LLEWELLYN finished third at Yarmouth in July on his only start in soft going and, given that run was his best effort so far, he gets the speculative vote on his return. Cyrus Sod also encountered soft ground at Yarmouth last year when well beaten and he failed to show any improvement on his recent comeback, while Michael Bell's duo have shown little so far, though Looks Like Rain finished a place ahead of Royal Dutch when sixth at Warwick recently. Choice Words ran well for a long way before fading last time and may finish closer with Linton Hill a newcomer to note.
Choice Words (USA) 16-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Glen Moss (8-13) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Llewellyn 16-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 8l behind Catherines Call (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Tin Pan Alley 13-2 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 14l behind Tanfeeth (8-12) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in May.
American Bling (USA) Johannesburg gelding out of American Jewel.
Cyrus Sod 16-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 7l behind Muarrab (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Linton Hill (IRE) Tiger Hill gelding out of Klaribel.
Royal Dutch 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 13l behind Flexible Flyer (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Snowy Valley Three Valleys gelding out of Rasseem.
Desert Red (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 21l behind Falcon In Flight (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Emperors Waltz (IRE) 125-1 (8-12) In touch, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 11l behind Thomas Chippendale (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Grand Liaison 200-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 24l behind Diala (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd in Oct.
Looks Like Rain 16-1 (8-12) Chased leader until 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Flexible Flyer (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Zarosa (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 20l behind Prince Alzain (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
