Verdict

Clongowes had victory in his grasp when falling at the last at Newton Abbot in May. He is still a maiden but has placed here several times and has a first run for a new yard. Course winner Good News was second at Stratford in October but Jaramillo has been out of sorts since beating a useful sort at Sedgefield in February. STANLEY PINCOMBE goes well for an inexperienced rider and landed an amateur riders’ handicap here two weeks ago. He’s 5lb higher but should be thereabouts again. Walk Of No Shame is not out of this either and Kansas Du Berlais will have come on a bundle for a fourth at Sandown. Baltray easily landed the odds in a maiden at Hereford and is the least exposed so can’t be ignored.

Formwatch

Jaramillo 40-1 (9-4) Always in rear, ridden 3f out, tailed off entering final furlong, last of 8, 22l behind Aimeric (9-11) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

Kansas Du Berlais (FR) 11-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, closed 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 4th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Operation Manna (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Good News 33-1 (12-1) Led until before 2nd, chased leader, ridden after 2 out, lost 2nd before last, hung left flat, went 2nd again towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Top Cloud (10-2) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Baltray (IRE) 8-13fav (11-4) Prominent, led 2 out and soon cleared away, shaken up before last and ran on well, comfortably, won at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Nov beating Saxons Lane (11-3) by 13l, 8 ran.

Walk Of No Shame (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Towards rear, wide and headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd flat, 3rd of 17, 14 1/2l behind Tarahumara (12-2) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Stanley Pincombe (IRE) 15-8fav (11-10) Close up, prominent 3 out, led before next, soon pressed, ridden and ran on flat, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating No Rematch (11-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Oscarsman (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders before 6th, lost place and reminders after next, soon behind, tailed off, 11th of 13, 35 1/4l behind Abingworth (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.

Clongowes (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) In rear, headway into 3rd home turn, pushed along and led 2 out, 2 lengths ahead and in command when fell last, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.