ELA'S GEM is bred to be useful and she shaped with plenty of promise over a mile on debut at Kempton in November. This step up in trip is likely to help unlock improvement and she shades preference ahead of Jeanne Baret, who has finished in the money in novice events at Pontefract and Chelmsford. Opera Wave and Itraaq both showed signs of ability in the same Leicester novice last month and can be expected to improve, while newcomer Lothbury needs a market check.