took keen hold early, soon tracking leading pair, effort on inside 2f out, soon ridden and left behind by winner, clear 2nd best
awkward leaving stalls, soon pressed leader, ridden 3f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
soon well outpaced in rear, driven along halfway, never a factor
took keen hold early, tracked leading trio, ridden and weakened 2f out
dwelt, held up in 5th, closed on leaders on inside going well over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon pushed clear, comfortably
slight lead, pushed along 3f out, headed inside final 2f, soon hung left and weakened
Nonrunner
CARNIVORE should have the beating of Ravi River and Landucci. The selection is closely matched with his main rival at the weights but we fancy him to come out on top. The main concern is that he hasn't shone in two starts at this track but there's plenty to like about his recent efforts including his defeat of a bang-in form rival on his latest start. Ravi River has been in really good form for his new yard and his latest run is probably best ignored as he ran too freely in a more competitive race. He was a ready winner over course and distance on his penultimate start and should go close. Landucci has been tried in a variety of headgear in an attempt to persuade him to put his head in front again; cheekpieces are exchanged for blinkers this evening and he's got the ability to take a hand if he's on a going day. Rubenstar is not out of it but was due to run on Tuesday whilst Rydal is up against it on these terms; two stand out with Carnivore the pick.
Ravi River (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led to over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 6l behind Faithful Ruler (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Mar.
Carnivore 11-2 (9-3) Held up, headway on inside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out, just held on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Feb beating Dichoh (9-1) by a shd, 5 ran.
Rydal (USA) 9-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Bollywood Style (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Landucci 8-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 11, 4l behind Desert Dreamer (9-3) at Lingfield 7f sll (6) pol in Mar.
Ryedale Ovation (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, raced wide over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 9l behind Lethal (8-4) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Mar.
Lady Florence 9-1 (8-8) Led until 4f out, led just inside 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind The Grey One (8-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Oct.
Rubenstar (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Steadied start, headway well over 1f out, edged right 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind The London Gang (8-8) at W'hampton 7f clm (6) pol in Mar.
