Haydock

The way in which Heather Honey dealt with her rivals over C&D one month ago puts her on the shortlist but she may still prove vulnerable to further improvement from BLUE CARPET and Walden. The latter may have shown his hand rather more with his win at Ascot, so preference is for his more lightly raced, Skelton-trained rival who himself left a highly favourable impression in winning last time out. Jakar Du Moulin, another lightly raced sort, is also heading the right way.[Richard Austen]