Fine Ruler is taken to land the finale with Arena's Dream and Mizzle also shortlisted. The selection hails from a top yard and he raced too freely last time at Yarmouth when finshing well beaten. He had however shown plenty of promise on his debut at Salisbury and if the market speaks in his favour then he should be up to landing this. Arena's Dream finished sixth behind Six Shots last time but that form looks solid enough and a reproduction of that effort would give him claims today. Mizzle has not progressed from her Yarmouth debut but clearly does have ability and she should not be written off prematurely. Boppys Dream has got some consistent form and looks a solid bet for a place, but Fine Ruler has shown enough to make him the one to beat in this weak contest.
Lockerley Man 40-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4f out, effort 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 17, 39l behind Procas de Thaix (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (5) hvy in Jan (N.Hunt).
Lucky Tern 33-1 (9-3) Soon behind, 8th of 10, 29l behind Efisio Princess (8-12) at Warwick 6f mdn stk (5) sft in Oct.
Soldiers Romance 28-1 (9-12) Led, headed 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 16l behind Metternich (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.
Boppys Dream 40-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Dixieland Boy (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs in Jan.
Miss Wolf 25-1 (10-4) Always behind, 8th of 9, well behind Havenstone (10-13) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gf in Oct (N.Hunt).
Very Well Red First Trump filly, half-sister to 5f-7f winner Sundried Tomato.
Arena's Dream (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Broke well, took keen hold mid-division, headway over 2f out, no impression when bumped inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Six Shots (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Fine Ruler (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, keen, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no headway, 8th of 11, 12l behind Jaasoos (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Mark of Love (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Lost place over 4f out, ridden and kept on again approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 8l behind One Hour (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Picky 8-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ten A Penny (8-9) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Mizzle (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 7l behind Guacamole (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Jul.
