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Off Time: 15:10 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf Prize: £36,078

6/1 Back In Black, 7/1 Rogue Diplomat, 8/1 Shout, 9/1 Urban Lion, 10/1 Fifth Column, 12/1 Whip Cracker, Stem, Linwood, Classic, 16/1 Ebt's Guard, Boyfriend, Hand Of God, 20/1 Jimmy Speaking, Cogitate, Oliver Show, 22/1 Tony Montana, 25/1 Checkandchallenge, 33/1 Old Cock, Serengeti, Al Mubhir, Hot Cash, 40/1 Ancient Rome, Nikovo, Nizam, 50/1 Samuel Colt, Ozat

Previous Runs	No.	Horse	Draw	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	OFR	Mkt
1m2f 1m 1m1f 1m 1m2f	1	Checkandchallenge (GB) Usually runs in Listed/Group races; not quite at best in 2025; others preferred	23	5 G	AVG	Rossa Ryan	William Knight	138	105	33/1 Open: 33/1
1m 1m1f 1m 7f 1m	2	Linwood (IRE) Progressive; easily made all at Newmarket last November; may have more in the tank	20	3 C	Good	Jamie Spencer	Richard Hannon	138	105	12/1 Open: 18/1
1m 1m1f 1m 1m½f 1m	3	Ebt's Guard (GB) Tough and consistent; won this race 12 months ago; 13lb higher but impossible to rule out	11	4 G	AVG	Lewis Edmunds	William Muir & Chris Grassick	138	105	12/1 Open: 12/1
1m 1m 1m 1m½f 1m2f	4	Ozat (FR) Previously trained in France where he won four times; makes British debut in a warm race	19	4 G	AVG	David Probert	Ian Williams	136	103	100/1 Open: 80/1
1m 1m 1m 1m1f 1m	5	Urban Lion (GB) Beaten a neck last year; won the Lincoln at Doncaster three weeks ago; in the mix again	26	4 G	Good	Edward Greatrex	Jack Channon	135	102	14/1 Open: 14/1
1m 1m 1m 1m1f 1m	7	Fifth Column (IRE) Won at Newmarket and York last summer; big player if ready to roll after six months off	4	3 G	Good	William Buick	John & Thady Gosden	134	101	10/1 Open: 10/1
7f 7f 1m 1m 7f	8	Serengeti (FR) Two 7f wins for Aidan O'Brien but not at best last three outings; another new trainer here	25	2 C	AVG	Rob Hornby	Mike Murphy	134	101	80/1 Open: 80/1
1m 7f 1m 1m 1m	9	Shout (IRE) Smooth Ascot winner last autumn; too free in Lincoln on return; now looks ready to strike	5	3 G	AVG	Oisin Murphy	Simon & Ed Crisford	133	100	7/1 Open: 7/1
1m2f 1m2f 1m 7f 1m	10	Nizam (FR) 3-9 in France; no easy task off this mark on British debut but could be unexposed	18	3 C	AVG	Charles Bishop	Ian Williams	131	98	100/1 Open: 100/1
7f 7f 7f 7f 1m	11	Rogue Diplomat (IRE) Beaten a nose by Urban Lion in the Lincoln and there should be little between them again	14	3 C	Good	Harry Davies	James Owen	131	98	8/1 Open: 8/1
1m 1m2f 1m1f 1m4f 1m2½f	12	Hand Of God (GB) 1m2f Royal Ascot winner in 2024; seen only three times last year but not ruled out	2	4 G	Good	Kieran Shoemark	Harry Charlton	130	97	16/1 Open: 20/1
1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m	13	Ancient Rome (USA) Mostly well held last year; falling in the weights but needs to turn over a new leaf	24	5 H	AVG	Jason Watson	Charles Hills	130	97	66/1 Open: 66/1
1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m2½f	14	Tony Montana (GB) Reappearance; best form is over further but he could be freshened up by a change of yard	8	5 G	AVG	David Egan	Kevin Philippart De Foy	130	97	11/1 Open: 11/1
1m 1m 1m 7f 7f	15	Classic (GB) Third here last year; hasn't been seen for eight months but dangerous if cherry ripe	9	5 G	AVG	Sean Levey	Richard Hannon	127	94	22/1 Open: 20/1
1m 1m1f 1m1f 1m 1m	16	Whip Cracker (IRE) On 14-race losing run; below par in big field in Ireland on return; Ryan Moore booked	22	4 G	Poor	Ryan Moore	Richard Hughes	127	94	20/1 Open: 16/1
7f 7f 7f 1m 7f	17	Back In Black (IRE) Lightly raced 4yo; close second at Goodwood in the autumn; has been gelded; interesting	7	3 C	AVG	Daniel Muscutt	James Fanshawe	127	94	11/2 Open: 5/1
1m 1m 7f 7f 1m	18	Nikovo (GB) Far from disgraced in valuable AW event last time but his turf form is at a lower level	16	5 G	AVG	Tom Marquand	Michael Herrington	126	93	50/1 Open: 40/1
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m	19	Old Cock (IRE) Four wins for Edward Bethell; reappears for new yard; doesn't have many miles on the clock	13	4 G	Good	Cam Hardie	Antony Brittain	126	93	66/1 Open: 80/1
6½f 7f 1m 6f 6f	20	Oliver Show (IRE) Had an excuse in Bahrain in January; well handicapped based on last year's Lincoln second	21	5 G	AVG	James Doyle	George Boughey	125	92	14/1 Open: 20/1
7f 1m 1m 7f 1m	21	Samuel Colt (IRE) Lightly raced 5yo; well held in 2025 but is thrown in on best form and has been gelded	1	4 C	AVG	Cieren Fallon	Amanda Perrett	125	92	66/1 Open: 50/1
7f 1m4f 1m2f 1m2f 1m	22	Stem (IRE) Has run only five times; fine second over C&D last autumn; reappears with potential intact	17	2 C	AVG	Joe Leavy	Richard Hannon	122	89	9/1 Open: 9/1
1m 1m 1m 1m 7f	23	Cogitate (IRE) In good form on AW; finished behind several of these when only seventh 12 months ago	3	3 G	AVG	Saffie Osborne	Charles Hills	121	88	25/1 Open: 25/1
1m 1m½f 1m 1m1f 1m1f	24	Boyfriend (GB) Made most when beaten head here in spring 2025; will need career best from current mark	15	4 C	AVG	Sam Hitchcott	Richard Hannon	120	87	22/1 Open: 18/1
1m 1m 1m 1m2f 1m½f	25	Hot Cash (GB) Form tailed off in 2025 but back to same mark as when winning at Carlisle last summer	10	3 C	AVG	Rose Dawes(5)	Jack Channon	118	85	28/1 Open: 25/1
1m 1m 1m1f 1m 7f	26	Jimmy Speaking (GB) Beat 15 opponents at Doncaster three weeks ago but up 4lb and in a much stronger race here	12	4 G	AVG	Nicola Currie	Chris Dwyer	115	82	50/1 Open: 50/1
1m2f 1m 1m 7f 7½f	NR	Al Mubhir (GB) Smart at best in Britain; form tailed off in Australia in 2025; has had wind surgery	6	5 G	AVG	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	135	102	SCR Open: 40/1