Glenary looks sure to go close as does Kayf Aramis and Mini Minster was impressive last time but BOBBY GEE may be able to do us a favour here. Glenary is stoutly bred and may possibly improve for his first attempt at three miles. However, his recent improvement seems to have coincided with testing ground and he could be worth siding against if conditions start to dry out a little but they are in his favour at present. They should also be hunky dory for Kayf Aramis who has been handed a 5lb rise for finishing a distant second to a Nicholls horse at Taunton. There's more to come from him over hurdles but the handicapper isn't making his life any easier. Mini Minster is another to suffer at the hands of the assessor but an 11lb rise is probably reasonable given the ease with which she won at Hexham. The concern is that her only other success also came on heavy ground at Hexham and it remains to be seen whether she can reproduce that level of form away from that venue. Bobby Gee was beaten over fifty lengths on his reappearance but that came in a really hot race at Cheltenham. His novice form of last season stacks up quite well and he looks well worth a try at this longer trip. He does have a little to prove but will be priced accordingly and that makes Bobby Gee worthy of an interest.
Dan Buoy (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, struggling from 7th, 7th of 10, 40l behind The Very Man (11-0) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Kayf Aramis 13-2 (11-7) In touch, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on from 2 out to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Gullible Gordon (11-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Bobby Gee 25-1 (10-6) In touch, not fluent 3rd, led and hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened after 2 out, tailed off, 13th of 19, well behind Punchestowns (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Nov.
Its Moon (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, hit last, 11th of 13, 27l behind Princess Flame (10-10) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
Rathcor 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, hampered 5th, weakened 2 out, 15th of 22, 30l behind Andytown (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Nov.
Singhalongtasveer 28-1 (10-3) Mid-division, headway and every chance 4 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out, 5th of 13, 39l behind Twelve Paces (9-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.
Greenbelt 16-1 (11-7) In rear, headway 3 out, driven and one pace from next, 4th of 16, 9l behind Bedizen (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Mini Minster 10-3 (10-5) Close up, led 3rd, headed briefly between last 2, stayed on strongly flat, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in May beating Cadoudalas (11-1) by 9l, 10 ran.
Glenary (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (11-9) With leader, led 3 out, driven and headed run-in, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Admiral Savannah (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Rimsky Korsakov (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Led, headed approaching 3f out, driven and one pace from next, 4th of 14, 11l behind Falpiase (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Ciara Eile (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Held up, headway 3f out, driven and one pace from next, 6th of 14, 14l behind Falpiase (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
