second of 10 in handicap over C&D (16/1) 29 days ago, ridden patiently and looking more straightforward despite losing battle to the line. First run for new trainer and wouldn't be sure to be in the …	25729-9	George Wood B R Millman	3	55.3kg	17 16/1

Position	Prize
P1	4972.0 GBP
P2	2333.0 GBP
P3	1166.0 GBP
P4	583.0 GBP
P5	291.0 GBP