Course and distance winner Sundried Tomato looks sure to run well despite the burden of top weight, while Ballybunion, twice a winner as a juvenile, has struggled this term in the face of some stiff tasks. This looks his best chance for a while. Consignia finally got off the mark at Catterick and it would come as no surprise if she followed up here as her stable is in much better form now. However, the first time blinkers may be just what the doctor ordered for Provender, who looked a hard ride here last week. Sir Mark Prescott's colt was having his first taste of this surface that day and now he has got the hang of it, he has the ideal opportunity to lose his maiden tag.
