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Cosmic Year 0
Field Of Gold +1
Expanded +6
Officer +7
Rashabar +8++
Hatazhell +8
Commanche Brave +9
Currawood +10
Windlord +10
Scorthy Champ +10
Trinity College +10

I think these are down to run . Woe is me ! My horse to follow looks as if he has been downgraded from Derby hope to pacemaker . No , he is said to be running on his merits .
Rashabar looks far too big a price to be a certain runner . E/w he looks a gift should he run as even Timeform has come round to the view that Camille Pissarro is very good . And , the Meehan colt goes on good or softer ground . His run against Jonquil looks to be as solid as a rock .
Chris Hayes would be a good rider for Windlord .
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Lake Victoria 0
Swelter +1
Simmering +2
Atsila +3
Flight +3
Exactly +3
Cercene +4
Bedtime Story +5
Duty First +6
California Dreamer +6

Adventure 0
Survie +2
Grand Stars +3
Waldora +4
Erle +6
Diya +14

You would think that the figure for Waldora is tosh because Aventure won " with tons in hand " last time but the figures tell a different story . Madame Jourdain was runner up that day and Andre Fabre intended to run her here . Might be flukey and she will not beat Aventure but I will stick with this figure .

Fallen Angel 0
Rosallion 0
Tamfana +2
Dancing Gemini +2
Notable Speech +2
Lead Artist +4
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Lewis Chalkley (7) , one to keep an eye on .

Be careful because the top one needs mud .

Fraise Des Bois 0
Profumo Di Iena +3
Polyvega +3
Maranoa Charlie +3
Time For Sandals +3
Woodshauna +4
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3.50
Butterfly Wings 0
Carmers +6
Medici Venus +7
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1.25
Ides Of March 0
Noble Champion +3
Caburn +4
Hold A Dream +6
Defence Minister +6
Strong Warrior +7
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Asmen Warrior 0
Circus Of Rome +2
Law Of Design +4
Quai De Bethune +6
Ernst Blofeld +6
Lightning Mann +6
The form of the Balding horse is working out well e g Luther , Detain , Cosmic Year .
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Vertical Blue 0
Dhitjari +8
Ciaran +8
Lips Vega +11
Eternal Elixir +15

Lips Vega ran better than expected when 3rd to Santagada and could be improving . EDIT : Matilda waltzed in from Ciaran and Dhitjari . Vertical Blue nearer last than first . Matilda would not look out of place at Ascot .

Desert Flower 0
Giselle +3+
Elwateen +5+
Wemightakedlongway +6
Revoir +6
Quilin Queen +6
Whirl +12
Minnie Hauk +12+
Go Go Boots +18

It would be most unlikely for Minnie Hauk to find enough to win this if my figure is correct . We are not dealing with 2 y o over 6f .

I will tidy up in time . Patrick McGettigan (7) , worth every pound
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Ruling Court 0
Delacroix +2+
The Lion In Winter +2
Pride Of Arras +2+
Damysus +3
Nightwalker +5
Lambourn +5
Lazy Griff +6+
Tennessee Stud +6
Tuscan Hills +6
New Ground +7 an interpolated figure but I doubt that he is any better than this
Sea Scout +7
Midak +8+ a provisional figure based on very little evidence
Stanhope Gardens +8+
Tornado Alert +9
Shackleton +12
Green Storm +12
Al Wasl Storm +12
Nightime Dancer +13+



A couple of rags to consider for place purposes is Nightime Dancer a Hannon improver and Al Wasl Storm .
Many people would like to see Stay True supplemented but they ignore Nightime Dancer who was only 3 lengths behind him .
Al Wasl Storm is jump bred and not very well jump bred but somebody saw his potential . He gets the trip , seems to be nimble and clocks good times . Trained by Owen Burrows I have seen less talented horses than this colt run big races in The Derby .
Delacroix should not be favourite . Ruling Court is a dual Gr1 winner that beat the winners of The Craven , The Middle Park and The Dewhurst at Newmarket . Field Of Gold subsequently won a Gr1 with a Gr1 winner in 3rd spot . How on Earth is Ruling Court 9/2 ?
Those of us who give Delacroix a chance should all be on at 7/1 or better so who is left to back it at 2/1 ? 
Purview is out as he is not up to this just yet which does not say much for the Delacroix form .
If The Lion In Winter is still behind how poor is The Dante form ?
The lay trio is a trifle too dear for we small stake punters . 17/3 if you were lucky but realistically around 8/1 .
Damysus , offered at 14/1 but should be 25/1 at least . The Classic form looks dire and on York form it is difficult to see how he can beat The Lion In Winter or Pride Of Arras .
Stanhope Gardens , the stable jockey will not hear of defeat for Pride Of Arras and the fact that the owner is flying in from Hong Kong means nothing as he would probably be here even if he did not have a runner .
Nightcrawler , beaten easily by King Of Cities who was in turn well held at Chantilly .
The only chink of light from the lantern of hope that falls on The Dante is provided by Trinity College therefore best not to lay Sea Scout .
Today all eyes should be on Royal Playwright . Should he run well it would boost The Dante form. Oh , that is tomorrow .

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Calandagan 0
Jan Beueghel +1
Giavellotto +1
Al Riffa +1
Bellum Justum +2
Ancient Wisdom +2
You Got To Me +3
Continuous +3
Botti is in good form , Malvern won the Italian Derby and Lordano winning at Baden Baden did no harm to the Ancient Wisdom form .
The favourite looks too short and might drift to a reasonable price .

Every year there is a 2 y o maiden event that chucks out a hatful of winners . This year it could be from Newbury May 16 .

Some seem to think that Lambourn is second string to Delacroix . Do not bank on it . I am convinced that Wayne gets the rag , remember The Dewhurst ?
He might get overlooked by "experts " but Nightime Dancer has stayed on nicely from an impossible position . Nothing to see if he was fit but he looked like another run would do him no harm .

Whirl 0
Smoked 0
Serenity Prayer 0
Miss Tonnerre +2
Go Go Boots +7+
Tattycoram +7
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The Lion In Winter 0
Wimbledon Hawkeye +3
Alpine Trail +5+
Damysus +5+
Sea Scout +5+
Royal Playwright +6
Tuscan Hills +7
Mister Rizz +8
Pride Of Arras +9+
Nightwalker +11
Devil's Advocate +13+

Surely the favourite is up against it here .
Royal Playwright is the forgotten horse . If my memory serves me well Oisin said that the colt was a little high behind and with growth he would make a nice 3 y o .
Neither race looks like a betting opportunity .

Zarigana 0
Exactly +1
Better Together +1+
Mandanaha +1
She's Perfect +1
Ghouffran +3
Daylight +3
Bedtime Story +3
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Camille Pissarro 0
Ridari +1
Sahlan +1
Jonquil +3+
Henri Matisse +3
Misunderstood +4
Hotazhell +6
Aomori City +6
Heybetli +7
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Delacroix 0
Tennessee Stud +3
Acapulco Bay +4+
Rock Of Cashel +5
Purview +17+

Purview could be a lot better than his bare form . He is among the acceptors for Epsom .
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Stay True 0
Rogue Impact +2
Puppet Master +3
Rahiebb +4
Prince Of The Seas +4
Our Enery +7
Nighttime Dancer +8

Mount Kilimanjaro 0
Mirabeau +4
Hott Shott +6
High Stock +7+
Isambard Brunel +9
Calla Lagoon +11
Great David +15
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Absurde 0
Mondo Man +3
Illinois +6
AlQareem +10
Roaring Legend +11
Mount Atlas +12

First Instinct 0
Beauty Queen 0
Usdi Atohi +1
Revoke +2
Grande Marques +2
Babouche +2

The favourite is penalised and might need the run .
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Convergent 0
Pinhole +3
Lazy Griff +3
Lambourn +4
Square D'alboni +4
Thrice +5
Furthur +9+
Faire La Nouba +40

The figure for Convergent is provisional and the Furthur form is working out well .

Alakazi o
Officer +1
Wannabe Royal +2
Amangani +2
Currawood +3
Titanium Emperor +3
Beckman +11
Professor Longhair +11+

This looks like a cracker .
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Cercene 0
Chantez +2
Capacabana Sands +2
Garden Of Eden +3
Easy Mover +5
Nancy J +6
Mojave River +7
California Dreamer +7