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No	Form	Silk	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (9)	05710-0		European Dream (IRE) 19	9	11-4 p	D A Jacob	R C Guest	80	7/1
2 (12)	713789-		Spa's Dancer (IRE) 192	5	11-4	P J Brennan	E De Giles	80	13/2
3 (10)	0-65375		Tartan Trip 30	5	11-2	J Fortune	A M Balding	78	13/2
4 (14)	743121-		Silken Thoughts 247	4	11-1	Aidan Coleman	John Berry	77	8/1
5 (11)	11/0630-		Flipping 171	5	11-1	R Johnson	E J Alston	77	8/1
6 (4)	56011-7		Ancient Greece 30	5	11-0 t	J M Maguire	George Baker	76	8/1
7 (7)	52/856-1		Barwick 19	4	11-0	William Buick	M H Tompkins	76	3/1
8 (5)	21724-4		Whitby Jet (IRE) 16	4	10-12	T P Queally	E F Vaughan	74	12/1
9 (2)	6378-16		Mafi (IRE) 38	4	10-11	D F O'Regan	M R Hoad	73	33/1
10 (6)	72144-1		Snow Trooper 29	4	10-10	Dane O'Neill	D K Ivory	72	10/1
12 (8)	71870-9		Da Ponte 29	4	10-10	P Dobbs	M Scudamore	72	40/1
14 (3)	35250-0		Cocohatchee 38	4	10-8 p	D Sweeney	P Phelan	70	33/1

Non runners
11 (13)	44648-3		Great Shot	4	10-10	S Kirk	D Sweeney	72
13 (1)	306-725		Junket	5	10-10	Dr J D Scargill	Reserve 1	72

Verdict

The jump jockeys like nothing better than to put one over their Flat counterparts and Richard Johnson's mount FLIPPING makes plenty of appeal on his reappearance. Better off at the weights than when only third to European Dream at Ayr in October, the five-year-old loves the mud and an outside draw could be an advantage today as the field often head for the stands rail at Sandown when the going is heavy. AP McCoy partners Silken Thoughts, who won on soft ground at Lingfield last August, while Barwick and Snow Trooper bring winning form into the race. A bigger danger, however, may be Great Shot who wasn't beaten far at Wolverhampton following his winter break and looks reasonably treated at present.

Formwatch

European Dream (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 17, 8l behind Abidhabidubai (8-10) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

Spa's Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 9l behind Loyalty (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

Tartan Trip 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ashva (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.

Silken Thoughts 5-2fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, switched outside and headway 3f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final 2f, led narrowly 1f out, kept on towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug beating Destiny Of Dreams (9-2) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Flipping 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 41l behind Everymanforhimself (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov.

Ancient Greece 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 6l behind Ashva (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.

Barwick 6-1 (9-6) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, strongly challenged when hung left under pressure inside final furlong, all out, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Batgirl (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.

Whitby Jet (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Red Somerset (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Mafi (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 13, 8l behind Qaraaba (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.

Snow Trooper 13-2 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge when edged left entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar beating Salient (9-4) by nk, 9 ran.

Great Shot 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Red Somerset (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Da Ponte 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 12l behind Amazing Star (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

Junket 7-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Spin Cast (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

Cocohatchee 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 11l behind Qaraaba (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.

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