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Sworn To Silence should take a power of beating in the Electel Services Benchmark 70 Handicap at Goulburn on Thursday.

The Bryce Heys-trained gelding drops in grade after a first up outing at Canterbury where he recorded a closing fifth to Tempt Me Not over 1250m.

Sworn To Silence now contests what is the easiest assignment of his career in Thursday’s Electel Services Benchmark 70 Handicap.

The son of Keeper is clearly the class horse of the event considering he held his own at Group level last campaign with respectable showings in both the Hobartville Stakes and Randwick Guineas.

In a small field of seven after scratchings, jockey Adam Hyeronimus can position the gelding where he is comfortable and looks a great chance of being too strong for his rivals over the closing stages.

As far as Becnhmark 70 Handicaps in the country go, Thursday’s at Goulburn possesses a small but select field.

Sanzio looks a key hope off a solid third at Canterbury over 1250m where he placed behind two talented types in Artistry and Burning Passion.

It is shaping as a strong form reference moving forward with Burning Passion charging home into second once again at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The well bred Sanzio is another in this field who will appreciate a class drop and rates highly in this field on 50 day weight adjusted Timeform ratings.

Anecdote has been given a let up since a slender second at this course over 1300m last month.

The Lonhro gelding has been kept ticking over during that time though with an 800m Warwick Farm barrier trial win where he looked particularly sharp.

He is seemingly knocking on the door of a win and finds a race here in which it is achievable.

That being said, the Joe Pride-trained gelding will need to hold out the promising Sworn To Silence which could prove particularly hard in Thursday’s Electel Services Benchmark 70 Handicap at Goulburn.