4.57 1m. 4f. 98yds. 9 Declared. QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Class 6 ) of £5,700.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €2,983.00 2nd - €1,400.00 3rd - €699.00 4th - €350.00 5th - €174.00
Formscan - After not getting home over the extended 2m here, MIDNIGHT LION relished the drop back in trip when staying on to win well over 1m2f at this venue last week and this extra yardage should be no issue on that evidence. A 5lb penalty puts Iain Jardine's gelding on a mark of 67 for his double bid, but he was rated 81 after landing a Goodwood maiden last summer and still looks feasibly treated. Gastronomy was only denied by a neck over this C&D last Monday and he appears to be the main threat off the same mark, although Extinction is also respected on the back of a near-miss at Southwell.