held up mid-division, headway after 6r, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra
led for 4f, chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
dwelt, in touch, ridden halfway, soon behind
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, lost place halfway, headway over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
pulled hard in rear, headway to lead after 4f, ridden and hung left over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong
always behind
held up towards rear, headway after 7f, ridden over 5f out to chase leaders, one pace final 2f
always towards rear, pulled up before final furlong
chased leaders until weakened 4f out
chased leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear
swerved badly left start, behind, headway over 3f out, no impression after
In the bumper, Shadow River gets the nod over Banchory Two and West Hill Gail. Shadow River, a half-brother to Davenport Milenium, showed more than enough when second on his latest start to suggest that he will be a major player in this race. Captain Aubray is well-bred for this game but Nicky Henderson's Insharann has shown little in two starts. Watch the betting for Paul Nicholls nicely-bred Banchory Two, while the best of Victor Dartnall's pair looks to be West Hill Gail, who is also well bred and the Dartnall stable has a good record in these races this season. Overall, though, unless the betting suggests something markedly different, Shadow River gets our vote.
