MONGOOSE ALERT is very lightly raced for his age and may still be on the upgrade. He certainly impressed when accounting for a competitive field over this trip at Wolverhampton last month and it would be no surprise if he proved capable of defying his penalty here. Sequillo has four turf wins to his name but has yet to display the same level of form on the Polytrack and this trip is probably beyond his best while stamina may also be an issue for Rosco Flyer, though he did manage to win over 1m3f at Kempton in the summer. Of the remainder, George Baker's Irish import Humor Me Rene is preferred to Treacle Tart, who almost won by default at Wolverhampton last time.
Sequillo 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 10l behind Spensley (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Mongoose Alert (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, easily (hand time), won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov beating Cosimo De Medici (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Rosco Flyer (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leading trio, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Franco Is My Name (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Agent Archie (USA) 7-1 (9-6) Held up in 6th, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 13l behind Akinoshirabe (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Treacle Tart 9-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, chased leder over 3f out, edged left and led 1f out, soon ridden clear, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov beating Chincoteague (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Al Amaan (9-5) 9th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Hekatompylos (9-3) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 7f stk gd in Sep '08.
Humor Me Rene (USA) 1-2fav (8-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Nov beating Mary Helen (8-4) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
