A tight race to call and it not an easy task splitting Tusk, Border Tale and Aristoxene on what they have achieved so far, and they should all be considered as shortlist material. However, Emanic has also shown a good level of progression and Alan King's charge looks the value call in this tricky juvenile affair. The son of Video Rock really caught the eye when bolting up at Warwick and was far from disgraced when finishing in front of Edmo Yewkay at the same course last time. A mistake at the second-last put him off his stride on that occasion and he did well to hold on to finish as close as he did. It would not be any surprise to see him ridden with more restraint today and he will a tough customer to deal with if James McCarthy can produce him late here. Aristoxene and Tusk may the pair to concentrate on to give the selection the most to do out of the rest.
