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Moodhill (Doncaster 14:00) shaped well on his return from an eight-month lay-off when finishing third in a Newmarket maiden over a mile. Given the early speed he showed that day, and with conditions likely to be testing, it is perhaps no bad thing that he drops back to seven furlongs here. There is every chance the twice-raced son of Dansili can build on his seasonal reappearance and, if that is the case, he may prove difficult to peg back.

A chance is taken that Farhaan can provide a boost for the John Dunlop yard by taking the listed Gala Stakes (16:00) at Sandown. The trainer has suffered an extremely frustrating time of things, but the stable's long losing run was snapped at the weekend and it could just be that Farhaan will offer another fillip for Dunlop. The selection displayed promise as a two-year-old, managing to register a pair victories, and he showed that he had progressed well over the winter on his sole start this term when fourth in a strong listed contest at Newmarket. Two of the horses he was beaten by that day (Thought Worthy and Noble Mission) have gone on to bolster the form and, with William Buick in the plate, the only three-year-old in the line-up can defeat his elders.

John Dunlop is also responsible for our final selection. Tipping a horse who has been a beaten favourite on his last five outings, all of them at relatively short prices, leaves the distinct possibility of looking foolish, however, Korngold (Doncaster 16:45) is given another chance to confirm the promise of last year's Chepstow success. Now only 2 lb higher than that effort he is starting to look dangerously well handicapped, and the application of blinkers combined with the positive jockey booking of Ryan Moore could well be enough to convince Korngold to put his head in front.

Back Moodhill @ 2.88 in the 14:00 at Doncaster
Back Farhaan @ 5.3 in the 16:00 at Sandown
Back Korngold @ 6.8 in the 16:45 at Doncaster

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