towards rear, ridden and strong headway 3 out, never nearer
held up in rear, ridden 3 out, headway under pressure, jumped right and bumped last, stayed on flat
mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, behind from 3 out
held up, ridden and headway 3 out, soon ridden and kept on same pace
in touch, ridden after 4 out soon beaten
held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out
pulled hard, in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed 5th, weakened 2 out, virtually pulled up flat
prominent, chased leader 4th, led next, headed soon after 3 out, mistake next, one pace
soon behind
pulled hard, held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
always in rear
close up, led soon after 3 out, soon clear, easily
held up, headway, jumped left and bumped left, never nearer
A very poor start to proceedings may see Wardash come good at the expense of Love Triangle, with Madison Avenue, Let's Celebrate and Reedsman all just as likely to pop up. Bets should be kept to the absolute minimum here as Wardash is certainly no good thing to oblige, but there is hope to be gleaned from the fact that he is trained by Martin Pipe, and also the fact that he should now be a lot fitter after his return to action. That was at Market Rasen in April when the ex-German gelding finished third in a similar contest to this. He was sent off favourite then, and did not shape too badly with a tongue-strap fitted for the first time, so as long as he acts on the fast ground this evening, he should go close off a light weight and with Pat Merrigan taking off a handy five-pounds. Love Triangle left the Pipe yard after finishing second in a Ludlow seller back in December, and has since been campaigned on the all-weather by Stef Liddiard. He now shoulders topweight on his debut for Neil King and will come on for the run. Madison Avenue goes on the ground but is not certain to be suited by the drop back in trip, but Let's Celebrate only just about stays two miles. Reedsman has a light weight and comes from a stable in form so is another to note, but Wardash is the tentative pick.
Love Triangle (IRE) 1-2fav (10-11) Held up mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden when edged left to lead approaching last, headed flat, 2nd of 10, 3l behind A Double Ewe Bee (10-4) at Ludlow 2m 3yo nov sll hdl (G) sft in Dec.
Madison Avenue (GER) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led on bit soon after 3 out, ridden and headed next, kept on but no impression on winner after, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Borehill Joker (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f sll hdl (G) gf in May.
Fullopep 14-1 (11-9) Chased winner until 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened from next, 5th of 15, 13l behind Walsingham (11-6) at Southwell 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gd in May.
Simon's Seat (USA) 8-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden after 9th, soon lost touch, 4th of 6, well behind Common Girl (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 7f nov hdl (D) gd in May.
Let's Celebrate 11-2 (11-4) Keen, towards rear, headway 5th, left in lead after 3 out, soon ridden, headed soon after 2 out, hit last, one pace, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Clydeoneeyed (9-8) at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf in May.
Now And Again 33-1 (10-13) Led, ridden and headed between last 2, one pace flat, 4th of 13, 12l behind Longdale (11-2) at Hexham 2m mdn hdl (E) gf in May.
Reedsman (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat, 4th of 13, 5l behind Casterflo (10-10) at Hexham 2m amt nov hcp hdl (F) gf in May.
Wardash (GER) 7-4fav (10-5) In touch, tracked winner 4th, every chance 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 12, 14l behind Super Dolphin (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gd in Apr.
