Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett, who purchased Mascarpone privately, told TDN Europe, “He comes out of a terrific form race [Brocklesby S.] first time out. My partner, Luke Murrell, rated the race as one of the highest 2-year-old races in some time, and we feel he will be best when he gets out to a mile and could be quite smart with time. He's certainly in great hands in Simcock and Spencer.” The winner is currently the last known foal out of a granddaughter of the distinguished Lunda (Ire) (Soviet Star). She is therefore linked to the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Prix de Diane heroine Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), the G2 Richmond S. and G2 July S.-winning sire Mehmas (Ire) and, topically, the dual G1 Coronation Cup hero Warrsan (Ire).

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1st-Chelmsford City, £8,099, Mdn, 6-2, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 1:14.21, st.
MASCAPONE (GB) (c, 2, Massaat {Ire}–Capelita {GB}, by Cape Cross {Ire}) Sales history: €12,000 Wlg '20 GOFNOV; £4,500 Ylg '21 GOFFUK. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $6,412. O-Australian Bloodstock; B-Mickley Stud & Richard Hunt (GB); T-David Simcock.

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Burke said, “He goes to the French Derby. We took him out of the English Derby this week as we felt the French Derby would suit him better.

“Whatever he does this year will be a bonus because he is a big horse, with loads of potential. He finished his race off very well at Sandown last time and we felt that Chantilly would suit him better than the hustle and bustle of Epsom.”

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“I broke my thumb which sidelined me for seven weeks, so it was nice to get back with a winner,” said Turner. “It was a bit frustrating–I'd pulled up on one of David Simcock's horses after the line and he just fell over. It was just one of those unlucky things. But it was nice to have a good break and I'm happy to be riding again now. It was good to ride a winner and get off the mark.”

Turner's return victory was also aboard a Simcock horse, the 4-year-old gelding Race Card (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Turner, who is a multiple winner of the Silver Saddle award at Ascot's Shergar Cup, said she is looking forward to another jockeys' competition.

“I like these jockeys' challenges, and riding at the Saudi Cup meeting will be a great experience,” she said. “I don't really make massive plans–I just try to ride as many winners as I can, really. I feel I have plenty of support from some good trainers and am looking forward to the rest of the all-weather season and the new Flat season.”

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“It's good to have one of his potential again,” Simcock said. “He is a good-actioned horse and got away with the ground today–he's done very well to sustain his challenge, but it shows he's got a good engine. He could for a Guineas trial in the spring and then we'll look at one of the Guineas.”

Light Infantry is out of the Austrian champion older mare Lights On Me (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), who is kin to the Listed Pomfret S. winner Choose Your Moment (GB) (Choisir {Aus}) and the Listed Warwickshire Oaks runner-up Dragonera (GB) (Doyen {Ire}). This is the family of the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis hero Elliptique (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris-winning sire Marjorien (GB) and the G1 Melbourne Cup hero Americain (Dynaformer). Also connected to this year's G3 Prix Eclipse winner Top Gear (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Lights On Me's yearling colt is by Anodin (Ire).

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VIRGIN BET HORRIS HILL S.-G3, £50,000, Newbury, 10-23, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:29.59, sf.
1–LIGHT INFANTRY (FR), 126, c, 2, by Fast Company (Ire)
     1st Dam: Lights On Me (GB) (Ch. Older Mare-Aut), by Kyllachy (GB)
     2nd Dam: Time Will Show (Fr), by Exit to Nowhere
     3rd Dam: Green Field Park (GB), by Akarad (Fr)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (€25,000 Ylg '20 ARQDOY; £82,000 2yo '21 GOFTY). O-Never Say Die Partnership; B-Barbara Moser (FR); T-David Simcock; J-Jamie Spencer. £28,355. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $48,362. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Cresta (Fr), 126, c, 2, New Bay (GB)–La Negra (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire). (£21,000 Ylg '20 GOFFUK). O-Manton Park Racing; B-Townbraccan Enterprises Ltd (FR); T-Martyn Meade. £10,750.
3–Tacarib Bay (GB), 126, c, 2, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Bassmah (GB), by Harbour Watch (Ire). O/B-Mr J R Shannon (GB); T-Richard Hannon. £5,380.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 2HF. Odds: 4.00, 6.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Noble Truth (Fr), Dubai Poet (GB), American Star (Ire), Red Vineyard (Ire). Scratched: Hoo Ya Mal (GB), Regimental Gent (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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“He is a big horse, but he did everything right today and he is a nice prospect for next year,” Simcock said. “The mare stayed a mile six and he's drifted through his work at home and has never got tired, which is a good sign for me. He is a big, strapping horse and he has sustained his run today. We don't get that many of that make of car, so it is nice to find one! If he got there today great, but if he didn't there then there was always going to be another day. It can make life harder when they win first time out and I don't think he will be doing anything else this season. He's a horse we like and is talented–we've found some nice 2-year-olds this year and ten furlongs will be the starting point for him next year.”

Spencer was impressed and said, “It's difficult to do what he did on this racecourse first time out–I wanted to get him in and to relax and heading to the two I thought he'd be fourth, but he took off and got to the front and idled. I'd ridden him in March before David bought him and loved him the first day I sat on him. I've ridden him a good bit at home and he's an exciting horse. David doesn't train them to peak first time out and he's a beautiful horse and very comfortable to ride–he skips over the ground. Sometimes the dip here can feel like a roller-coaster, but on him it felt comfortable and generally a good horse gets in and out of the dip easily here. He should stay at least 10 furlongs next year and if he stays a mile and a half it puts him in another stratosphere. I've been looking forward to him running for a month now and told my agent that wherever Cash runs I'm going there to ride him.”

Cash, who is the 12th Shamardal to attain TDN Rising Star status, is out of Lady Rosamunde (GB) (Maria's Mon) who was a useful handicap winner over 14 furlongs. She is a daughter of the Listed Prix de Thiberville winner and G3 Lancashire Oaks runner-up String Quartet (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and is therefore a half to the G2 Park Hill S. scorer Meeznah (Dynaformer), who was disqualified after finishing a neck second to Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) in the 2010 G1 Epsom Oaks. Also a half to the G2 Princess of Wales's S. runner-up Shahin (Kingmambo), String Quartet is the second dam of this year's G1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Under Your Spell (SAf) (Capetown Noir {SAf}). This is also the family of the GI Canadian International heroine Sarah Lynx (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). Lady Rosamunde has a yearling full-sister to Cash and a colt foal by Exceed and Excel (Aus) to follow.

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CASH (IRE), c, 2, by Shamardal
     1st Dam: Lady Rosamunde (GB), by Maria's Mon
     2nd Dam: String Quartet (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
     3rd Dam: Fleur Royale (Ire), by Mill Reef
Sales history: 100,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; £140,000 2yo '21 ARQDEA. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $7,314.
O-The Honorable Earle I Mack; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (IRE); T-David Simcock. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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The bay gelding, Group 3-placed in France in 2019, closed an abbreviated 6-year-old campaign with a victory in the Listed Godolphin S. at Newmarket and resumed witha five-length tally in the Listed Dubai Racing Club Classic at this year's Dubai World Cup Carnival Jan. 21. He completed a three-bagger with a facile success in the G3 Dubai City of Gold S. on Super Saturday Mar. 6 and led into the final furlong of the G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic before yielding to finish fourth behind the world-class trio of Misriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}) and Loves Only You (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who have since bagged Group 1s in England, Japan and Hong Kong, respectively. His latest third in the G1 Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin Aug. 8 looks strong as well, as the second home that afternoon, Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), took out the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden in his next start, defeating Godolphin's Passion and Glory (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), among others.

Desert Encounter (Ire) (Halling) looks to join Joshua Tree (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) as three-time winners of the International. Victorious here in 2018 and 2019 (the race did not take place last year), the 9-year-old has not seen the winner's circle in 15 starts since, but retains his zest for racing as evidenced by a trio of stakes placings this term, including a runner-up effort in the G3 Gordon Richards S. on seasonal debut in April. The bay was most recently second in the Listed August S. at Windsor Aug. 28 behind 3-year-old filly Teona (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who caused a 17-1 upset in the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille Sept. 12. With Danny Tudhope unable to make the trip, Emma-Jayne Wilson has the call from trainer David Simcock.

Half of the eight-strong field prepped in the 10-furlong GIII Singspiel S. Aug. 21, in which Corelli (Point of Entry) came home 1 3/4 lengths to the good of English Conqueror (English Channel). A further length back in third was Belichick (Lemon Drop Kid), the 2020 Queen's Plate runner-up who counts the age-restricted Breeders' S. over this course and distance as his biggest career success.

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On Saturday at Woodbine, Desert Encounter will look to notch his third straight victory in the Grade 1, $600,000 Pattison Canadian International. Should he be successful, he would join Joshua Tree (2010, 2012, 2013) as the only three-time winners of the race.

Run over the world-renowned E.P. Taylor Turf Course, the race for three-year-olds and up has lured back the 2018 and 2019 champion.

After the worldwide pandemic caused the International to be postponed last year, the 1 ½-mile turf event, a race won by some of the greatest names in the sport, including the legendary Secretariat, is now back on track.

David Simcock, who trains Desert Encounter for Abdulla Al Mansoori, is hoping his 9-year-old veteran can conjure up some of his past Woodbine magic to get back into winning form.

The Irish-bred, whose last win came in the 2019 running of the International, has gone 15 races without a victory. The gelding has posted six runner-up finishes and a pair of thirds over that stretch.

In his most recent start, on Aug. 28 at Royal Windsor, Desert Encounter rallied to finish second in the 1 7/16-mile August Stakes.

“He seems in great order,” said Simcock. “I was really pleased with his last run at Windsor at the end of August and hopefully that sets him up for Saturday.”

After a fourth, second and third to launch his career, Desert Encounter reeled off four straight victories. From October of 2015 to July of 2017, he went 5-2-2 from nine engagements.

Bred by Tally-Ho Stud, he has assembled a 12-10-9 mark from 46 career starts.

What is Simock most proud of when it comes to his veteran campaigner?

“I think just his longevity and consistency is testament to him. He is a kind horse. He is very straightforward to deal with.”

Desert Encounter isn't the only one on his team that enjoys competing at Woodbine.

In 2014, Simock sent out Sheikhzayeroad to win the Grade 1 Northern Dancer, Trade Storm to take the Ricoh Woodbine Mile, and Caspar Netscher to capture the Grade 2 Nearctic.

“I have really enjoyed my trips to Woodbine, but I'm very happy to just let the horse do the talking,” he quipped.

This Saturday, Simcock hopes Desert Encounter speaks volumes about his affinity for the Canadian International.

Although it's been a long time in between drinks for the bay, the Woodbine turf has always been an oasis for the hard-knocking horse.

“The second half of the season is always when this horse comes into himself and the flat track with a good straight helps his style of running.”

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“He seems to really enjoy travelling here,” said Ian Russell, travelling head lad for trainer David Simcock, who has accompanied Desert Encounter on his previous forays. “I think when he sees a plane he comes alive because he's looking for the next adventure.”

That affinity for Woodbine and the E.P. Taylor Turf Course will be put to the test again Saturday when Desert Encounter seeks to become the first runner to capture three consecutive runnings of the Grade 1, 1 ½-mile Pattison Canadian International, a $600,000 race for three-year-olds and upward.

The Canadian International was not held last year on a stakes schedule impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

That leaves the Irish-bred gelding Desert Encounter, who is owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori and is based in England, as the two-time defending champion by virtue of his Canadian International victories in 2018 and 2019.

Joshua Tree, based in Ireland, is the only three-time winner of the Canadian International with successes in 2010, 2012, and 2013, interrupted by a second-place finish in 2011.

But, at age nine and winless in 15 races since his last appearance here, does Desert Encounter still have what it will take to defeat seven rivals, ranging from two to five years his juniors, in the prestigious event with the likes of Secretariat, All Along, Chief Bearhart, Singspiel, Youth, Snow Knight, Dahlia, and George Royal amongst its honour roll?

“At nine, there's a lot of younger horses running against him; he's got a bit of experience next to them,” said Russell. “For as much as he is older, he's enjoying it, and he's showing us the signs that he still wants to do it. I think watching him in his last run, when he was second at Windsor, he's still got a zest for life.”

Teona, the 3-year-old filly who defeated Desert Encounter that day, has since seen her stock soar with an upset win in last weekend's Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermeille at Longchamp.

That Windsor race, at 1 7/16 miles on turf, came on August 28. His previous Canadian International successes, when the race was run in mid-October, also followed good efforts at Newbury three weeks earlier.

“We couldn't wholly keep the same pattern, but generally everything is just the same,” said Russell.

One change does come as rider Danny Tudhope will pilot Desert Encounter, whose previous Canadian International scores came under Andrea Atzeni. Tudhope will be making his Canadian debut but boasts Grade 1 successes in the U.S. courtesy of Mondialiste in the 2016 Arlington Million and Suedois in the 2017 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland.

In addition to Desert Encounter, Simcock has been represented by a trio of 2014 stakes winners here in Trade Storm (Grade 1 Woodbine Mile), Sheikhzayedroad (Grade 1 Northern Dancer), and Caspar Netscher (Grade 2 Nearctic). Sheikhzayedroad returned the following year to finish third in the Canadian International.

Walton Street, bred and trained in England and representing the powerful Godolphin, is at seven the closest in age to Desert Encounter and will be making his first trip across the pond for conditioner Charlie Appleby.

“I think the older he's getting, the wiser he's getting,” said travelling head lad Chris Durham. “Charlie always wanted to come here with him. He's happy with him.”

In his most recent outing, the homebred finished third after leading through most of the about 1 ½-miles of good turf in the Group 1 Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin.

That August 8 race was Walton Street's first since a Dubai campaign that kicked off with back-to-back scores and concluded with an admirable fourth-place finish in a very tough renewal of the Grade 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic.

“He ran really well in Germany, for his first time out,” said Durham, noting that the runner-up there, Torquator Tasso, has returned to win the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden. “His form looks good.”

Walton Street will be ridden by Frankie Dettori, who will be making his first appearance here since winning aboard Joshua Tree in 2012. That was Dettori's third victory in the Canadian International, following Sulmani in the 2004 edition and Mutafaweq in 2000.

Appleby is taking his first crack at the Canadian International but has won Grade 1 races here with Old Persian (2019 Northern Dancer) and La Pelosa (2018 Natalma).

Invading from south of the border for the Canadian International will be Corelli, Fantasioso, and Bluegrass Parkway.

Corelli, who began his career in England for owner/breeder George Strawbridge, moved to New York and trainer Jonathan Thomas and finished third in Monmouth Park's Grade 1 United Nations over 1 3/8 miles of firm turf in his best performance. This year, the six-year-old Kentucky-bred gelding is 2-for-4 including his first graded stakes score here last time out in the Singspiel.

Shipping up from his Saratoga base for trainer Jonathan Thomas, Corelli rallied strongly in the Grade 3 Singspiel over 1 ¼-miles of the E.P. Taylor course for a going-away 1 ¾-length score under a heads-up ride by the returning Kazushi Kimura.

“He exited that race in good order, and had two nice works out of it,” said Thomas.

“We're really pleased with him,” he added, while acknowledging that Saturday's 1 ½-mile distance is “a little question mark.”

In his only North American try at the distance, Corelli ended a well-beaten fifth over soft going in Saratoga's Grade 1 Sword Dancer.

“He ran a very good race going a mile and three, and then he ran a mile and a half on bottomless ground,” said Thomas. “It's a little bit of a learning curve for us. He seems to be a mile and a quarter horse on the turf; those are rare distances. But he got over the track there beautifully, and he's starting to relax nicely in his races and finish up, so we're taking a shot.”

Corelli acquitted himself well when travelling 1 ½ miles and thereabouts in the English phase of his career, although not in group company, and will be looking to provide the U.S. a victory in this race won by Europeans in all but one of the last 10 renewals. The outlier was Bullards Alley, the Kentucky shipper who was a major upsetter in in the 2017 edition over a soggy turf course.

Fantasioso was scratched from last Saturday's Calumet Turf Cup, a 1 ½ mile turf race at Kentucky Downs, and has readjusted his sights while seeking his first win since leaving his native Argentina.

A proven marathoner, the six-year-old horse's best effort in this hemisphere was a second-place finish in the Group 2 Belmont Gold Cup over two miles of yielding going.

Ignacio Correas IV trains Fantasioso and is a co-owner along with Jeffrey Bloom's Bloom Racing Stable LLC.

Bluegrass Parkway, supplemented to the Canadian International at a cost of $12,000, which includes the regular entry fee, captured the Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Cup over 1 ¼-miles of firm going at Ellis Park but also scratched from the main event.

A five-year-old gelding who was bred in Kentucky by Mike Ryan and is trained there by Mike Maker, Bluegrass Parkway was recording his first stakes win there.

Joel Rosario, coming off an astounding Kentucky Downs meeting, has the mount.

The local contingent for the Canadian International is comprised of English Conqueror, Belichick, and Primo Touch, the first, second and fifth finishers from the Singspiel.

English Conqueror, owned and bred by JWS Farms and trained by Darwin Banach, is a 4-year-old gelding who came up with the best effort of his career despite a less than ideal trip. In his only previous effort over the Canadian International course and distance he was a well-beaten third in last year's Breeders' Stakes.

Belichick, who ended a length behind English Conqueror in the Singspiel, was a comfortable winner of the Breeders', the third leg of the Triple Crown for Canadian-bred three-year-olds. Owned by NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods and conditioned by Josie Carroll, the Lemon Drop Kid colt will be ridden by Luis Contreras.

Primo Touch has started since the Singspiel, going coast-to-coast over 1 ¼-miles of turf in allowance company, and is expected to set the pace again here.

All Canadian International entrants carry 126 pounds under the weight-for-age terms.

$600,000 Pattison Canadian International (Grade 1)

Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer

1 – Corelli – Kazushi Kimura – Jonathan Thomas
2 – Walton Street – Frankie Dettori – Charlie Appleby
3 – Desert Encounter – Danny Tudhope – David Simcock
4 – Bluegrass Parkway – Patrick Husbands – Mike Maker
5 – Primo Touch – Daisuke Fukumoto – Harold Ladouceur
6 – Fantasioso – Joel Rosario – Ignacio Correas IV
7 – Belichick – Luis Contreras – Josie Carroll
8 – English Conqueror – Antonio Gallardo – Darwin Banach

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The winner of four of his 10 starts for David Simcock, Rodrigo Diaz was a 55,000gns Tattersalls December Yearling Sale purchase by Jeremy Brummitt, an agent with a good track record in buying European yearlings for the Australian market. The gelding will now race in a 50-50 partnership between the two syndicates. 

Quantum Leap Racing, which was established by Eamonn O'Connor with Brummitt as bloodstock consultant, has horses in training in the UK, France and Australia, and focuses particularly on buying yearlings with middle-distance and staying pedigrees. The syndicate has already enjoyed success in Australia this year with another Tattersalls yearling purchase, Wyclif (GB) (Archipenko), winner of the listed Port Adelaide Cup in May.

Australian Bloodstock also has a dual Australian and European focus and enjoyed Melbourne Cup glory in 2014 with the European-bred Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). The syndicate has also won the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Munich with the David Menuisier-trained Danceteria (Fr) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}).

Unlike Wyclif, who is now trained at Flemington by Danny O'Brien, Rodrigo Diaz will not have a one-way ticket to Australia. He will be campaigned in Melbourne later this year before returning to the UK.

Quantum Leap Racing's Eamonn O'Connor said, “At a time when there is increasing concern about British racing becoming a nursery for the rest of the world, we are pleased to announce this innovative deal, allowing our syndicate to retain a 50% share of Rodrigo Diaz. The intention is to go to Melbourne, where the Racing Carnival is among the best in the world, before returning to the UK to target northern hemisphere Cup races in 2022. We hope Rodrigo Diaz can provide plenty of thrills for both our current syndicate owners and our new partners in both hemispheres.”

He continued, “We are delighted to have done this deal with Australian Bloodstock. Jamie Lovett and Luke Murrell clearly share our enthusiasm for the horse and, having considerable experience in travelling European horses to Australia, his team's experience will be invaluable. This is especially so in a year where many Europeans have decided that the hurdles in getting to the Cup are insurmountable.”

Jamie Lovett of Australian Bloodstock added, “We have long held a good opinion of Rodrigo Diaz and we feel he is the ideal type for the Lexus Melbourne Cup. We have a very high regard for his trainer David Simcock and his regular rider Jamie Spencer.

“The idea of racing in partnership with a progressive syndicate like Quantum Leap Racing who have a similar passion to race horses on the international stage really appealed to us.”

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The six-race card was the first of six meetings that comprise the £1.8-million Racing League, which pits 12 teams against each other in races worth £50,000 apiece. Team Newmarket Red, comprised of Robert Cowell, John and Thady Gosden, Sir Mark Prescott and David Simcock recorded three seconds and two thirds, good for 85 points. Team talkSPORT sits second.

Broadcaster Rupert Bell, who manages Team talkSPORT along with Alan Brazil, said, “There does seem to be quite a nice, friendly feeling about it, with all the teams doing their bit. I think it does feel right. It's a long haul, but if the racing can stay as competitive as it is at the moment, that's great. You've guaranteed 10 to 12 runner fields and surely the racecourses want that and the betting industry wants that.”

Paul Mulrennan, who rode Saluti to win the opening race for Team Arena, said, “At the end of the day, there's a lot of money being pumped into our sport, which can't be anything but good. I know there's a few people unhappy they've not been able to compete this year, but it might be their time next year. It could be a different trainer or jockey that gets a chance.

“There's a real good buzz in the weighing room tonight. All the teams and everything just makes it a bit different–it's not your usual Thursday night at Newcastle.”

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