My view:
There's little evidence that WP will stay the trip, and the exaggerated hold-up ride he was given at Ascot suggests the stable are none too confident, either. Probably better with more cut than seems likely at Kempton, also, so is easily swerved.
Consistency has never been NTD's strong suit, and BDM did nothing to alter that view when getting murdered in this last year (at half this season's price) after dotting up at Haydock.
Native River ran much as expected at Haydock, confirming a sharp 3m is not his bag, and though he's likely to force a strong pace, the ground again promises to be against him.
Thistlecrack's a 10yo, and unlikely getting better, which leaves just 2 possibles, imo.
My fancy is Politologue, who's probably capable of more improvement and has fewer questions to answer than the rest. However, I can't ignore Might Bite, who has most of the credentials, and it's not wildly imaginative to suppose NH screwed up, and his diappointing Haydock run was down to lack of peak fitness, so I'll augment the main bet with enough of a f/c to come out smiling, either way.
