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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	6	American Rose (M) Modest mare. Course winner. 12/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D 63 days ago. Looks competitive on form eased in class.	67-2238	William Cox H J Evans	6	61.2kg	6 5/1
—	2	4	Anificas Beauty (M) Modest mare. Course winner. 40/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, soft). Off 112 days. Significantly back down in trip.	571175	Ben Ffrench-Davis P Winks	7	61.2kg	21 20/1
—	3	3	Captain Pickles (G) Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 20/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 77 days ago. This trip looks more suitable.	611236	S Donohoe T Culhane & S Barclay	4	61.2kg	6 5/1
—	4	8	Evoluir (G) Modest gelding. C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (25/1) 35 days ago, slowly away and also short of room.	937706	Aiden Brookes Micky Hammond	5	61.2kg	4.50 7/2
—	5	2	Kodebreaker (G) P Modest gelding. 20/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Can give a good account back at 7f.	466525-	Zak Wheatley M Herrington	7	61.2kg	8 7/1
—	6	1	Mr Trick (G) Course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2023. 18/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm). Off 146 days. Down in trip (versatile regarding distance).	535577-	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	8	61.2kg	11 10/1
—	7	5	Rogue Thunder (G) H Poor gelding. Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Sixth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at this course (6.1f) 28 days ago. Hood back on.	89566-5	Dylan Hogan P Morris	6	61.2kg	5 4/1
—	8	7	The Gay Blade (G) Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Newcastle (6f) 20 days ago, not clear run. Should strip fitter for that and has good chance on pick of form.	611150	A Mullen I Jardine	7	61.2kg	7 6/1

Betting forecast: Evoluir (7/2), Rogue Thunder (4/1), American Rose (5/1), Captain Pickles (5/1), The Gay Blade (6/1), Kodebreaker (7/1), Mr Trick (10/1), Anificas Beauty (20/1)