Parisienne Gale exited early at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and is worth another chance here in a race where she is favoured at the weights. The mare was in good form earlier in the campaign at this sort of trip. The defeat on her penultimate start can be put down to not staying, and this minimum distance is ideal. She normally jumps well, and even if she does tend to go left-handed again she is going the right way here, and she can get back to winning ways. There's not much to separate College City, Welcome To Unos and Kalou on their best form, and all three can get involved. College City goes well on this ground and over the minimum trip, though he has failed to win since being penalised. Welcome To Unos is in good heart after successive hurdle wins and returns to fences here, though the trip may be a bit short for him, while Kalou has conditions and trip to his liking and a reproduction of his latest win at Musselburgh would give him strong claims. But Parisienne Gale still looks worth another chance and we'll give her that here.
College City (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (11-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 18, 29l behind You Do The Math (11-4) at Kelso 2m 2f amt hcp hdl (F) gs.
Kalou (GER) 7-1 (11-7) Held up, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, led last, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-110 (E) gf in Nov beating Loulou Nivernais (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Prince Adjal (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Raced keen, led, headed approaching 5 out, weakening when mistake 3 out, 4th of 7, well behind Portavadie (11-2) at Newcastle 2m nov chs (C) hvy.
Welcome To Unos 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd beating Archduke Ferdinand (11-7) by 8l, 13 ran.
Parisienne Gale (IRE) 2-1fav (10-10) Led, jumped left, mistake and unseated rider in race won by Bishop's Bridge (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov chs (D) gs, 5 ran.
Moorlaw (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, effort when hampered 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Amarula Ridge (10-8) at Doncaster 2m mdn chs (D) gd.
