made all, ridden after 3 out, in command from next
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, hit next, kept on same pace
chased winner until after 3 out, one pace from next
soon chasing leaders, hit 4th, weakened approaching 3 out
held up, hit 7th, short lived effort 3 out
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and beaten when hit last
chased leaders until lost place 4th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
Nonrunner
A modest event on paper and Learning The Blues is selected ahead of Quarterback and Forest Silver. The official BHB ratings have Learning The Blues some way clear of the remainder and if he can reproduce the form of his victory in a maiden at Uttoxeter, he is the one they all have to beat. Quarterback won at Stratford over a similar trip. He did get a little tired in the closing stages and can ill afford to repeat those jumping errors. Forest Silver was punted on soft going in a bumper. Seamus Mullins' team are in form so it would be no surprise to see an improved effort. Noble Action ran his best race yet when chasing home Hennessy in a bog at Uttoxeter. Dad Says Heazle has ran respectably of late for the application of headgear but has it to do on official figures. Bubbs won his last race by 18 lengths but the time of that Exeter event was abysmally slow and more is required here. Winning Hunter Chaser, Bengal Bullet is watched in the market whilst ex-Irish flat performer, Will He Rock makes a debut over the sticks. Learning The Blues is hardly bombproof as selections go but looks to have the ticks in all the right boxes.
Learning The Blues (FR) 6-1 (10-3) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened from last, 6th of 17, 6l behind Salut Saint Cloud (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd.
Bengal Bullet 7-2 (10-13) Led until after 1st, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 22l behind Fountain Crumble (10-10) at Exeter 2m 6f amt nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Bubbs 33-1 (10-7) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead after 8th, in command from 2 out, driven out, won at Exeter 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr beating Nodforms Victoria (11-0) by 18l, 5 ran.
Dad Says Heazle 20-1 (10-7) Prominent, ridden behind leaders after 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Pocket Too (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Entailment 25-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 9l behind Pocket Too (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Will He Rock (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind I'll Do It Today (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (5) pol in Mar '06 (Flat).
Quarterback (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led approaching 8th, ridden and mistake 3 out, not fluent last, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) gd in Apr beating Pukka Tique (10-13) by 2l, 16 ran.
Noble Action 7-2 (10-10) In touch, chased leaders 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 15, 6l behind Hennessy (10-13) at Uttoxeter 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
