Sandhurst Lad won at Plumpton in November and has had his last three starts there, running well on each occasion. We know he stays the trip and will take some beating. Young Lou produced a shock at Warwick where he led for most of the way and battled back when joined. He's up 5lb and isn't certain to replicate the form. AMBERJAM didn't run well at Plumpton last time but his earlier runs at Doncaster and Huntingdon, the latter a short-head victory, put him in the frame for this ad hopefully he'll be back to his best which should be good enough. Blue Rhythm has moved to Evan Williams and would have to be considered from this mark as he was only beaten a short-head here last May.
Sandhurst Lad (IRE) 3-1fav (11-1) Tracked leader until pushed along 8th, tracked leaders, ridden 2 out (normal 3 out), kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Tambura (11-9) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Amberjam (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Keen close up, ridden and weakened 2 out (normal 3 out), 5th of 6, 27 1/2l behind Tambura (11-9) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Western Wave (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, in 3rd before last, no extra, 3rd of 10, 30l behind Now Mcginty (11-8) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Shinooki (IRE) 15-2 (12-0) Led until 6th, led after 8th, headed 10th, ridden and lost place 13th, well beaten 4 out, 5th of 6, 21l behind Dontminddboys (10-12) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Paddocks Lounge (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Led until 13th, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Shake It Up (11-9) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Pistol Shoot (IRE) 25-1 (12-2) Chased winner until pushed along before 8th, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up 2 out, at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Volcan Surprise (FR) 2-5fav (11-4) (cp) cl up til outpcd 15, 2nd of 3, 8l behind Bay To Go (11-0) at Fakenham 3m sft in Apr.
Young Lou 25-1 (10-5) Prominent, led 3rd, headed after 6th, led again next, headed 2 out, rallied and every chance last, stayed on strongly to lead again closing stages, won at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Albert D'olivate (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Blue Rhythm (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Fell 2, at Chaddesley Corbett 2m 4f mdn sft in Dec.
