Into The Shadows was good value for her success at Huntingdon earlier this month and is taken to defy a 7lb penalty at the main expense of Thoutmosis and Shares. The last mentioned showed improved form, on earlier efforts this season, here last time and has to be respected on that evidence, while stablemate Gone Too Far put a disappointing recent effort over hurdles behind him with a better display on the level at Musselburgh two weeks ago. Course winner Sir Night struggled off his new mark at Warwick last time and may be best watched now, while Show No Fear has a long absence to overcome. The ex-Paul Nicholls-trained St Pirran has not shown much since joining Richard Guest and a bigger threat is likely to come from Len Lungo's Thoutmosis, who should strip fitter for his recent return here. Into The Shadows won with plenty in hand at Huntingdon though and is taken to follow up.
St Pirran (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up, outpaced when hit 3 out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 20l behind Crathorne (10-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (B) gf in Oct.
Gone Too Far 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place quickly after 3rd, behind when pulled up at the 4th in race won by Provocative (11-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-135 (C) sft in Oct, 10 ran.
Thoutmosis (USA) 4-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway and prominent 4 out, outpaced 2 out, 6th of 13, 17l behind Tynedale (10-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gs.
Into The Shadows 13-8fav (10-13) Held up, headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, led next, soon in command, eased near finish, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs beating Pirandello (11-10) by 5l, 9 ran.
Shares (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up, towards rear, headway on bit to track winner after last, ridden over 1f out, not quicken, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Red Man (10-9) at Kelso 2m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs.
Show No Fear 25-1 (11-0) Tracked clear leader, headway to lead 5th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 49l behind Napolitain (11-3) at Perth 2m nov hdl (C) sft in Apr.
Sir Night (IRE) 9-2fav (11-7) In touch, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, kept on flat, 5th of 14, 6l behind Lord Lington (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Oct.
Talarive (USA) 12-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, lost action and pulled up 4 out in race won by Rising Generation (11-9) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Oct, 13 ran.
