Gaia Vallis won a selling hurdle over a shorter trip here last month but will find this tougher. JAYTEE is preferred given he faces an easier task than when runner-up at Warwick recently and can take advantage of the drop in class. Annies Prayer has a shout if improving for today’s extra distance while Black Lightning was still in contention when falling at Southwell last time and makes more appeal than the returning pair, Sindabella and Thedancingman.
Jaytee 15-2 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, chased leaders next, went 2nd before 2 out, left in lead last, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Glimpse Of Gala (11-8) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Supasunrise (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened before 2 out,, 5th of 7, 20l behind Nurse Susan (10-11) at Leicester 2m (3) gs in Dec.
Annies Prayer (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Killane (10-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Out The Glen (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, well held 4th before 2 out, not fluent last, 4th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Uno Mas (12-3) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Red Maple (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Raced in mid-division, ridden before 3 out, struggling after 3 out, finished tailed off, 14th of 19, dist behind In Rem (11-2) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Sindabella (FR) 2-1fav (11-2) Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, struggling before 2 out, rallied to go third after last, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Silken Moonlight (10-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Black Lightning (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Prominent when fell 4 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Gaia Vallis (FR) 2-1 (10-7) Chased leaders close up, not fluent 3 out, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, ridden in last before 2 out, stayed on strongly after last to lead close home, won at Leicester 2m (4) gs in Nov beating Colonel Lesley (11-0) by 1l, 4 ran.
Kapitaliste (FR) 16-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders when jumped left 1st, pushed along 7th, lost place 9th, pulled up before next, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Thedancingman 14-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway into midfield 6th, progress to chase leaders 3 out, close up 2 out when ridden, kept on from last but no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 17, 8l behind Windance (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
