Ian Williams has his team in good form so Classic Blue has to be considered but she will need to run a lot better than at Southwell last month to trouble the judge and a better bet looks to be VIA MIA, who gets the vote ahead of Dream of Fortune. Mick Quinlan's gelding won well at Kempton last month for which a 4lb rise is perfectly fair and he has to be strongly considered dropped into a seller this afternoon. Mouse Hamilton-Fairley's Hatch A Plan has been well held in recent starts and is hard to recommend, while Western Roots has given little sign of encouragement in recent starts and is probably best left out of calculations. David Evans has his team in good heart so Hector Spectre has to be respected but a better bet looks to be Via Mia. George Baker's filly is relatively unexposed after just nine starts is better than she showed at Wolverhampton last month so she looks worth chancing dropped into a seller.
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Hallingdal (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.
Hector Spectre (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Chalice Welcome (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 10l behind Winning Show (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Western Roots 100-1 (8-8) Led early, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 8l behind Atacama Sunrise (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Dec.
Classic Blue (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Towards rear, well behind 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Hint Of Honey (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Via Mia 11-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 10l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
