Verdict

A tough one to call and although it is hard to get away from the claims of Shaffishayes now that his interest has been revitalised, there could be more to come from Hot Produxion and John Mackie's charge is marginally preferred - although support for Bushido will be interesting as his burden is eased significantly be the 10lb claim of his rider Paul Madden. Copplestone also has claims at the weights and should not be too far away if he runs his race. However, as that cannot be guaranteed, it is probably best to look elsewhere for win only purposes. The search therefore, brings us back to Hot Produxion, who put in a game performance at Haydock last time. The selection is likely to be taken on for the lead by Bushido this time and it should develop into a good scrap if both run up to expectations. However, Hot Produxion was much the better of the two on the Flat and he could have too much toe for his main rival near the finish.