mid-division, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
headway 7f out, chased clear 2f out, joined leader final furlong, led close home, joined line
in rear, ridden and beaten from halfway, tailed off
held up towards rear and keen, headway 6f out, no impression from 3f out
with leader and keen, soon led, clear 5f out, ridden 2f out, challenged final furlong, headed close home, {rallied} and joined leader line
led, soon headed, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
raced keen chased clear leaders, ridden and weakened 5f out
always towards rear, finished lame, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, chased clear leaders 4f out, no impression
held up towards, keen, never dangerous, tailed off
held up on inside towards rear, ridden and 6f out, no impression 3f out
tracked clear leaders until ridden and weakened 5f out, tailed off
raced keen, never better than mid-division
in touch, ridden 6f out, soon weakened
raced keen mid-division, ridden after 5f, soon behind, tailed off
Widemouth Bay made an impressive start to his career when coasting home by nine lengths in a bumper at Wincanton on good ground, with Radcliffe over 12 lengths in arrears. Given plenty of time to recover from that outing, he comes here fresh and is the selection to follow up. Radcliffe has the benefit of an extra outing, having improved on that debut by taking a Fakenham bumper last month on good to soft. He should again show up well here, though he may find both the selection and River Pirate too good. The latter finished a two and a quarter length third over course and distance in November and should come on plenty for that run. With his yard in form and a six week break to keep him fresh, he is likely to be involved at the finish. The remainder are difficult to assess as they are all making their debuts, though Shaadiva and Victoria Stone come from a yard that often does well in bumpers and it would be no surprise to see Towmender shape with promise. Perhaps the market will be our best guide to their chances.
