behind, outpaced 3 out, stayed on under pressure between last 2, ridden and no impression when jumped left last
chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, soon struggling, trailed off and pulled up before 2 out
made all, driven clear 2 out, ridden out flat comfortably
chased winner to 5th, ridden 3 out, no impression from next
held up in rear, some headway when outside approaching 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
mid-division, ridden and weakend 3 out,
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, ridden and kept on from 2 out, no chance with winner
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, 5th and beaten when fell next
Supply And Fix put up a nice performance when beating United Nations over course and distance earlier this month and is taken to follow up at the main expense of Coming Again and Sterling Guarantee. The last mentioned has won his last two starts in handicaps but this looks tougher so he may be best watched. Course and distance selling handicap winner Two Steps To Go is likely to struggle in this company and of more interest may be Lofty Leader, who disappointed at Perth last time but has claims on earlier form. Coming Again has claims if fit enough for his reappearance but a safer bet looks to be Supply And Fix, who needs only to reproduce last time out form to win this.
Lofty Leader (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Lahib The Fifth (11-5) at Perth 2m nov hdl (E) gf, 8 ran.
Sterling Guarantee (USA) 6-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 6th, hung left and led 2 out, hung left again after last, driven out, won at Stratford 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf beating Fiddles Music (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Supply And Fix (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Made all, driven 2 out, ridden out flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gf beating United Nations (10-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Two Steps To Go (USA) 11-1 (11-1) Mid-division, driven 3 out, ridden and no impression when not fluent next, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 41l behind Supply And Fix (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gf.
Dextrous 16-1 (12-0) fell in race won by Sizer (12-0) at Welbeck 2m 5f ptp gd in Mar '04, 9 ran.
Alfie's Connection 50-1 (10-9) Towards rear, struggling 4th, 12th of 15, well behind Rajam (10-5) at Perth 2m nov hdl (E) gd in Jun.
Coming Again (IRE) 4-1fav (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 12th of 14, well behind Barney McAll (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (E) gf in Apr.
Olympian Time 150-1 (10-2) In touch, hit 4th and next, soon lost place, tailed off from 2 out, 6th of 9, well behind Rajam (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (D) gd in Jul.
