Preference is for the lightly raced, ex-French HERMETIC (nap) who seemingly exceeded expectations over a shorter trip at York on his British debut. The veteran Alfred Boucher shaped better than his winning margin suggests at Salisbury last month, rapidly seizing control over 2f out, so he is shortlisted. Maxident would seem the chief threat, however, if the ground is soft or heavy.[Richard Austen]
HermeticSPOTLIGHT, The Times, D Express5 TIPS
MaxidentTOPSPEED, NEWMARKET, Telegraph3 TIPS
Arc ZoosveRP RATINGS, Daily Record2 TIPS
SPOTLIGHTHermetic
TOPSPEEDMaxident
RP RATINGSArc Zoosve
POSTDATAAlfred Boucher
LAMBOURNRussian Rumour
The TimesHermetic
D ExpressHermetic
The SunHermetic
The StarHermetic
Daily RecordArc Zoosve
NEWMARKETMaxident
TelegraphMaxident
Daily MirrorAlfred Boucher
