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MUJTABA (3.35,NB) deserves another chance to put himself back on a path to Group company at Goodwood on Friday.
The William Haggas-trained last showed what he was capable of when he came within a neck of beating Point Lonsdale in a Group 2 at Chester in May last year.
But he was struck down by colic and wasn’t seen on a racecourse again until he appeared in a Group 3 in France.
He ran woefully across the Channel but ran a bit better when 13 lengths behind stablemate Hamish at Newbury in April.
That was over 1m4f but a return to 1m2f, equipped with blinkers for the first time and William Buick booked, could see him return to winning ways in the Listed Festival Stakes.
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Goodwood has been a happy hunting ground for sprinter DREAM COMPOSER (5.10, NAP) who has won twice at the track and placed in six out of eight starts.
He was an unlucky third on his most recent visit earlier this month and, having been dropped 1lb, and 5lb claimer Joe Leavy back in the saddle, he can make amends.
NEVER ENDING (4.55) got his career with David O’Meara off to a solid start when fourth at Redcar and can do even better dropped into a Class 4 handicap at Haydock.
The ex-John and Thady Gosden-trained filly was an 825,000gns yearling purchase by Cheveley Park Stud who failed to reach the heights expected of her in Newmarket.
Her new trainer can be counted on to find her right level.