With little form to go on in the finale, Anay Car can only be a tentative selection; Magic Mel, Walamo and Sheriff Hutton are some of the likelier alternatives. The betting should help shed some light on this contest and any support for Magic Mel would clearly be significant given Alan Swinbank's formidable record in this sphere. Howard Johnson also saddles plenty of winners in these contests and a chance is taken with Anay Car who is related to winners in France and whose breeding suggests that he should handle the conditions. Walamo and Sheriff Hutton hail from yards that know the time of day; both look the part on paper and their chances must be respected but Anay Car is the selection.
Bentons Choice Sir Harry Lewis gelding out of Joley Blake.
Crackerjack Lad (IRE) Exit To Nowhere gelding out of winning bumper Crowther Homes.
Rhine Rewler 33-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway and in touch halfway, weakened 3f out, 11th of 13, 35l behind Kingsben (11-4) at Catterick 2m nhf (5) gd in Dec.
Sheriff Hutton (IRE) Rudimentary gelding out of winning bumper Will She What.
Hazy Oaks Classic Cliche mare out of winning chaser Island Mist.
Joey's Delight Kadeed mare, half-sister to winning pointer Mystical Feelings.
Magic Mel Overbury filly out of an unraced mare.
Anay Car (FR) Sleeping Car gelding out of middle-distance winner Anayette.
Spare Days Cloudings gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Walamo (GER) Mujahid gelding, half-brother to winners on the flat and over hurdles.
Chamerion Best of The Bests filly, half-sister to 7f winner Buddy Brown.
