Chaninbar must be of interest now returned to hurdles however his profile is a tad scratchy so we will side with one of Allison Thorpe's, namely Ellerslie Tom. Paddy Brennan takes the ride on Ellerslie Tom who comes here on the back of a good second at Perth behind Premier Dane. His new jockey won on him over hurdles earlier in his career and he can gain his first chase win today. Stablemate Dishdasha wasn't as good over hurdles but he has shown that he should be winning over fences, whilst Caliban has only had one start over fences but his hurdles and flat form leaves something to be desired. A few recent wins for Chaninbar over hurdles may have boosted his confidence so Milton Harris' gelding needs respect, despite a 7lb penalty. Risk Challenge and Tirailleur look to be just making up the numbers, and so we will return to Ellerslie Tom as the selection.
Chaninbar (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd, quickened clear 4th, headed between last 2, one pace, 3rd of 15, 10l behind Southern Regent (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Caliban (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, mistake next and weakened, 12th of 17, 40l behind Kerriemuir Lass (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Dishdasha (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Keen in rear, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 7, 23l behind I'm So Lucky (11-4) at N Abbot 2m nov chs (3) gd in Jun.
Ellerslie Tom 15-8fav (10-12) Keen early, led 2nd, blundered 6th, ridden 2 out, headed and no extra flat, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Premier Dane (10-12) at Perth 2m nov chs (4) gf.
Risk Challenge (USA) 9-1 (11-1) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway 6th, blundered 7th, mistake next, soon beaten, 11th of 18, 43l behind Castlemainevillage (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May.
Tirailleur (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Mid-division, lost place 9th, no danger after, 9th of 13, 30l behind Mistral De La Cour (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f cnd hcp chs (5) gf in Jun.
