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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	2	Spirit Of Breeze (G) TP C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in October. Ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 9/4) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.	1619-33	Non Runner G & J Moore	5	63.5kg	13 12/1
6th	2	7	Groundsman (G) P Winner at Wolverhampton in September. First run since leaving Richard Fahey when creditable third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 8/1) 43 days ago. In the mix again.	363-858	Alfie Redman D M Loughnane	3	63kg	19 18/1
7th	3	10	Sands Of Havana (F) First run since leaving Ollie Sangster when creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 43 days ago. No forlorn hope.	9574-05	Oliver Hoodless R Hughes	3	62.6kg	9 8/1
5th	4	11	Luminous Warrior (G) FAV T Got back on track for his new yard when fourth of 12 in handicap (3/1) at Kempton (7f) 34 days ago. That form is working out well so he's a player eased 1 lb here in his bid for a first victory.	078621	Lillie Dingle Dylan Cunha	3	62.1kg	2.88 15/8
2nd	5	4	Blue Empress (F) B Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 16/1, creditable 2 lengths third of 12 to Dandy Khan in handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago. Needs considering.	22327-4	C J Whiteley A Watson	3	60.3kg	9 8/1
4th	6	3	Gundogan (G) Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 17/2, solid fifth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 11 days ago, never nearer. Looks competitive on form.	242455	Matthew Slater A W Carroll	4	60.3kg	7.50 13/2
3rd	7	5	Amarachi (F) Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Yarmouth in June. First run since leaving Conrad Allen when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good, 14/1) 42 days ago. More is required.	6-22629	Zacharia Clarke J Parr	3	59.4kg	51 50/1
1st	8	6	Dandy Khan (F) 40/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago by 2 lengths from Chloe's Courage, well on top finish. Carries 6 lb penalty but not taken lightly in her current mood.	535656	Donagh Murphy J R Boyle	3	59kg	4.33 10/3
9th	9	8	Chloe's Courage (F) P 22/1, creditable 2 lengths second of 12 to Dandy Khan in handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.	2-69345	K S McHugh J Ryan	3	54.9kg	8 7/1
8th	10	9	My Boy Jack (G) On a long losing run but in decent nick, fifth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 11/1) 12 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account.	745034	Phoebe Edwards K Frost	6	54.9kg	17 16/1
—	11	1	Miraflores (F) Unseated Rider T Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, AW, 125/1) 89 days ago. Hard to warm to.	587649	Isobelle Chalmers R Cook & J Bridger	3	54.9kg	201 200/1

Betting forecast: Luminous Warrior (15/8), Dandy Khan (10/3), Gundogan (13/2), Chloe's Courage (7/1), Blue Empress (8/1), Sands Of Havana (8/1), Spirit Of Breeze (12/1), My Boy Jack (16/1), Groundsman (18/1), Amarachi (50/1), Miraflores (200/1)