No/Draw/Horse (days since last run)
Age colour sex, Sire - Dam (Damsire)
Form/Owner(s)
Wearing Details
Weight/Penalty
Offical Rating
Forecast Price*
Jockey/
Trainer
15 West End Lad (GB)
(21F)
9 b g Tomba - Cliburnel News (IRE) (Horage)
1-28913 Mr K Nicholls
Blinkers
9-7
85
5/1
C Timmons
S R Bowring
Has won 14 races from 7f to 1m 3f on ground varying from good to firm to soft and on the all-weather. Third of 16 behind Tres Coronas beaten 2 1/4l at 8-1 on his latest outing at Newcastle over 1m 2f (soft) last month.
26 Figaro (GB)
(213F)
4 ch g Medicean - Chorist (Pivotal)
5/42621- Mr A Duke & Mr R Smith
9-2
80
5/2
William Twiston-Davies (3)
W J Haggas
Won on his latest outing when 6-5fav at Nottingham over 1m 2f (good to firm) in October last year, beating Monopolize by 3 1/2l.
32 Calaf (GB)
(21F)
4 b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Tarandot (IRE) (Singspiel (IRE))
924-029 Dr Marwan Koukash
9-1
79
8/1
George Chaloner
R A Fahey
A winner at 1m 2f on good ground. Beaten 12l behind Tres Coronas at 5-1 when 9th of 16 on his latest outing at Newcastle over 1m 2f (soft) last month.
44 Veiled Applause (GB)
(14F, 418J)
9 b g Royal Applause - Scarlet Veil (Tyrnavos)
884-441 Far 2 Many Sues
8-12
76
3/1
Kevin Lundie (5)
J J Quinn
Winner of seven races from 1m to 1m 4f on ground varying from good to firm to soft and on the all-weather; has also won a hurdle. A winner at 14-1 at Thirsk over 1m 4f (soft) on his latest outing last month, beating Amazing Blue Sky by 2l.
51 Glass Mountain (IRE)
(26F)
4 gr g Verglas (IRE) - Exotic Mix (FR) (Linamix (FR))
65011-2 Mr Simon Gibson
8-12
76
11/4
Noel Garbutt (3)
J R Fanshawe
Successful at 1m and 1m 2f on good to firm and good ground. Beaten a head by Spin Cast when second of 9 at 3-1fav on his latest outing at Yarmouth over 1m 2f (good to soft) last month.
63 Follow The Flag (IRE)
(7F)
8 ch g Traditionally (USA) - Iktidar (Green Desert (USA))
532287 Mr S Gillen
Blinkers, Eye Shield
8-7
70
20/1
Nora Looby
A J McCabe
Has won 12 races from 6f to 1m 3f on good to firm ground and on the all-weather. Well beaten at 20-1 behind The Galloping Shoe when seventh of 11 on his latest outing at Haydock over 1m 2f (soft) last month. Runs from 1lb out of handicap.
A number in with chances and WEST END LAD edges the vote. Arriving at the top of his game, he backed up an impressive C&D success when third off this mark at Newcastle latest and another big run looks on the cards. Glass Mountain came agonizingly close to completing the hat-trick at Yarmouth last month and that first start since October may well have just taken the edge off him, while last-time-out winners Veiled Applause and Figaro add extra spice to the race.
