Verdict

Question marks hanging over a few of these including Tudors Treasure, who is in the veteran stage now but is 6lb lower than when scoring at the track in May of last year. Hey Bud has gone up 4lb for finishing second over 3m here last month but must have some sort of chance and Jean Genie is pretty consistent, though now 0-17 over fences. Manintheshadows was pulled up in his only previous start over the larger obstacles but has won his last two over hurdles. BRING THE ACTION (NAP) won at Wetherby at the start of the year and probably surpassed that effort on his reappearance at Doncaster. He’ll take all the beating in this if that run has sharpened him up.

Formwatch

Talktomenow 100-1 (11-6) Rear mid-division, not fluent 9th and pushed along, soon lost touch and pulled up, at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Guillemot (FR) 4-1 (11-2) Mid-division, mistake and slithered on landing 11th, in rear and pulled up after 13th, at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Galop Du Bosc (FR) 8-1 (11-5) Visibility reduced by fog, in rear of mid-division, pulled up after 4 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.

To Be Sure 13-2 (12-2) Towards rear in touch, mid-division before 15th, weakened tamely 3 out, pulled up after 2 out, at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Bring The Action (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Mid-division, not fluent 10th, pushed along in 3rd after 5 out, headway 3 out, ridden and pressed leader before 2 out, disputed lead before last, every chance and headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Blame The Game (12-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Manintheshadows (IRE) 5-1 (12-1) Chased leader, led and wandered into 3rd, went mostly clear from 5th, reduced lead 4 out, pushed along turning in, strongly pressed and hit last, kept on well to assert final 100 yards, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Pottlerath (11-9) by 1l, 10 ran.

Jean Genie (FR) 11-4 (12-0) Prominent, jumped left and bumped 1st, mistake and ridden 14th, struggling after next, 5th and no impression 4 out, 5th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Paseo (10-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.

Souriyan (FR) 40-1 (12-0) Pushed along towards rear early, ridden and led after 3rd, settled better once in front, headed 9th and tracked leader, dropped away and struggling 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Ballinslea Bridge (11-13) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Hey Bud 5-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway to track leaders after 14th, went 2nd home turn, pressed leader going best 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on but always held from before last, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Storm Force Ben (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Motown Lake (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Midfield, ridden 5 out, no extra, 6th of 9, 30 3/4l behind High Counsel (10-12) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Tudors Treasure 14-1 (10-10) Raced wide, soon chasing leaders, went 3rd at 11th, left in 2nd next, every chance 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next where bumped, weakened before next, 4th of 14, 14 1/2l behind Fairlawn Flyer (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.

Reign Suepreme (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Handy, badly hampered 8th and pulled up, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Dec.