If the frost comes out of the ground quickly enough to get the meeting on its likely to be a crusty pudding like surface placing focus on stamina.

 

At the head of the market both Minella Buster and Le Grand Lion ran very well last time and a small reverse forecast should be a safe and secure bet option to cover those pait off at odds between 5/2 and 3/1.

 

If we are looking for each way value in the race Skylanna Breeze may be an option but off a break of 314 days it may be better to Track the horse as it's now back on a reasonable handicap mark (3lbs above win mark) and could pick up a small prize once some race fitness is added. Some Detail does have CD winning form but not an obvious winner of this today.

 

I'll have shrapnel bets on OPTIMISTIC BIAS, a 13 year old veteran but returned to form last time, blinkers are retained and  3 miles in these conditions would not be something it's not run well on before. FLORRIE KNOX needed its seasonal debut and has Course and Distance winning form at 2 and 1/2 miles off a mark of 117, it runs off 110 here and having started in the 3 mile P2P fields should be capable of getting the trip round this basically easy circuit.

 

Shrapnel - Florrie Knox + Optimistic Bias (reverse f/cast on Minella Buster + Le Grand Lion)

 

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