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Supremely West has to be respected on the back of his convincing win in the Pertemps, particularly as this is another good handicap in which Dan Skelton has a strong record, but there's a suspicion he might be vulnerable to some of the progressive sorts in the bottom half of this field. Olly Murphy is responsible for two of those in HOLD THE SERVE and Good To Be Alive, so it's potentially significant that Sean Bowen sides with the former and he can complete a four-timer. Fortune Timmy (second choice), EBF Final second Get On George and fourth Kaka's Cousin, and Henry de Bromhead's Quantum Quest are others who likely have their best days ahead of them. [Andrew Sheret]