Cantarinho still has age on his side and, provided that he comes on for his recent return at Fakenham, should be too good for his rivals here with the pick of them looking to be Mister Friday and Lord Nellerie. The last mentioned has not been seen since winning a non-thoroughbred race in France in September and may be best watched on his debut for Brendan Powell. Good Bone has given little sign of encouragement of late, while Lord Youky has the ability to play a part but has a long absence to overcome. Mister Friday is better than he showed at Wetherby last month but the one they all have to beat is Cantarinho, who showed decent form without winning in hunter chases last term and with improvement to come from his reappearance Cantarinho should be too good for his rivals.
Mister Friday (IRE) 15-8fav (12-1) Held up, jumped slowly 4th, hit next, weakened from 11th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Denvale (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hts chs (6) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Lord Nellerie (FR) (10-6) won at Le Pertre 2m 4f chs sft in Sept beating Chouggar (9-11) by 5l, 12 ran.
Chaparro Amargoso (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) fell at the 2nd in race won by Red Brook Lad (12-0) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) gd in Feb, 10 ran.
Corkan (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden and weakened 13th, 8th of 13, well behind Midnight Gunner (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd in Oct.
Early Edition 7-1 (11-3) Held up behind and pulled up in race won by Dead-Eyed Dick (10-6) at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gd in Sept '04, 7 ran.
Good Bone (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 15th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 10, 17l behind Red Brook Lad (12-0) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) gd in Feb.
Hi Rudolf 20-1 (12-0) 5th of 14, 34l behind County Derry (12-0) at 3m ptp gd in Feb.
Lord Youky (FR) 7-4fav (12-1) Led, clear 13th, ridden 2 out, fading when bad mistake and unseated rider at the last in race won by Mustang Molly (11-2) at Stratford 3m hts chs (H) gf in Apr, 6 ran.
Cantarinho 4-6fav (11-9) Led, ridden 3 lengths clear 3 out, headed after 2 out, one pace flat, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Galway Breeze (11-7) at Fakenham 2m 5f hts chs (5) sft in Feb.
