Whether last week's winners can be trusted to be as good again is highly questionable, as Broomfield Gale can have her moments at the start and The Wire Flyer's Ffos Las heroics came out of nowhere at 66-1. Getaway With You could be interesting for a new yard but the suggestion is MANALA, who might yet tap into the promise she showed in a bumper for Nicky Henderson and that was on good ground.[Alistair Jones]
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Second in a novice at Wetherby but pulled up and beaten 20l in his two handicaps, over 2m4f (soft) and 2m2f (good to soft); has dropped 5lb and it's still relatively early days.
Has ran out before and refused to race, and she didn't look all that keen to take part at Stratford last week but ended up running out the easy winner of a weak event (2m6f, good); the ability is there to defy a penalty but she comes with risks.
Had a long absence after finishing second in a bumper for Nicky Henderson; well held in maiden/novice events and dropped away to be beaten about 8l when made favourite for handicap debut at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft); that bumper run was on good ground which she's not encountered since; if that helps then she's a player.
Now 0-17 over hurdles and his jumping was sketchy when fourth of five at Bangor (2m7f, heavy), though wasn't beaten far; sold for £7,000 since; has threatened in the past and perhaps a change of scenery can bring about a change of luck.
Only his second win in 42 career starts when doing it easily last week at Ffos Las (2m4f, good), defying odds of 66-1; that was from out of the weights so only 3lb higher here with a penalty; whether he'll replicate the form is the glaring concern.
Perhaps failed to stay 3m2f when second in a first-time hood at Stratford and again finished second, but a closer one, dropped to 2m5f at Ludlow on Sunday; could have a part to play if turned out again.
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