With two wins and a second from three runs over track and trip last season, SAFARI DREAM can almost be relied upon to run his race again as long as he handles the soft ground. He was only beaten a neck on good to soft on debut here last June. Brave Nation also tackles soft going for the first time but makes his handicap debut. Rocking Ends, who has been placing on the all-weather, may be the pick of the remainder ahead of Betweenthesticks and Huberts Dream.
Looking For Lynda (IRE) 10-3 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Shaquille (9-13) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Brave Nation (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 6l behind Treasure Trove (8-11) at York 5f lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
Rocking Ends 9-2 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Full Prime (8-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Safari Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, made no impression, 11th of 27, 5 1/2l behind Amichi (9-3) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Huberts Dream (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Expert Agent (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Kuwait City (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Wore hood to post, raced keenly, held up in rear, some headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Rogue Spirit (9-7) at Haydock 5f (2) gs in Sep.
Betweenthesticks 17-2 (9-10) Raced near side rail, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Fix You (9-6) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
