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No issue with soft ground and rated 2lb lower than when winning over C&D (good) last August; arrives off the back of two respectable Catterick efforts (6f-7f), without necessarily appearing as a ready made winner in waiting.

No win for almost a year but on the premises (322) in his last three starts; renewed rivalry with Iris Dancer at Hamilton (6f, good; 7-4 favourite, Belsito fourth) latest, but couldn't take revenge on improved terms; still fairly weighted from 4lb below last winning mark; chance.

C&D form figures 214, this the scene of his last win (when sporting first-time cheekpieces) 13 months ago; steadily working back to form after more wind surgery, fourth, just over 1l behind today's rival Havana Rum at Hamilton (6f) latest; usually goes well on soft; interesting.

With Kevin Coleman when an odds-on winner of a Bath maiden (5f, good) last September; has struggled to recapture peak form since joining this trainer, failing to beat a rival in her last two starts (5f); easing mark the only real positive; others preferred.

No win since May 2024, when successful for Tim Easterby from a 16lb higher mark; beaten a neck at Newcastle (5f) on first start for this trainer, but it's tough to pinpoint positives from any of his three efforts in 2025; safer options elsewhere.