5.15 1m. 4f. 6yds. 14 Declared. Long Shot Northern Dancer Handicap (Class 2 ) of £75,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €38,655.00 2nd - €18,128.00 3rd - €9,068.00 4th - €4,530.00 5th - €2,265.00 6th - €1,132.00
Formscan - In a typically wide-open affair that looks every inch as competitive as the C&D feature, IF NOT NOW gets the tentative vote. It was a testament to his ability that he was able to score twice last season without looking like the finished article, and the son of Iffraaj can build on his promising seasonal reappearance third recently to return to winning ways. Ziggy was runner-up behind a subsequent winner over 1m2f here when last seen, and he is respected stepping up in trip, while Kotari is likely to be popular with punters having brought up the hat-trick last month, but a 5lb rise demands more.