Donald McCain appears to hold all the aces here with Alegralil and DORABELLE with preference just for the latter, who probably found 2m4f stretching her stamina when scrambling home at Sedgefield after a very easy success over this trip at Wetherby. Her stable companion is the pick of Jason Maguire and she's been performing at a higher grade but her penalty for a Listed success at Wetherby in October, where Bogside Theatre fell three out after just being headed, may just lose her the initiative. Je Ne Sais Plus was impeded in that latter event and her jumping needs to improve but Princess Rainbow has been going well and didn't enjoy the very heavy ground at Folkestone last time.
Alegralil 9-2 (11-8) Held up in last pair, not fluent 3th, pushed along 5th, not fluent and ridden 3 out, soon struggling, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Banjaxed Girl (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f mrs hdl (listed) (4yo+) (1) hvy.
Bogside Theatre (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Held up in rear on outside, headway after 3f, weakened over 6f out, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Recession Proof (11-0) at Southwell 2m Nat Hunt Flat (4yo+) (AWT) (4) std in Dec.
Crosby Jemma 28-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear and keen, headway approaching and mistake 2 out, no impression, 7th of 15, 12l behind Altan Khan (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Dorabelle (IRE) 6-4fav (11-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, narrow lead after 2 out, ridden and pressed after last, held on towards finish, driven out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f cond mrs nov hdl (4yo+) (4) sft in Nov beating Boragh Princess (11-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Je Ne Sais Plus (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced when blundered 4 out, ridden next, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 35l behind Warne's Way (11-8) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Princess Rainbow (FR) 15-8 (12-0) Led, went left 3rd, hung left and awkward on paddock bend before next, ridden and headed between last 2, weakened approaching last, 4th of 6, 8l behind Kylenoe Fairy (11-1) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy in Nov.
