18:15 Pontefract

I thought EXMINSTER (best price 7/2) would be favourite for this. This son of Ribchester caught the eye when fifth on return at Beverley and stepped forward from that to go down narrowly at Haydock. He stepped forward again to get up late at York last month and that form has been advertised since. The second Golden Voice won at Sandown next time out and the horse that is fav for this Bullet Force ran well behind Outgate at Chester. The latter could find no extra that day at York though and while the selection is up 6lb I don’t think the swing in weights will be enough to see that form reversed. Churchill colt Million Thanks won on return at Musselburgh and then finished fourth to Jimi Hendrix at Haydock. That winner finished an excellent third in the Britannia so he also has to enter calculations. I’m struggling to see anything else springing an upset.