close up, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, effort to press leader entering final furlong, ran on to lead final strides
dropped out last, effort on outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never reached leaders
held up in rear, effort on outside over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, not pace to reach leading pair
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, outpaced final furlong
raced in close 5th, effort and driven 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in 6th, effort on inside to chase leading pair over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed final strides
led, clear 8f out, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly
Hugh Collingridge has found the key to Hello It's Me, who is fancied to collect again here. Gig Harbour and the admirable Cold Turkey will no doubt throw down stern challenges to stake claims to the contrary if they run up to form, while owner Nigel Shields obviously thought Linning Wine still retains enough ability to get competitive at this level when he claimed him for ¿12,000 after the gelding won in good style here last October. However, the seven-year-old has been finding life hard when tried at this trip lately and, despite being a previous course and distance winner, others make more appeal. Which brings us back to Hello It's Me, who is really on a roll at present. The son of Deploy is far less exposed than most and it is fair to say that he will be trying hell-for-leather to land the hat-trick. It is also worth pointing out that Hello It's Me has already accounted for a number of today's opponents and, as his 4lb weight-for-age allowance goes some way to off-setting his career highest mark, he has a great chance of continuing on his merry way in this company.
