ChelmsfordThu, February 22, 2024

STOLEN ENCOUNTER (6) could take some stopping here with the step up to 1m6f likely to bring about further improvement. The unexposed son of Cracksman stayed on strongly when going down by a nose over 1m4f at Wolverhampton last time and can go one better with a similar performance. Likely dangers include the consistent FOINIX (4), who arrives after posting two good performances over 2m at Lingfield AW and last-time-out course (1m5 1/2f) third LIBERATED LAD (2), who is refitted with the tongue-tie here. Each-way claims go the way of SCARBOROUGH CASTLE (1).