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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	10	Von Krolock (G) V Recently joined a new yard and won a 7f handicap at Wolverhampton (11/4) in first-time visor (retained) 46 days ago, travelling well and just holding on at the line. Up 3lbs for this step back up in …	323162	Paddy Bradley James Owen	6	61.2kg	8 7/1
3rd	2	8	R P Mcmurphy (G) FAV Won a 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (15/8) 13 days ago, making good headway to lead in the final furlong. Up 5lbs but remains of interest given recent progressive profile on AW.	33-3180	Lewis Edmunds M Appleby	3	61.2kg	2.50 6/4
2nd	3	5	Imola (M) Has shown improved form since joining current stable with two placed efforts in last four starts. Unseated rider in 14-runner handicap at Newcastle (4/1) 10 days ago when appearing to be running well…	421146	H Crouch Joey Ramsden	4	60.3kg	3 2/1
4th	4	3	Spirit Of Bowland (G) Form has declined since April win here. Seventh of 10 at this C&D (11/2) 49 days ago, dwelt at start and never threatened. Needs to recapture earlier spark.	335351	Billy Garritty Mrs Stella Barclay	6	59.9kg	26 25/1
1st	5	6	Ribston Pippin (G) Has been fairly consistent in AW handicaps, finishing fourth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (9/1) 15 days ago when racing freely and weakening late after leading. Has previous course form and c…	541-629	Darragh Keenan Lemos Souza	3	59kg	9 8/1
5th	6	1	Kodebreaker (G) P Better on AW surfaces with two course wins at Southwell. Hampered when second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14/1) over 7f 18 days ago, returning to form back down in trip. Without a win in 20 r…	466525-	Zak Wheatley M Herrington	6	58.5kg	21 20/1
7th	7	4	Dash Power (G) B Has been running poorly for much of the year but returned to form when second of 13 behind a less-exposed rival in 8.6f handicap at Wolverhampton (16/1) 13 days ago with blinkers back on. Could build…	237266	L Morris L A Mullaney	4	57.2kg	21 20/1
8th	8	9	Mickey Mongoose (G) P Fifth in slightly better C&D race last start of summer campaign but poor comeback 12th of 13 at this course and distance (25/1) 29 days ago. Remains to be seen if he can bounce back in first-time che…	558140	D Fentiman Olly Williams	5	57.2kg	23 22/1
10th	9	2	Rohilla (M) Remains a maiden after 16 starts and finished last of 12 in a handicap at Wolverhampton (100/1) 69 days ago when again finishing well held. Difficult to make a case for.	526670	K T O'Neill S Dixon	4	57.2kg	101 100/1
9th	10	7	Invincible Storm (G) Finished fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (100/1) 17 days ago, settling better than usual but finding no extra in final furlong. Without a win in 17 races and will need to pull out a bit more to…	949-969	P Cosgrave E De Giles	3	56.7kg	41 40/1

Betting forecast: R P Mcmurphy (6/4), Imola (2/1), Von Krolock (7/1), Ribston Pippin (8/1), Kodebreaker (20/1), Dash Power (20/1), Mickey Mongoose (22/1), Spirit Of Bowland (25/1), Invincible Storm (40/1), Rohilla (100/1)