Odds available with Betfair at time of writing....
2.05 Rose of Coma @ 5.6 - Likely sort on paper, has the best of the draw next to the stands rail and represents a stable which had quite a well-fancied 2yo debut winner in midweek; has to be high on the list.
2.40 The Osteopath @ 7.8 - Give in ground essential and has taken on new lease of life this term with headgear dispensed with; now 7lb higher than when readily defying penalty at Leicester and this may be his Waterloo.
Distant Sun @ 15.50 e/w - Stable in hot form this week; gone close over 7f, though might not be just coincidence all four wins at sprint trips; valiant 5f AW effort last time but now 11lb higher than when last ran on turf.
3.15 Sforzando @ 22.00 - Not without promise when mid-div in 1m2f Nottingham soft-ground handicap on return to turf this month and respectable second off 1lb lower in this race last year; vulnerable to something less exposed or better treated.
Sporting Gesture @ 20.00 e/w - All wins in long and honourable career have been on sound surface; 2lb higher than when all-the-way winner at York in September and has a decent record here (1252153) but usually needs his first run.
3.50 Ebraam @ 23.00 e/w - Won four times on Polytrack this winter, and has improved three stones since July on official ratings; still a bit to find in this company, however, and no guarantee he´ll be as good back on turf.
4.25 Cape Vale @ 6.4 - Big price when winning on debut here and 2yos from this yard that manage that feat often turn out to be decent; still learning the ropes when winning an Ayr nursery off 4lb lower in one more start, won´t mind the drop in trip and very interesting.
Loose Caboose @ 50.00 e/w - Had plenty of racing and used to competing at a lower level than this on the AW; stays 6f with bells on and whether this easy 5f will work in her favour questionable.
5.00 Imperial Echo @ 10.00 e/w - Now 11lb lower than when beaten only 1l in the 7f handicap on this card last year and also ran a blinder when close fourth over this C&D in June; not been in great form for new stable on AW and found 5.5f too sharp back on grass last time but dangerouslywell treated.
Steel Blue @ 13.50 e/w - Now 2lb lower than for C&D fast-ground success in August, so chance not to be sneered at, given he also ran well on softer later on and will appreciate return to turf after AW defeat 11 days ago.
