Bird for Life showed her continued liking for Kempton and the benefit of some of Ellie's claim in coming from a fair way back to be a closing second in a competitive Handicap, witness this video; she is an effective and consistent Mare round Kempton and we will probably look to step her back up in trip there; Arleechino's Arc did not quite run so well, not finding too much in the straight after being ridden less prominently (we shall have to think whether that is the right tactics for him, nothwithstanding how free he was earlier in the month) and certainly below what he achieved in a similar race three weeks ago.

We take Dreamboat Annie back to Chelmsford on Saturday evening; this will be her first attempt over seven and it is difficult to know how she will cope with the additional furlong; but her Black Type placed and very useful half brother Wise Dennis stayed a mile so it is well worth looking at her over seven, witness as well how she finished over Chelmsford's six furlong course at the beginning of November.