Diamond Gait has been highly tried since scoring twice last winter, including here, and makes her handicap debut. Hijran won three times last season, including here in February, and is another who has been tackling better company. Liberty Bella scored over 2m5f here a year ago so this looks on the short side but Pink Legend is suited by the trip as she showed when making the running over 2m4f at Aintree last time and only headed two out. DARLING DU LARGE made a successful handicap debut at Hereford where she travelled well throughout. She's up 8lb and this is a better race but she's progressive and can defy the extra. The maiden Eva's Diva should be winning soon judging by her latest run at Fakenham.
Diamond Gait 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 5th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Lady Buttons (11-4) at Wetherby 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Hijran (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 33 3/4l behind Lady Buttons (11-4) at Wetherby 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Liberty Bella 6-1 (11-12) Prominent, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, 4 lengths down last bend, kept on gamely flat but unable to challenge, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sweet Adare (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Pink Legend 11-1 (11-9) Led, not fluent 6th, headed 2 out, every chance flat, held and lost 2nd close home, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Included (11-6) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Northern Beau (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Went right 1st, tracked front pair, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 19 3/4l behind Saint Calvados (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Darling Du Large (FR) 6-1 (11-1) Mid-division, hit 4th, tracked leaders 3 out, led on bit between last 2, clear last, driven out, readily, won at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Passing Dream (11-10) by 6l, 11 ran.
Eva's Diva (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, led 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 9l behind Paricolor (10-5) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Birch Vale (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Led narrowly to 4 out, in touch when fell heavily next, at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Our Rockstar (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent on outside, lost place 3 out, weakened after next, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Dovils Date (11-9) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Emma Lamb 11-10fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, dist behind Barrowlands (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Nov.
