prominent, led 5 out, jumped right and headed 13th, kept on one pace from 2 out, took 2nd again near finish
chased leaders, led 3 out, soon headed and ridden, weakened flat
in touch, headway 11th, led on bit 2 out, soon ridden, wandered approaching last, dismounted lame
led and jumped right throughout, headed when pecked 5 out, soon weakened and tailed off, bbv
always in rear, mistake 4th, tailed off from 5 out and pulled up before last, bbv
Peter Beaumont has a good line on his former inmate Jodante and is fancied to land the spoils with Flight Command, while South Bronx ran encouragingly at Perth last time and should make a bold bid to make the rest aware of his presence. Similar comments apply to Enitsag, whose wins to runs ratio reads well for this season and he should not be underestimated this evening. A market move for the last named will be interesting. South Bronx won on his reappearance at Kelso and is respected on that form. He has struggled off his revised mark since then and now faces a tough test from top weight. That said, this will more than likely be a tactical affair and, with Mark Bradburne in great form at present, it would come as no surprise to see him go close. Jodante is capable at this level and also has to be given a second look in the betting. However, the Beaumont team know the horse inside out and his former partner Russ Garrity, who rides Flight Command, will live to any weaknesses. Garrity's mount has been the model of consistency lately and looks to have a fair chance of gaining some compensation for a series of near misses of late.
South Bronx (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, led approaching 4 out, soon ridden, every chance when hampered 2 out and no extra, 4th of 10, 8l behind Ball O Malt (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gf.
Flight Command 16-1 (11-4) Behind, steady headway 11th, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace flat, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Tevere (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.
Jodante (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Always behind, 8th of 15, well behind King Barry (11-3) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gf in Jun.
Enitsag (FR) 10-3 (10-6) Led, blundered 7th, blundered 9th, hit and headed 4 out, left remote 2nd 3 out, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 31l behind Goblin (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Glenmore Boy (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, trailing when pulled up in race won by Mountgarry (9-11) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs 0-102 gd in Apr, 16 ran.
