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NIGHT RAIDER (3.35 York, nap)

He has shaped better than his form figures suggest, especially when sixth behind JM Jungle at Goodwood. He was the winner on the wrong side of the track there. Still unexposed at 5f and can improve again.

ZGHARTA (4.10 York, nb)

She was a typical Goodwood hard-luck story last time and this more conventional track should be ideal. She finished with running left and the return to this trip on fast could suit ideally. She is on a workable mark and shapes as one firmly on the up.

TRAWLERMAN (2.25 York, treble)

The Gosden stayer can reel in another nice prize after his demolition job in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. He made all that day and surged clear of a strong field, backing up a dominant win in the Henry II at Sandown. Proven over the trip and fine on this quick surface, he looks the class act here and hard to oppose.

Templegate’s TV verdicts

1.50

NAQEEB looks primed to land this hot handicap after a huge run at Goodwood, charging home for second despite losing a shoe during the race.

That backed up a storming third at Royal Ascot and he’s crying out for this sort of test.

A strong traveller with proven form on quick ground, he’s weighted to strike and looks ready to cash in.

Mount Atlas is a big danger up in class after a smooth Ascot win.

He’s clearly thriving but has a little bit more on his plate here from a career-high mark.

Insanity is one to note after a luckless third in the same race – he wasn’t ideally placed that day and could easily hit the frame again.

This Songisforyou was pitched into Group company last time and didn’t disgrace himself – he’ll find this easier and shouldn’t be overlooked.

French Duke hasn’t fired this season but has talent and is slowly coming down the weights.

2.25

TRAWLERMAN can reel in another nice prize after his demolition job in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

He made all that day and surged clear of a strong field, backing up a dominant win in the Henry II at Sandown.

Proven over the trip and fine on this quick surface, he looks the class act here and hard to oppose.

Al Qareem is thriving, especially at York, and arrives chasing a hat-trick after front-running wins in Listed and Group 3 company.

He’ll push the pace again and won’t go down without a fight.

Sweet William is consistent and stays all day but often gives ground away early and may need to be sharper from the gates to land a blow.

Al Nayyir bounced back with a narrow defeat to Coltrane last time and does stay this far, though he’s yet to score at this level.

Dubai Future has plenty of back class but has been found wanting in top races this term, while three-year-old Shackleton is a likeable type for the future but needs a big step forward to trouble these old hands.

3.00

DO OR DO NOT can get off the mark in the Gimcrack.

This son of Space Blues has danced every dance this summer, hitting the frame in three consecutive Group 2s.

He was just behind high-class performers at both Newmarket and Goodwood, shaping like a colt crying out for a big pot.

He’s tactically sharp, handles quick ground and looks rock solid with first-time cheekpieces added to the mix.

Reciprocated went backwards at Ascot after two easy wins and needs to settle better, while Rock On Thunder ran well at Newbury but needs more in this company.

Egoli has won twice and fared best on the wrong side of the track at Goodwood.

Any improvement on that would put him in the picture.

The speedy Comical Point needs a revival after flopping in the July Stakes at Newmarket last time.

Lifeplan impressed on debut but faces a major class hike, while Irish Fighter and Yorkshire Puds both look up against it in this good company.

3.35

NIGHT RAIDER can land a smash and grab in the £700,000 Nunthorpe (3.35 York, nap).

Karl Burke’s flyer is ideally drawn in stall eight and deserves a change of luck after winning on the wrong side at Goodwood last time.

He has loads of pace and will be right up there.

JM Jungle beat him and a few of the others in that race and looks dangerous again.

Arizona Blaze and Aussie Asfoora are in the mix too along with youngster Lady Iman.

Here’s my guide to the field, where I rate them from one (worst) to five (best):

JM JUNGLE 4

JUNGLE boogie. Thriving sprinter, has improved through the season and comes here on the back of a Group 2 win at Goodwood. 5f ideal, handles fast ground well and is a strong contender at a track he likes.

KERDOS 2

DON’T Ker. Well beaten at Goodwood but didn’t really get the run of the race. Has shown flashes of form this year, including a solid Group 1 run at Ascot. 5f suits but might find a few too sharp.

MANACCAN 1

NO Man. Back from a break this season and took a step forward last time in handicap company. Has Group form at best but looks vulnerable in this calibre of race.

NIGHT RAIDER 5

NIGHT fever. Has shaped better than his form figures suggest, especially when sixth behind JM Jungle at Goodwood. He was the winner on the wrong side of the track there. Still unexposed at 5f and can improve again.

RUMSTAR 3

STAR potential. Didn’t seem to like soft at the Curragh last time after a career-best Sandown win. Consistent and will prefer this going. Could bounce back and one of many place chances.

SPARTAN ARROW 1

BLUNT Arrow. Listed winner earlier this season and solid handicapper but hasn’t looked up to this grade in recent runs. Latest Goodwood ninth confirms he’s got something to find at this level.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 3

WASH and go. C&D winner in Listed last month, and third in a strong Haydock Group 2 earlier this season so deserves to be here. Ggoes well fresh, so could easily run into the frame again.

AIN’T NOBODY 1

NOBODY’S fool. Yet to score in 2025 but fair placed form in Pattern company earlier this term. Last two runs have been below that standard though and this looks a stretch on known form.

ARIZONA BLAZE 4

BLAZE on fire. Improving colt with a turn of foot and showed that with convincing Group 2 win in Ireland last time. Has high-level form at 5f and arrives at the top of his game. Major player.

ASFOORA 4

AS a chance. Australian mare with top-class back form, including a Royal Ascot win in 2024. This season’s efforts have been decent without being electric but now third-up and fitter. Should be thereabouts if able to bring her best form.

FROST AT DAWN 3

DAWN chorus. Group 1 runner-up earlier this summer and consistent at 5f. Fourth behind JM Jungle at Goodwood last time was solid. Likes fast ground, and strong pace will suit her style.

MGHEERA 3

HEER we go. Classy mare with two Group wins already this year. Not at best in Ireland last time but needed the run after a break. Has pace and on the each-way shortlist under Buick.

SHE’S QUALITY 3

QUALITY counts. Very solid filly, placed in last four Group runs and just denied by JM Jungle at Goodwood. Consistent, speedy and suited by conditions. Likely to run her usual honest race.

CELANDINE 2

HARD Cell. Good run at Chester last time and a previous Group 3 scorer. Ground no issue and course winner too but this is her toughest task to date and she may just get outpaced.

SAYIDAH DARIYAN 3

SAY maybe. Impressive winner of the Summer Stakes here last time over 6f and is improving. Likely to be ridden for a late burst and has claims if pace collapses. Needs another career-best.

LADY IMAN 4

IMAN of the moment. Unbeaten 2yo filly who took the Molecomb in style at Goodwood. Gets huge weight-for-age allowance and clearly fast. First time taking on older horses but her profile screams serious Group 1 potential.

SPICY MARG 3

NICE and Spicy. Has done little wrong so far and bolted up in minor race last time. Faces far stronger opposition but her finishing kick is potent. Gets lumps of weight and can hit the frame.

4.10

ZGHARTA was a typical Goodwood hard-luck story last time and this more conventional track should be ideal.

She finished with running left and the return to this trip on fast could suit ideally.

She is on a workable mark and shapes as one firmly on the up.

Wonder Star is a big threat after nearly landing a similar contest at Goodwood.

She travelled well there and is improving, but her draw and lack of experience in deeper handicaps are small concerns.

Akecheta caught the eye from off the pace at Goodwood and is well suited by a strong gallop.

She’s handicapped to strike again soon.

Cape Flora was visually striking at Leicester. This is tougher, but she’s unexposed.

Callisto Dream has shaped with promise all this season and she could improve for this step up in trip.

Templegate’s tips

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ATLANTA — Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a police officer and spreading panic through the health agency and nearby Emory University.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooter, who died at the scene Friday, was Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Ga. Officer David Rose of the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and mortally wounded while responding.

No one else was hit, although police said four people reported to emergency rooms with symptoms of anxiety. Many CDC employees sought cover in their offices as bullets strafed the CDC’s headquarters.

Police say White opened fire at the campus from across the street, leaving gaping bullet holes in windows and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings. The attack prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation’s most prominent public health institutions.

At least four CDC buildings were hit, CDC Director Susan Monarez said in a post on X, and dozens of impacts were visible from outside the campus. Images shared by employees showed bullet-pocked windows in agency buildings where thousands of scientists and other staffers work on critical disease research.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at CDC’s Atlanta campus that took the life of Officer David Rose,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday.

“We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No one should face violence while working to protect the health of others,” his statement said.

Some laid-off employees rejected the expressions of solidarity Kennedy made in a “Dear colleagues” email, and they called for his resignation.

“Kennedy is directly responsible for the villainization of CDC’s workforce through his continuous lies about science and vaccine safety, which have fueled a climate of hostility and mistrust,” Fired but Fighting said.

Hundreds of CDC staffers sheltered in place during the shooting and many couldn’t leave for hours afterward Friday as investigators interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence. The staff was told to work from home or take leave on Monday.

CDC workers already faced uncertain futures due to Trump administration funding cuts, layoffs and political disputes over their agency’s mission. “Save the CDC” signs are common in some Atlanta-area neighborhoods, and a group of laid-off employees has been demanding that elected officials take action against the federal cuts.

This shooting was the “physical embodiment of the narrative that has taken over, attacking science, and attacking our federal workers,” said Sarah Boim, a former CDC communications staffer who was fired this year during a wave of terminations.

“It’s devastating,” said Boim, who helped to start an advocacy organization for the former employees called Fired But Fighting. “When I saw the picture of those windows having been struck by bullets, I really lost it,” she said, her voice cracking.

Without naming White on Friday night, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described the gunman as a “known person that may have some interest in certain things.” He did not name a motive.

A neighbor of White told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that White spoke with her multiple times about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines.

Nancy Hoalst, who lives in the same cul-de-sac as White’s family, said he was friendly and “seemed like a good guy,” doing yard work and walking dogs for neighbors. But Hoalst said White would bring up vaccines even in unrelated conversations.

“He was very unsettled and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,” Hoalst told the Journal-Constitution. “He emphatically believed that.”

But Hoalst said she never believed White would be violent: “I had no idea he thought he would take it out on the CDC.”

A voicemail left at a phone number listed for White’s family in public records was not immediately returned Saturday morning.

Authorities don’t know whether White died from police fire or a self-inflicted gunshot, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Friday.

White had been armed with a long gun, and authorities recovered three other firearms at the scene, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.

The CVS remained closed Saturday morning, with one bullet hole in its front door and two more in a rear door. A bouquet was placed outside the building.

Rose, 33, was a former Marine who served in Afghanistan and graduated from the police academy in March and “quickly earned the respect of his colleagues for his dedication, courage and professionalism,” DeKalb County said in a statement.

“This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,” DeKalb County Chief Executive Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said Friday.

Outside the complex that includes the CVS and four floors of apartments above the store, some people came to examine what had happened.

Sam Atkins, who lives in Stone Mountain, said gun violence feels like “a fact of life” now: “This is an everyday thing that happens here in Georgia.”

Monarez, the newly confirmed CDC chief, hailed the police response and called off in-person work Monday, telling staff in a Friday email that the shooting brought “fear, anger and worry to all of us.”

Amy writes for the Associated Press. AP writer Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, N.Y., contributed to this report.

THIS is the moment a TV journalist was shot live on air as she reported on the violent immigration riots in Los Angeles.

Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was covering the protests for Nine News when she was blasted at close range by a rubber bullet, collapsing in agony mid-broadcast.

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“The LAPD are moving in on horseback and firing rubber bullets at protesters,” Tomasi told viewers, as loud bangs echoed across Downtown LA.

Suddenly, a police officer swung his weapon towards her, and a cloud of smoke erupted near the correspondent. Caught on camera, Tomasi doubled over in pain, live on air.

“You just f***ing shot a reporter!” a furious protester screamed at police, as others rushed to help the injured Aussie.

Despite the shocking moment, Tomasi managed to yell back, “I’m good, I’m good.”

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