Forecast

Skyjack Hijack (2/1), Clondaw General (11/4), Western Knight (7/2), Jet Blue (9/2), Aboutdamntime (14/1), Yellow Car (18/1), Stop Loss (66/1)

Formwatch

Jet Blue (FR) 3-1 (11-2) 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Ain't Got Wings (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f sft in Nov.

Skyjack Hijack (IRE) 10-11fav (11-8) Made all, jumped slickly in the main, awkward 3rd, quickened tempo before 4 out, ridden before last, stayed on well, unchallenged (cross hurdle omitted due to low sun), won at Newcastle 2m 6f (2) gd in Nov beating Zanndabad (11-0) by 9 1/2l, 6 ran.

Western Knight (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Held up in 4th, went 3rd out wide after 3 out, challenged and wide approaching 2 out, close 2nd soon after 2 out, carried head high and upsides last, ridden into narrow lead run-in, battled on gamely to assert towards finish, won at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gd in Nov beating Excello (11-0) by hd, 5 ran.

Aboutdamntime (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Rear mid-division, headway 4 out, went 4th before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and faced challenge approaching last, ran on run-in, just held on towards finish, won at Carlisle 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Nov beating Kevin's Pride (11-4) by nk, 10 ran.

Clondaw General (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, disputed lead final flight, soon led and ridden run-in, stayed on stoutly to forge clear, won at Worcester 2m 7f (3) sft in Oct beating Big John Wayne (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.

Stop Loss (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Keen in touch, headway 7f out, ridden to chase leading pair 3f out, hung badly left bend over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 16 1/2l behind Spirits Bay (11-9) at Hereford 2m (5) gs in Mar.

Yellow Car (IRE) 15-8fav (11-13) Towards rear, briefly nudged along after 5th, pushed along after 6th, reminders 7th, ridden and weakened from 3 out, never going well, 5th of 8, 21 3/4l behind Rightsotom (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.