TURBO ISLAND looks hard to oppose in this race and it seems that Wave Power and Saveiro are booked for duelling out the forecast slot. Two miles actually seemed to be against him last time out at Ayr but he battled back defiantly to wrest the spoils and it appears that his presence has scared off much of the meaningful opposition. Wave Power is in receipt of lumps of weight plus Ryan Mania's 3lb allowance. He has a couple of placed efforts in the locker though has not progressed from the promise he showed in a Leopardstown bumper. Saviero beat him when they met in a bumper at Musselburgh. As a French bred, one would be hopeful that Alan Swinbank's runner would be more than capable of acting with plenty of give underfoot. Playing The Field was a useful pointer though he has failed to sparkle since switching to racing under rules. Echoes Of Dawn looks a chasing type so anything he does over the smaller obstacles will very much be a bonus. The remainder have not shown much to write home about. A soft opportunity for Turbo Island and he should be able to score.
Turbo Island 11-4fav (10-9) Led, headed 2 out, regained lead last, stayed on, won at Ayr 2m hdl (3) sft in Dec beating Premier Sagas (11-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Cherryland 22-1 (11-9) Pulled hard, close up, outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 10, well behind Eliza Doalott (11-2) at Hexham 3m 1f hts chs (5) gd in May.
Echoes of Dawn (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, reminders after 5th, blundered 7th, tailed off, 5th of 11, well behind Edge Of Town (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Playing The Field (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, effort approaching 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 12, 32l behind The Knoxs (11-4) at Newcastle 3m nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Saveiro (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Led, headed 3rd, led again 4th, headed 3 out, weakened between last 2, 4th of 15, 21l behind Tilt (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Shadow Boxer 100-1 (10-5) Always behind, 6th of 12, well behind Always Bold (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Short Straw (IRE) 250-1 (10-7) Always in rear, reminders 5th, lost touch 6th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Great Endeavour (11-8) at Towcester 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) sft in Nov '08, 14 ran.
Sirmuhta (FR) 150-1 (11-4) Jumped left 1st, behind when hit and unseated rider 3rd, in a race won by Tara Royal (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Wave Power (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 16, 38l behind Quantitativeeasing (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4-6yo mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
