Tom George gas his string in good form so his runner here, Majaales, has to be considered despite his big weight but the son of Diesis has yet to confirm that he handles ground as testing as this and he may be best watched with preference for CULLAHILL, who gets the vote with Valley Of Giants rated the best of the rest. The selection last won on fast ground at Worcester in May 2008 and has not run since the December of that year but Bob Buckler has been doing well with his runners of late and, having won an Irish point on testing ground, the going should not be a problem for the lightly raced eight-year-old. Suzy Smith's Corker has been running consistently well, including on testing ground, and he has to be considered but is probably too high in the handicap at present. Stripe Me Blue has slipped to a fair mark but was beaten off the same mark that he races off today at Bangor last time and of more interest may be Valley Of Giants. Gordon Elliott's gelding is a confirmed performer on testing ground in Ireland and he has to be of interest on his British debut given the trainer's record with his runners in this country. Cullahill has been given a real chance by the handicapper though on his belated reappearance and he looks worth siding with on ground that should suit.
Majaales (USA) 11-1 (9-4) Close up on outside, effort after 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, 6th and no impression when hit last, 7th of 16, 10l behind Beshabar (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Cullahill (IRE) 3-1fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 8l behind Little Shilling (10-8) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Dec '08.
Stripe Me Blue 15-2 (9-10) Tracked leader, led 5th to after next, in touch, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 19l behind Mith Hill (10-5) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Mar.
Wun Chai (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Led until after 5th, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind English City (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Jul.
Valley Of Giants 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 3 out, under pressure in 9th 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, 5th of 18, 16l behind Plaisir D'estruval (9-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens30 in Mar.
Pistol Desbois (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leader, led 2nd until 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 11th of 17, well behind Viking Blond (10-13) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Corker 9-2 (10-6) Raced on inside, close up until outpaced 7th, weakened before 9th, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Preuty Boy (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.
The Groovy Mule 25-1 (11-2) Led chasing group, lost touch after 3rd, 4th of 6, 39l behind Agente Romano (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Mar.
