1st - €7,328.00 2nd - €3,438.00 3rd - €1,718.00 4th - €860.00 5th - €428.00

Formscan - Recent Newcastle novice winner INTERSTATE was narrowly beaten at Sandown on his handicap debut prior to that. Only 2lb higher for this, the Gosdens' inmate is one to take seriously and looks set to make another bold bid. The progressive Empirical arrives in great heart having gone close here last month when bidding for a hat-trick. He merits consideration, as does Dark Whisper, who drops in class and is preferred to the 2024 winner Due To Henry.