3.45 2m. 110yds. 9 Declared. Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Silver Bar Handicap (Class 2 ) of £45,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €23,193.00 2nd - €10,876.00 3rd - €5,440.00 4th - €2,718.00 5th - €1,359.00 6th - €680.00
Formscan - Metier and Not So Sleepy are effective under both codes and return to the Flat with reasonable claims at this level. However, the same applies to SPARTAN ARMY, who flourished on the all-weather during the winter and his proven match-fitness and will to win could be decisive factors at this early stage of the turf campaign. Still relatively unexposed in this discipline, he may still have more to offer. L'astronome has undergone wind surgery during his time off and is interesting dropped into a handicap.