This is competitive for a Class 5. It's not ideal that SQUARE DU ROULE (nap) is out of the weights but he did well to finish so close at Warwick a month ago and that was his first run after wind surgery. He has some upside about him. Ventara has to be of interest back over hurdles as he goes well fresh, while Get The Value and a good few others also enter the equation.[Alistair Jones]
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1m5f winner on good ground in France; has a tendency to race freely but he was looking good for a place when taking a heavy late fall at Plumpton (2m, good); Jay Tidball takes off 5lb this time; can run well.
Has form here and was positively ridden when having them well strung out at Stratford in March (2m, good); would have won by further than 6l but for a mistake at the last; 9lb higher but he's not had a lot of racing.
Hadn't offered a great deal until his handicap debut here last month (2m1f, heavy) where he closed from off the pace to be right on the heels of the principals; different ground this time but has found his level.
Off since November but had been out for even longer before his near miss at Chepstow the month before (2m, soft); went off odds-on favourite to defy this mark on chase debut next time (2m2f, good to soft) and was going okay when clouting three out; much respected.
Her first time on good or faster ground when a well-backed winner at Taunton (3m, good to firm) following wind surgery; raised 5lb and Lewis Saunders rides again; dropping back in trip might not be ideal.
His first time on fast ground and only his second run in a tongue-tie when narrowly winning on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) where the front two pulled clear; 7lb higher for this and they claimed 3lb last time, so has more on his plate; unexposed, though.
Won plenty on the Flat and off the mark over hurdles when ridden to lead on the run-in at Taunton (2m, good) in March; ridden more positively up to 2m3f at Hereford and didn't get home; remains of interest.
4lb out of the weights so he's 5lb higher than when a close fourth at Warwick last time (2m3f, good; from off the pace); that was his best form yet, though, and came after a wind operation; the winner of that race has since followed up; needs considering.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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