Dyliev has been improving steadily with further progress expected and the lightly-raced sort should be involved but ARDMAYLE has shown decent form on his last two starts and a repeat of either run, especially his Leicester success, would see him bang in contention. The booking of James Bowen is a major positive and he's taken to return to winning ways. Ormskirk returns to hurdling after a couple of respectable efforts on the Flat and has claims but Gin And Tonic is far from easy to catch right and is 5lb out of the handicap. However, he has won here and market support would be significant. Gran Maestro can't be ignored at this level either but needs to put a low-key run behind him latest, though he's well in the mix on previous runs.
Gran Maestro (USA) 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, lost place after 3 out, 6th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Reverant Cust (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Ardmayle (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, pecked 1st, mistake 4th, headway on outside from 6th, mistake 3 out, 3rd and beaten from next, not fluent last, 3rd of 7, 10 1/4l behind Brynmawr (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
New Kid In Town (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) `tracked leader, blundered 5th, weakened from 10th, pulled up before 5 out, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ormskirk 9-2 (10-7) Held up, pushed along 5f out, very wide into straight 2f out, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Relevant (11-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Dyliev (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway after 5th, 3rd and held last, no extra towards final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Shining Romeo (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Gin And Tonic 12-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, dist behind Callthebarman (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
