prominent until ridden and weakened 4f out
always towards rear, no impression
with leader, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, with leader halfway, ridden and led 4 out, headed 2f out, kept on final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway from 4f out, challenged and led 2f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, rallied close home, not pace of winner
pulled hard and soon led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
held up in mid-division, some headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, every chance over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, led just inside final furlong, drifted left close home, just held on
mid-division, weakened 7f out, soon tailed off
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden 4f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 6f out, soon weakened
Barbers Shop, Silverburn and Niver Bai are all newcomers that could be good enough first time out and represent stables that have their fair share of winners in this grade but those with experience hold solid claims including Old Benny and Flight Leader and it is the last mentioned that gets the vote. The selection showed promise on his debut behind the useful Kicks For Free before losing no caste in defeat behind Cockspur at Plumpton last time. A reproduction of that latest effort may suffice. Trigger The Light is closely matched with the selection on running last time and is entitled to improve for the run having looked green at Plumpton, while stablemate Old Benny has twice finished behind Wind Instrument and may be booked for a place at best. Colin Tizzard's Nougat de L'Isle has shown ability but needs to improve to trouble the judge. Robert Alner's Miss Mitch is bred to be useful being by King's Theatre, while the son of Saddlers' Hall Barbers Shop represents connections that do well with their runners in this grade. The Paul Nicholls-trained Silverburn is a brother to the stable's useful Denman and it will be interesting to see whether he has a similar level of ability. Henrietta Knight's Niver Bai is related to several winners and is another to consider but Flight Leader has shown a decent level of form and he gets the vote.
Armoury House Gunner B gelding, half brother to three winning hurdlers. Dam won twice over hurdles.
Bronze King 66-1 (11-4) Always behind, 18th of 20, well behind Night Safe (11-4) at Haydock 2m nhf (6) hvy in Feb.
Flight Leader (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 7f out, narrowly headed over 3f out, chased winner entering final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Cockspur (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Niver Bai (FR) River Bay gelding, half-brother to numerous winners in France.
Nougat de L'Isle (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out, 5th of 13, 28l behind Pangbourne (11-11) at Folkestone 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Old Benny 11-4 (11-5) Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden and every chance final furlong until no extra, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Wind Instrument (11-5) at Wetherby 1m 6f nhf (5) hvy in Jan.
Silverburn (IRE) Presenting gelding, brother to the very promising Denman, half-brother to numerous winners.
Tanners Grove 100-1 (10-11) Pulled hard early, soon well behind, tailed off, last of 18, well behind Ringaroses (10-13) at Ludlow 2m nhf (H) gd in Dec.
Triggernometry 66-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out, 8th of 15, 18l behind Kicks For Free (11-6) at Wincanton 2m nhf (6) gd in Feb.
Trigger The Light 20-1 (11-4) Close up, lost place over 4f out, stayed on from over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Cockspur (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Worth A Glance 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden over 7f out, soon weakened, behind when hampered, unseated rider 2f out unseated rider in race won by Mam Ratagan (11-4) at Warwick 2m nhf (6) sft in Jan, 12 ran.
Miss Mitch (IRE) (12-0) won at Askeaton 3m ire ptp in Jan beating That's Moyne (12-0) by 6l, 10 ran.
Barbers Shop Saddlers' Hall gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Global Party (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Reared and unseated rider in race won by Sherwoods Folly (10-12) at Exeter 1m 5f 4yo nhf (5) sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Handel With Care (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 10l behind Sherwoods Folly (10-12) at Exeter 1m 5f 4yo nhf (5) sft in Feb.
Sea Eagle (IRE) Sea Raven gelding out of Roseocean.
My Little Molly (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Behind and no chance when hampered 4f out, 9th of 12, 21l behind Dubai Sunday (11-4) at Lingfield 2m nhf (6) pol in Jan.
Seize Silver Patriarch gelding, half brother to numerous winners on both the Flat and over hurdles.
