Newcastle

This week's market leaders Circus Of Rome and Ride The Thunder are the striking 4yos who bring potential this season, and trying 2m for the first time might or might not help to unlock it for them. Preference is for two other 4yos, in TEAM PLAYER and Synergism, who have already proved themselves at 2m and over this course and distance. Both may well have more to give, with the latter having run just once (a win) this term and the selection having left a feeling of unfinished business still after his good fifth in the Chester Cup. Most of the others have realistic place claims, at the least, and they include Spirit Mixer, Dancing In Paris and Tribal Star who finished first, second and fourth in it last year.[Richard Austen]