Delgany Monarch was beaten seven lengths by Mixedwave here early last month but is now 15lb better off. Crystal Moon arguably has the most scope of these having won at Huntingdon on only his second run over fences but he is giving 5lb to the recent course and distance winner BIG CHANGES, thanks to Lewis Dobb’s claim, and it would be no surprise to see Laura Morgan’s six-year-old grind out another victory. Faitque De L'Isle appears to have gone backwards since winning at Ffos Las in the autumn.
Big Changes 9-2 (11-12) Towards rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Cloudy Wednesday (11-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Crystal Moon (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Held up towards rear on outside, mistake 10th, headway 4 out, hung right, challenged and bumped rival after 2 out, hung right and led flat, driven out, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Dec beating Largy Nights (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Faitque De L'Isle (FR) 10-1 (12-0) Rear mid-division, slow jump 13th and lost touch, 6th of 9, dist behind Skyhill (11-6) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Delgany Monarch (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, kept on into 3rd at the last, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Twilight Glory (10-11) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Mixedwave (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Prominent, led 3rd, made rest, ridden and ran on, won at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Elleon (11-4) by 6 1/2l, 5 ran.
