COURAGE was doing all his best work at the finish when beaten five lengths over 7f at Newmarket on his recent debut. That experience and today's longer trip should stand him in good stead here and he can open his account. Connections will find a race for Spoke To Carlo this year judged on last season's placed efforts but he may be better for today's outing while La Pampita showed some improvement when fourth behind the selection's stablemate, Dank, at Kempton last time. The likes of Gravitate, Skirmish and Cape Joy will need to step up on what they've shown to date to figure in this.
Finlodex 100-1 (10-0) Always rear-division, ridden and struggling 3f out, never a factor, last of 7, 22l behind Queen Of Denmark (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Attraction Ticket 50-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 13, 8l behind Holly Martins (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Courage (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 13, 5l behind Cogito (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Gravitate 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leader, chased winner inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd final 100 yards, 4th of 13, 7l behind Hawaiian Storm (8-9) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.
Mr Fickle (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Dwelt, behind, outpaced over 4f out, 6th of 8, 15l behind Valley of Destiny (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) hvy in Apr.
Skirmish 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 13l behind Gregorian (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Spoke To Carlo 12-1 (8-12) Chased leadrs, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on but not pace of leading duo final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Cavaleiro (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (2) gs in Sep.
Cape Joy (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 27l behind Rassam (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
La Pampita (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Dank (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
