Went up 8lb for making all in a Market Rasen maiden (2m, good) and was beaten about 6l on his switch to handicaps at Ascot; 18 ran that day so it was still a commendable effort, but will have to settle better now returned to further.
Good-ground bumper winner; similar sort of form in three hurdle starts and was clear in second behind a long odds-on winner the last time (heavy); handicapper appears to have factored in some potential into this initial mark; betting could informative.
Now 0-6 and proving expensive to following, having again failed favourite backers on handicap debut here (2m, soft); still ran well and a combination of this longer trip and new headgear could trigger something.
Twice placed in Warwick maidens (2m3f, good) and ran as though the race was needed in another at Chepstow two months ago (good to soft; 9-2); has a bit to prove on the ground but interesting otherwise on handicap debut.
A beaten favourite in three of his six defeats divided between bumpers and hurdles, the latest after wind surgery; guesswork involved as to his best trip (raced from 2m to 2m4f) and this mark is tough on what he's achieved thus far.
Irish bumper winner who was second to a smart horse in his second novice event and then fell mid-race when a short-priced favourite for his handicap debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft); market confidence that day would suggest this mark is considered to be lenient.
Won a Huntingdon bumper without much fuss but never threatened to take a serious hand when fourth in two 2m3f novices; could progress in handicaps and slower ground might help, but this early mark looks no gift.
Fourth to a sharp improver on his handicap debut at 2m and has taken his form to a new level over further, last time showing his rivals no mercy with a 16l success at Warwick (2m3f, soft); hiked up 13lb for that but still has less to prove than many in here; this headgear is working well.
Makes handicap debut on the back of a 6l second in a maiden at Southwell (2m, good to soft) where he was nearly 5l ahead of French Symphony at level weights; will need to see out this longer distance on a stiff track but considered.
Toughed it out at Lingfield (2m3f, soft) and had every chance of defying a 4lb rise when unseating late on at Huntingdon (good to soft); a 5lb rise rubs salt in the wounds but she's looking progressive.
The form of his second in a Wetherby novice (2m, soft) has taken some knocks but he's lightly raced and the stable's inmates usually get better with experience; some each-way appeal on handicap debut.
