Ability to handle heavy ground will be paramount throughout the card and we'll kick off with THE TRACEY SHUFFLE. Twice a bumper winner, once on heavy, the Pipe charge was not disgraced with a mid-division finish in the 2011 Cheltenham bumper before just going down to Nagpur on his reappearance at Lingfield. That was over two and half miles on heavy so there will be no ground or stamina doubts here and he gets the vote over One Lucky Lady. The Henderson filly eased home unchallenged at Folkestone and there is clearly much more to come. She handled heavy ground at Epsom in 2009 and is an obvious contender. Tanerko Emery came to grief early on at Hereford on debut for Tim Vaughan but showed real promise on a sole outing in France. He could be useful but current stable form is a concern.
Moorlands Jack 66-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, lost place before 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Nelson's Bridge (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gs in Jan, 14 ran.
Canopy Of Stars 50-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 2nd, ridden after 3rd, behind 4th, tailed off, 11th of 16, well behind Tour D'argent (11-8) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Magical Man 66-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led after 1st until after next, jumped big and went left 3rd, ridden 6th, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Benheir (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Pour Changer (FR) (10-3) 7th of 9, 22l behind Rubis Sur Ongle (10-7) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 4f chs gs in Sep '09.
Prankster 14-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 5th, weakened after 7th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Benheir (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Purlando (GER) 40-1 (11-4) Held up in 4th, hampered 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Charm School (10-13) at Ffos Las 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Tanerko Emery (FR) 11-1 (11-4) Led, fell 2nd, in a race won by Tour D'argent (11-8) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 16 ran.
The Bear Trap (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Pulled hard in rear, headway 4 out, never nearer, 9th of 14, well behind Knock A Hand (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
The Tracey Shuffle 4-6fav (11-5) Slight lead until 2nd, pressed leader, led narrowly 3 out, pressed next, narrowly headed between last 2, still upsides when hit last and lost momentum, switched right flat, rallied towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Nagpur (11-5) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Dream Performance (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Led until after 2nd, prominent, jumped slowly and lost place 6th, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind All Annalena (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
One Lucky Lady 1-4fav (10-5) Took keen hold, chased leader, pushed along to lead on long run to last, soon clear, easily, won at Folkestone 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Ya Hafed (10-12) by 20l, 6 ran.
Smart George (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Chased leaders until after 3rd, tailed off, 15th of 16, well behind Tour D'argent (11-8) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
