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MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap
1m 37y
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneAn open-looking contest but it would be no surprise if MARAAKIZ is better than his current mark. William Haggas' thrice-raced gelding looked a bit rusty returning from a seven-month layoff over 7f at Leicester last month, but that blow-out should have brought him on and this step up in trip may now allow him to deliver on the promise he showed when winning a maiden on the all-weather in the autumn. Bowland Park and Cosmos Raj, progressive winners at Epsom and Newmarket respectively, also warrant consideration despite rising marks.
An open-looking contest but it would be no surprise if MARAAKIZ is better than his current mark. William Haggas' thrice-raced gelding looked a bit rusty returning from a seven-month layoff over 7f at Leicester last month, but that blow-out should have brought him on and this step up in trip may now allow him to deliver on the promise he showed when winning a maiden on the all-weather in the autumn. Bowland Park and Cosmos Raj, progressive winners at Epsom and Newmarket respectively, also warrant consideration despite rising marks.