This looks competitive, including with regard to who will make the running. Burrows Hall is preferred to Thank You Ma'am among those who will probably try to do so, and he's not passed over easily, but TINY TETLEY does not have to lead and he's come home comfortably in front on good and good to firm ground on his last two starts, albeit in small fields. An Tailliur's former proficiency on a sound surface means that he requires a mention and he's also way down the weights.[Richard Austen]
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Plucky front-running stayer who's had a thoroughly commendable season under Olive Nicholls, including in competitive handicaps and with cheekpieces on last five starts; he needs to pull out extra once again, though.
Missed last season and has not fired this term but he's now 14lb below his peak mark and all of his wins have been on good ground; he's been too well beaten for comfort this term, notwithstanding the softer ground, but needs a close look and market check.
Can front-run; won three small-field handicaps this season, including last two starts and the latest (on good to firm; under Calumn Pritchard) seemed to be a career best; up another 6lb and it's not clear whether soft ground can be blamed for lesser efforts in two more competitive fields, but he needs plenty of respect.
Made all at Uttoxeter (2m4f), Market Rasen (extended 2m7f) and Doncaster (3m, good) on last three outings, with a last-flight mistake not helping his margin of victory last time; up another 5lb but he's on a roll.
Wind surgery before second and first in soft-ground handicaps in December for new yard, latterly over 3m2f at Warwick; fourth of 11 there three weeks later was creditable on form but showed that he now needs improvement; withdrawn when the ground was officially good at Bangor four weeks ago.
Two close seconds in the autumn (2m7f, good to soft/good) and he was back to form when second of five at Bangor (2m7f, good) four weeks ago; should be seriously involved.
0-5 in Irish points; placed in his two bumpers and off the mark in a maiden at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) in February on third start over hurdles; fair third of six to Burrows Hall on handicap debut at Doncaster (3m, good) last month but needs markedly better than that with his mark unchanged.
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