Verdict

Special Acceptance hasn’t won for a long time but has only found one too good the last twice but course and distance winners Danilo D‘Airy and The Late Legend have plenty to prove at present. Gold Clermont seems to reserve his best for Plumpton but the going won’t faze Gold Emery and ART DECCO should also handle conditions judged on his third at Uttoxeter around this time last year. He placed again on heavy ground at Chepstow on his reappearance and has been dropped 2lb since. Margaret‘s Legacy has placed five times over fences but has never won in this country.

Formwatch

Gold Emery (FR) 15-2 (12-0) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 9th, hit 11th, pushed along turning in, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Haut Folin (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.

Special Acceptance 4-1 (10-13) Towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, went 4th after 3 out, kept on and took 2nd run-in, no telling impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Crosspark (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Danilo D'Airy (FR) 22-1 (11-4) Led, hit 15th, pushed along and headed after 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 11l behind No But I Will (11-9) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Gold Clermont (FR) 8-1 (11-7) In touch behind leaders, pushed along before 2 out, 4th and held last, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Shewearsthewellies (10-9) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Art Decco 13-2 (11-7) In touch, not fluent 7th, headway 5 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd at last, 3rd of 8, 12 3/4l behind Eceparti (11-4) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.

The Late Legend 66-1 (11-13) In touch, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Margaret's Legacy (FR) 10-1 (11-12) In rear, not fluent 7th, headway from next, no impression from 3 out, jumped left 2 out, 4th of 8, 22 3/4l behind James Jet (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.