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Dubawi Legend - 2.55 Newmarket

Dubawi Legend looks worth an each-way interest in the Group 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Native Trail looks the one they all have to beat after his impressive win in the National Stakes, but Hugo Palmer's juvenile looked a very good horse when winning on his debut at Doncaster, before disappointing big time on his only subsequent start behind Royal Patronage in a Group 3 at York.

That performance will have to be greatly improved upon here, but he was found to be not himself afterwards and a subsequent dirty scope underlined the point. His recent work under regular home partner Michael Hills has impressed, and he will start at lumpy odds here.

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Buzz - 3.35 Newmarket

Buzz has long been a fancy to give Nicky Henderson a third success in the Together For Racing International Cesarewitch.

The Seven Barrows trainer believes that the former Hughie Morrison-trained seven-year-old has the class and stamina to play a leading role in this famous old handicap, though, it should be pointed out that the drying ground will now be a little bit of a concern.

After progressing steadily through the handicap hurdle ranks last jumps season before ending the campaign with an excellent second in the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle, connections are hoping that the improvement he has shown, will mean he is well handicapped for what will be his first appearance on the flat for two years.

His preparatory work has certainly been very solid and Oisin Murphy was pleased with him when he took him for a recent spin on the Lambourn Downs.

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Scarlet Bear - 4.10 Newmarket

Scarlet Bear can maintain her unbeaten record for William Jarvis in the Listed Dubai Boadicea Stakes.

This represents only the second appearance for her new trainer after showing some smart form for Tom Dascombe as a two-year-old in 2020, and it is six months since she won a novice in great style at Pontefract in the spring.

This looks a good fit for her return to this level, and the fact she is a fresh horse, may now prove to be an advantage.

Witch Hunter - 2.02 York

Well-regarded Witch Hunter looked a shade unlucky not to record his first success when a close third to Ribhi in a well-contested conditions event at Salisbury nine days ago, and he is just preferred to stablemate Gisburn in the Listed Coral Free Bet Rockingham Stakes at York.

He carried plenty of stable confidence into that race and he would have prevailed had Ryan Moore been able to find a clear passage in the closing stages.

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Speranzoso - 3.50 York

Speranzoso is well thought of by Ed Walker and is expected to step up on his debut effort at Haydock in the Coral EBF Stallions Stakes.

Lack of experience found him out in the closing stages and he had to be content with third behind Captain’s Bar, but he has another furlong to travel here and the outing has brought him on.

Wootton'Sun - 1.30 York

Wootton'sun has been improving with racing and should go well off his low weight in the opening Watch Racing at Coral Nursery.

Richard Fahey's colt did well to finish third to Green Team in what looked an above average novice at Ayr last month, and gave the impression he will appreciate the return to this more demanding trip.

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Kitty's Light - 2.25 Chepstow

Kitty's Light is just preferred to stablemate and old rival Cap Du Nord in the Native River Handicap Chase at Chepstow.

Christian Williams holds a strong hand in this competitive three miler with this pair, who finished right among the thick of the action in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on their final start of the campaign.

Although Cap Du Nord gets a nice pull at the weights here, Kitty's Light looked very unlucky not to prevail that day after being hampered late on.

This trip will be the minimum trip for the selection, but he might well have won the Badger Beers at Wincanton over a similar distance just under a year ago had he not been hampered by a faller at the third last, and that course is a good deal sharper than this.

At just five, he can be expected to improve, even though he is not the scopiest of individuals, and Jack Tudor, who has won on both Cap Du Nord as well as the selection, takes the ride.

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Dargiannini - 3.30 Chepstow

Dargiannini can notch his first success for Paul Nicholls on his reappearance in the Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle.

Arguably the most unexposed member of the 18-strong field, he won three of his four races last season for Harry Whittington, including two comfortable hurdle wins at Sedgefield.

This first appearance in handicap company will prove a much more difficult test, but has pleased the champion trainer since his arrival, and he gets a handy 8lbs from Blackstair Rocco, Emmet Mullins' well-fancied raider from across the Irish Sea.

Caribou - 5.15 Goodwood

Caribou won two races in the mud last backend, and shaped like another win was not far away on his return from a long absence at Newmarket a couple of weeks ago.

Ideally, Denis Coakley will not want the ground at Goodwood to dry up too much on Sunday, but he has booked Oisin Murphy to do the steering, and this lightly-raced son of Adaay, should be involved in the finish of the closing Halcyon Build Handicap.


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