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2.32) Ombudsman’s full sister, Synchronicity, making her debut.

Friday's horse racing thread 🧵 Wolverhampton 2.43 Afton Down 5/4 NEXT BEST Ayr 4.05 Came From Nowhere 7/2 Newbury 4.20 Classical Allusion 11/10 NAP Ayr 4.43 Woodland Park 7/2 Newbury 4.55 Crown Office 7/1 each way Bath 5.52 Alvin 5/1 each way Bath 6.52 Armstrong 9/4 With experience on side and the prospect of a soft lead AFTON DOWN should be opening his account here. He went close on his last two starts and with more to come as a 3yo is taken to make a winning return here under Cieren Fallon. I don't actually think CAME FROM NOWHERE would have won last time without that mistake as the winner Le Frimeur is potentially quite exciting. Even so he ran a big race in defeat beaten less than a length and the third has won impressively since so the form has been franked. He has more to come back in a handicap and should go close. I think you could argue CLASSICAL ALLUSION should be odds-on for this. He won on debut and then ran a big race in defeat not given a hard time behind Constitution Hill at Kempton. He will strip fitter and has more to come now stretching out to two miles so is expected to prove a cut above these as he looks well handicapped with Oisin Murphy up. I know WOODLAND PARK has been frustrating but I still want to give him another go. This is just his second start over 3 miles and the best is yet to come. The yard are going well and his form is stacking up so at around 7/2 he looks worth a play again. Hawthorn Street and Hidden History are the pair I fear most. Colori Forever is the obvious one but I wouldn't have him as short as he is in the market and CROWN OFFICE could give us a good run for our money. This colt by No Nay Never looked promising winning at Leicester and now handicapping on return back up an extra furlong should run well. The yard are unleashing some nice types now and he could be another one. The price is right to play. I' expecting ALVIN to go close here under Darragh Keenan. He was denied a run beaten narrowly at Lingfield last time and if you put a line through that Southwell run he is progressive. He switches back to turf here and if improving as expected will definitely get in the mix. Good looker ARMSTRONG was only beaten a length on return at Kempton. I just think he bumped into one on the day in the shape of Blues And Royals and that horse has since chased home Suddenly I See at Musselburgh who looks a nice type so the form is stacking up. He can improve and strip fitter and should run a big race under David Probert.