Always eagerly contested and 24 runners take on the 3 miles in this Final

I've done the usual process of elimination and it took a fair few hours believe me to arrive at a final verdict.

I was left with 7 on my shortlist of which Rapper and Dream Berry strike me as significant dark horses and well worth a small e/w interest if you want to throw many dice at the race. Significant number of Bookies offering places to 6th if you do.

THIRD WORLD was a very impressive winner at Wincanton and has been heavily backed on the back of that. One I really fear but a nagging throb in my head that all this ones best form is right handed and won't have really experienced anything like this. I'll take it on, on that basis but fear it. KILBRICKEN STORM has proven stamina, and but for the events of the past few days, would have been a strong tip. The Tizzard horses though haven't yet quite fired here and a few have run very flat. If you want one for a Tracker stake - that's as far as I'd be going until something pops up from the yard and really proves the stable well being.

I'm left with 3 at the top end of the market who really tick every box for me and with the enhanced place Odds I want to play them looking for a net profit to 6 places from the race.

WELSH SAINT could be anything frankly and from a yard where they are very likely to throw a rapid improver in to the mix.SIRE DE BERLAIS won this last year despite all kinds of problems in running, so the extra 7lbs may not be the burden it looks at first sight. Had a quiet season, undoubtedly this is THE plan and a bold attempt to win back to back is anticipated. Finally, THE STORYTELLER back over hurdles and eyecatching run last time went straight in to my notebook for this and they would see this as ideal prize before trying Chasing again in the Autumn.