tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, ran on well
in touch, chasing winner and 1 length down when fell 3 out
led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in touch, slightly hampered and left 2nd 3 out, jumped left next and last, kept on same pace
chased clear leader, mistake 4 out, soon weakened
Travel can beat Mantles Prince in the finale, with Whispered Secret likely to be hindered by his weight. The final race on the card can see Travel follow up his hard-fought win gained at Perth just over three weeks ago. Tom George's charge beat Heraclitian Fire by a neck only at the finish after hanging to his left on the run-in. He was taken into the lead two out but quite understandably tired on what was his first outing since last October, and with that under his belt, the Polish import should prove hard to beat. Mantles Prince gained his first British victory when landing a seller over two miles here recently, and this one-time useful chaser should at least handle the trip. At the age of 11, his best days are behind him though and he is hard to fancy. Whispered Secret proved that he stays two and a half miles at least when scoring on fast ground at Worcester last July, but three miles might have been stretching his stamina a bit too much at Uttoxeter on what was only his second outing of the year. Pipe's runner has plenty of weight for what he has achieved so far, and he too is passed over in favour of Travel.
Whispered Secret (GER) 16-1 (11-9) Led 2nd, soon clear, not fluent 3rd, headed 9th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Hawthorn Prince (10-11) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in May.
Travel (POL) 7-2fav (11-12) In touch, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hung left approaching last, all out, won at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May beating Heraclitean Fire (11-2) by a nk, 12 ran.
Major Shark (FR) 25-1 (10-8) Chased leaders early, weakened halfway, trailing when pulled up 3 out in race won by Gortinard (10-9) at Punchestown 3m hcp hdl sft in Apr, 25 ran.
Joshua's Bay 9-1 (11-6) Held up behind when ran out at the 2nd in race won by Lady Racquet (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gd in May, 14 ran.
Mantles Prince 11-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader 6th, ridden and every chance from 2 out, led last, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f sll hdl (G) gf in May beating Shamsan (10-7) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
