Not a bad handicap to finish with and narrow preference is for DANCING MAITE ahead of Mozayada and Punta Galera. One of two hat-trick seeking horses in the line-up, the selection has a further 4lb rise in the weights to contend with following a recent Leicester success. Having waited 13 starts for his first win, the selection is making up for lost time and should be competitive again. Mozayada has been impressive in two recent runs but has a whopping rise in the weights recently, Davenport is consistent and should not be far away, whilst Punta Galera ran a fair race in the summer over hurdles and is not badly treated on old form. Trans Sonic and Silver Hotspur are two others to consider, however it is Dancing Maite who gets the nod.
Silver Hotspur 12-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out when short of room, kept on final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Spinning (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
King's Ransom 20-1 (8-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Nightjar (8-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) std.
Davenport (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out and one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Hyde Lea Flyer (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Sularno 3-1 (9-2) Dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 10l behind Kimono My House (9-3) at Southwell 1m app hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Trans Sonic 14-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Smarty Socks (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Mozayada (USA) 4-5fav (8-11) Made all, waited with in front, shaken up over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov beating Ugenius (8-9) by 3l, 12 ran.
Dancing Maite 11-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Leicester 7f clm (5) gs in Oct beating Stand In Flames (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Rock Anthem (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Started very slowly, always in rear group never a factor, 13th of 14, 32l behind Mister Ross (8-12) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Punta Galera (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Bull Market (8-13) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in May.
