are 2 strong raiders from the UK in RAUCOUS and AL QAHWA and both have good chances provided the Going is not too heavy.

Both can handle soft Going and both have a touch of class many in the field don't have, RAUCOUS runs off a mark slightly lower

than recently in the UK and AL QAHWA has good Irish form having started his career in Ireland before moving to David O'Meara.

Of the Irish contingent the booking of De Souza and a high draw makes Comhghairdeas a huge danger at 16/1 and the only thing

that puts me off the progressive Course winner Tithonus is the draw in Stall 9, which may be a handicap here. Of the other UK

runners Ice Age ticks every box but may just be here as an after-thought following a recent win at Windsor, and a prep for Ayr!.