A trappy contest. Rising Force is respected following his good effort in a big field at Doncaster six days ago, Oh So Audacious would be a player if ready to go after seven months off and course winner Keen Interest is another worth a second look back on grass. However, it may be worth going with ANGLO SAXSON on his return from six months off. Not only has he won four times here, he is 3lb below his last winning mark and has won fresh in the past.[David Bellingham]
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Placed three times from nine starts for James Fanshawe; return to a 0-60 a positive, but she made a low-key stable debut at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) last month and needs to step forward from that.
Out of the frame in three starts over 7f on the AW during the winter; open to improvement on turf/handicap debut and worth a market check; hood removed after one use.
Ordinary form when last seen in the autumn, but he is a four-time winner over 7f/1m here and is 3lb below his last winning mark; has won fresh in the past and worth a second look.
Won over 6f here as a 3yo but does stay this far; failed to beat a rival on his stable debut/reappearance at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) last month, though, and needs to leave that effort behind; cheekpieces return.
Unexposed 4yo who has run into form lately, beaten a neck at Chelmsford (1m, AW) in January and going one better over the same C&D the following month; 4lb higher, but respected if continuing the progress back on grass.
0-7 for three different stables; well beaten in both starts for this yard, but was sent off just 7-4 for the first of those which suggests there may be a bigger effort lurking somewhere.
2-30 with both wins coming on the AW, but he ran a big race when third of 21 in an amateur riders' event at Doncaster (1m, good; 25-1) last Sunday; races off the same mark and a player if backing it up.
Three-time turf winner who proved most consistent last year (3413222); may just be better for the run after seven months off, but conditions should be ideal and another big effort wouldn't be a surprise.
Sole win came in first-time cheekpieces over C&D (soft) in October; still unexposed for a 4yo and should be all the better for last month's Newcastle return (1m, AW), but quicker ground poses a question.
3lb lower than winning at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in November and was running well when last seen on turf last summer, including a win here (11.5f, good to firm); still capable over this shorter trip and shortlisted.
0-6, but finished a close third of eight in new headgear at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) last time, since when he has undergone wind surgery; something to prove under these conditions, though; cheekpieces replace blinkers.
