It rarely works out as looks likely on paper but it is hard to believe this won't be strongly run with a number of pacy front-runners in the field. Moulin Booj (second choice), Cinque Verde and Alcazan all have something to recommend them but the free-going ROCKING ENDS might be the answer. He looked in need of the run at Nottingham two weeks ago but Rossa Ryan is booked today and he is more than capable of winning off his current mark.[Paul Smith]
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C&D record of 1251, the wins coming on slower than good; absent since a lacklustre effort at York last October; could well progress again this year but she has an absence to contend with and won't be able to get away with sloppy starts off her current mark.
Won twice on AW around the turn of the year and he has run well in three of his last four starts, including on turf at Epsom last month (5f, good); sharp test at 5f suits him well but others perhaps better handicapped.
Dropped away at Epsom last month but he'd been in fine form on AW going into that contest; C&D winner on only other Goodwood visit (small field); Wolverhampton second in March off this mark shows he's still feasibly weighted; not ruled out.
Back to her best when readily accounting for four rivals at Salisbury 19 days ago (5f, good to firm); still has low mileage but the handicapper didn't miss with an 8lb hike.
Something clicked last autumn and he won five times between September and November, soaring up the handicap in the process; ended 2024 with a lesser effort at Nottingham, however, and best watched off his lofty mark on his return from 198 days off.
Doesn't know how to run a bad race but that does his handicap mark no favours; near miss at Musselburgh three weeks ago and this strong traveller should be well suited by an end-to-end gallop over a sharp 5f; each-way claims once again.
Always had stacks of ability and he did well for Tom Clover last summer, winning 5f handicaps at Windsor and Newmarket; looked rusty on his return to action at Nottingham two weeks ago, typically taking a strong hold, and he could take a step forward with that behind him; the likely strong pace will suit and Rossa Ryan is a positive booking; high on the list.
Has won on fast turf but her record is far superior on AW (7-18); still improving judged on her excellent second of ten at Lingfield on Good Friday; returns to grass off a 5lb lower mark and she can't be ignored.
Hugely progressive on AW and latest Epsom run, where he looked ill at ease on both the track and the ground, is easy to strike a line through; this should be more suitable and he's still on a workable mark.
Back to the same mark as when winning at Newbury last August (5f, good to firm); Monday's Windsor fourth was a step up on his Epsom reappearance; likely to be winning soon but perhaps not in a race with quite so many pace influences in it.
Two course wins over 6f and it was over 7f that she finished a good third at Lingfield on Good Friday; does have winning 5f form, however, and surplus stamina no bad thing given how hard they could go here.
C&D winner who lurks on a handy mark; last month's return to action at Bath should have blown away any cobwebs but she is yet another runner in the field who is happiest making the running.
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