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Questionable is one for handicaps further down the line.

Lil Guff goes in search of black type. She has a bit to find on ratings but is gutsy and has a decent draw. The drier the ground the better for her.

Monkey Miss has been plagued by poor draws and hasn't had much luck here either. She showed last time she's up to winning in this grade if things fall right for her.

Salamance Lad made an encouraging yard debut at Southwell and the step up to ten furlongs should be a plus. The favourite looks tough to beat but if he has an off-day this looks a good opportunity for our boy to take advantage.

Percy's Lad makes his seasonal return. He'll come forward for the run which will set him up perfectly for the May meeting at Chester, a track he loves.

Astro King won the Cambridgeshire over the course and distance last autumn and proved he can be competitive in Group company over the winter. The more the ground dries the better.

Bravo Zulu is a horse we like as a team. The data we analyse from his homework suggests he has the potential to be useful. Visually he shows up well and the riders are positive about him. We were 2nd in this race a couple of years ago with Outgate who went on to win plenty of prizemoney before being sold to go to Hong Kong. Bravo Zulu is a bit less experienced than he was and this is his first run on turf. The draw is a slight negative.

Ciara Pearl won nicely over 10f at Lingfield last Monday and comes here in a similar race under a penalty. The more galloping track will suit her better than Lingfield but that's countered by the drop back to a mile.

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Ciara Pearl is from a family that tends to improve with age and do well at four. She was learning as she raced at three last year, winning once and finishing 2nd twice. On her seasonal and handicap debut we think that while she will enjoy racing over the extra couple of furlongs, she has a terrible draw out in the car park and at Lingfield that can be hard to overcome.