Rubaud (8/11), Brentford Hope (7/4), Aspire Tower (5/1), Forever William (66/1)
Rubaud (FR) 9-4 (11-8) Led, headed 4th, regain lead 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, went clear from last, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct beating Kihavah (11-2) by 7 1/2l, 8 ran.
Aspire Tower (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Made all, not fluent 3 out, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on well run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 2f gd in Oct beating Eagle Fang (11-11) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Brentford Hope 10-1 (11-12) In touch, 9th after 4th, stayed on after 2 out, 3rd last, kept on in 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 24, 5l behind Daddy Long Legs (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 1f hcp lst (1) Yielding in Apr.
Forever William 10-3 (10-7) Waited with towards rear, not fluent and ridden briefly 5th, outpaced and pushed along 9th, pulled up before 2 out, at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.