Another terrific contest in prospect here where some sort of case can be made for all the field. A quick peek at the records reveals that, at 7-2, last year's winner Politologue was the longest-priced winner in the six runnings of this contest, while his trainer Paul Nicholls has trained all the last five winners, with Sue Smith taking the other. Therefore,
Vintage Clouds merits respect despite this shorter trip and both he and
Seldom Inn will want this to be a real test to bring their proven stamina into play. If that is the case then the well-treated
Born Survivor will be under a bit of pressure, but
Big River will be doing his best work at the business end and could go well. Nonetheless, we revert to Nicholls for the selection in
CLAN DES OBEAUX, who should see this out has potential for further improvement.
- Clan Des Obeaux
- Big River
- Vintage Clouds