Offiah's Boy should go well off the same mark as when going close at Leicester recently while Charles Morin comes into it on his form last summer. It's also too soon to give up on Formal Address but CROWD QUAKE improved for this trip and the switch to turf when winning over C&D last time out and he can plunder another race at this ordinary level.[Emily Weber]
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Kept to downhill tracks on turf in 2024, winning twice at Brighton (1m4f and 1m2f; good to firm and good); never sighted on his recent reappearance there and likely to be other days.
Downbeat over hurdles for this yard but he confirmed earlier AW handicap promise when only just giving best at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) nine days ago; left on the same mark and should go well again.
Comes into it on Lingfield turf win (1m1f, good) last May and he subsequently ran well over C&D; very capable of going well if a fruitless spell over hurdles hasn't taken the edge off him; cheekpieces refitted.
Modest qualifying form over 5f but bred to do better, being out of triple Group winner at up to about 1m1f; no great shakes on AW handicap debut but he appreciated the switch to turf and new trip when winning over C&D latest; up 6lb but still on a low mark; strong chance.
Three AW wins at 1m2f and 1m3f in 2023 and not entirely to blame for his handful of turf defeats; he's been rather up and down over the winter though and while his yard is in fine form he can't make strong appeal.
Promising handicap debut at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) when a hampered close third but he failed to find much over the trip at Brighton before failing to stay the extended 1m3f at Bath last month; still has potential if fitting a tongue-tie helps.
Five AW wins at about 1m2f, most recently in August, but he didn't run well at Southwell last month and needs to improve on his handful of turf starts (0-7) to have any chance.
Much lower in the weights than when running in 1m2f turf handicaps last summer but he's been vulnerable in ordinary AW events this year and he's down the list this time.
AW winner at 1m for previous yard but she's finished out the back in AW classified races for new connections before pulling up on hurdle debut last week; best watched for now.
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