PINSTICKER’S GUIDE
3 SIZING CODELCO Signs of revival when fourth at Aintree last Saturday and loves spring. Trained by Colin Tizzard and on fair mark if stamina holds. 3/5 7 LABEL DES OBEAUX Scots-born Alan King loves to target this race but he is unlikely to add to his tally with this gelding who is out of form and on a stiff mark. 2/5 11 SILSOL Fair third in Midlands National last time and won’t mind better ground but Paul Nicholls’ gelding tends to struggle against the very best. 2/5 15 BENBENS Reliable stayer for Team Twiston-Davies who could make a bold bid on the better ground but might just struggle off today’s mark. 2/5 19 MYSTREE Stayer ran a stormer when third in Haydock National Trial. Trainer Michael Scudamore knows time of day. Decent each-way value if it rains. 3/5 23 WORK DE BRETEAU Moderate over fences in November and unplaced in two hurdle outings since. Plenty to find on all known form and won’t get job done for Team Skelton. 1/5 27 ALZAMMAAR Cracking servant to Sam Drake this term but looks held after only finishing fourth on prep run at Carlisle last time. 2/5 RES 1 RACING EUROPE Once promising but out of action for more than two years and really has it all do to after that epic absence. 1/5 33/1 20/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 33/1 66/1 66/1 4 BALLYOPTIC High-class novice who took fourth in a red-hot RSA at Cheltenham. Nigel Twiston-Davies is a dab hand in top handicaps and a big run on cards. 4/5 8 SIZING TENNESSEE Excellent novice this season and recorded a career best when third in the Festival four-miler. Will relish stamina test and won’t be far away. 4/5 12 VINTAGE CLOUDS Fourth in Welsh National and looked like the winner for a long way at Festival. Trainer Sue Smith excels with staying chasers and he is a big player. 4/5 16 LOOKING WELL Progressive for Nicky Richards and would have won Edinburgh National at Musselburgh but for unseating at the last. Can go well if jumping better. 3/5 20 STRAIDNAHANNA Ended losing run at Catterick but not as effective elsewhere. Should stay but Smith second-string unlikely to make presence felt. 2/5 24 PEARL SWAN Peter Bowen is unlikely to enhance his fine record in this race with this gelding whose limits were exposed in Aintree Grade 3 last week. 1/5 28 BOA ISLAND Form had tailed off for Paul Nicholls and switch to skilled James Moffatt not certain to spark an immediate revival. 1/5 RES 2 PORTRAIT KING Useful stayer for Pat Griffin and can defy advancing years to run into a place after some decent efforts in Ireland. 2/5 9/1 14/1 10/1 20/1 25/1 50/1 33/1 50/1