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Chess Player had a productive time over fences last summer. He hasn't yet been in the same form in his two runs back but is on a nice mark and would only need to retrieve last summer's form to be a big factor off this mark.

Blenheim Star ran disappointingly at Bath, but I prefer to regard that as a one-off that we can put a line through. She won nicely on her previous start at Brighton and the runner-up went in next time. The one to beat.

Haymaker goes for the hat-trick in a better race than either Nottingham or Goodwood. The Mick Appleby three-year-old looks dangerous after his big run at Ascot and you can never rule out Rohaan. Place prospects.

Catuaba needs to pull his finger out. He has the ability but has run poorly, pulling up either side of a six-month break.

Almazhar Garde came back to winning form with quite an impressive performance at Bangor last time, ending a long losing run. The handicapper has reacted in kind, but there is still some leeway on his best old form. He has his chance again.  

Things didn't work out for Forgotten Treasure at Lingfield last weekend. She ran too freely and had nothing left from two furlongs out. This is slightly shorter and from her draw in five she should get plenty of cover. The 5lb off will help too.

Another double challenge. Police Academy did well when she transferred here on Oliver Sherwood's retirement last summer. She won three of her first four and has been allowed 2lb for her last effort when probably feeling the effects of her busy campaign. Ben gets on well with her and his 7lb claim will be helpful.…

Balkotic ran very well, first time back from a break, at Hexham last time. He'll be fitter today and could well enjoy his first look at Cartmel. Hopeful.

Parramount gets his first chance to try 1m4f on the flat having run all his qualifying races at 1m2f or less, His opening mark of 73 looks interesting, but it's a £10k to the winner race on Northumberland Plate day, so very competitive. We've been lucky to get Hollie to ride. If he could match…

Tailorman hinted at what may be to come in staying trips on the flat when 4th in his first handicap the other day. A close 4th after looking to have a winning chance a furlong down, he is sure to improve and if we run him back this quickly, he could go close.

She's A Novelty made a promising return to action at Doncaster, finishing a close 5th after trying her normal front-running tactics. She will be straighter in condition now and may well be hard to catch if getting into a rhythm.

The track might be on the tight side for I Am Gonna Be. In truth, she has struggled in her two runs for us and we need to start seeing some improvement from her.

Beylerbeyi gained his long-overdue and well-deserved 2nd career win at Wolverhampton, winning with a little more in hand than the official verdict. In those circumstances, 5lb looks fair enough and now he has the winning habit, maybe a follow-up?

Ruff Justice was slowly away and could never get into contention on debut at Windsor. It's another big field and she cannot afford a similar tardy exit here today.

Mokaatil lines up for his 15th start of 2024 and 87th in all, but it's the first sight of Hamilton for him. Not the least intriguing part of this run in a seller is whether if he wins, there will be bids and if he doesn't if someone wants to claim the nine-year-old.

Myboymax has not been in the best of form lately and has lost some of his earlier consistency. Hopefully, Becky can get a good run from him off his much-reduced mark in this amateurs' contest.

Samoon Star has so far not lived up to what we hoped she would be. Usually, the ground at Leicester is okay and while she has been disappointing, it would be even more so if she couldn't compete at this level.

Mill Street comes here after four runs on the flat in the US. Connections thought it a good idea to send him here and we're hoping he can do well at his new job. Exciting days.

Dear Cat ran well on racecourse debut and will have come on a lot for the experience. Another positive performance is expected.

Rating ended last year with two excellent placed efforts and her comeback run at Newmarket was an equally encouraging 3rd. She hasn't gone on from that in two runs since, but the talent is there and she still has possibilities off this kind of mark.