Amanda Perrett's Blue Tango ran better back on the flat at Kempton last month having disappointed over hurdles and has to be considered but he is probably better on faster ground and marginal preference is for ASPIRATIONAL, who gets the vote over Jackie Kiely. The last mentioned has been running well on the Fibresand in recent starts and has shown in the past that he handles cut in the ground on turf so the nine-year-old has to be respected. Reg Hollinshead's Boa has only raced on turf in bumpers and has yet to confirm that she handles ground as testing as this, while Jim Best's Jiggalong is another that has claims on form but has yet to race on ground this soft and is an unknown quantity on it. The vote then goes the way of Bryn Palling's Aspirational, who is another that has yet to prove that he handles ground this soft but being by Rainbow Quest out of a Night Shift mare it really should not be a problem for him and he gets the verdict.
Blue Tango (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up in 6th on inside, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, chased winner after, no impression when lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Carlton Scroop (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Boa 12-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 11l behind Shut The Bar (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Minder 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 15l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Jackie Kiely 7-2 (9-3) In rear, headway over 4f out, effort on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Bivouac (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Comrade Cotton 20-1 (8-6) Never on terms, 15th of 17, 27l behind Leslingtaylor (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Mar.
Aspirational (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Led to 9f out, stayed prominent, regained 2nd well over 2f out until over 1f out, no impression on front pair and lost 3rd post, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Altos Reales (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Jiggalong 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Lytham (10-4) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Tifoso (FR) 66-1 (9-1) Chased leaders early, mid-division, struggling 3f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Trysting Grove (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Me Fein (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Libre 10-1 (8-13) Towards rear,hampered well over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 12l behind Barodine (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Jenny Soba 25-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden, headway approaching 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 7l behind Russian Music (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mandalay Prince 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, lost place 2f out, 11th of 12, 24l behind Me Fein (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Iron Man of Mersey (FR) 11-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 12, 6l behind Athboy Auction (8-1) at Lingfield 1m app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
My Jeanie (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Always behind, 11th of 13, 14l behind Provost (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
