chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied to take 3rd well inside final furlong
soon pushed along in rear, plugged on under pressure final 2f, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division on inside, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven final furlong and stayed on well
struggling halfway, always behind
soon chased leader until driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out
reared start and last away, headway on outside to chase leaders over 5f out, driven along halfway, no extra when hung left entering final furlong
soon led, driven and headed well over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon pushed along and always towards rear, tailed off
prominent early, soon lost place, driven in mid-division halfway, soon behind
slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear
held up, smooth headway to track leaders over 3f out, driven 2f out, soon weakened
GENERAL TUFTO can bounce back to form although Uncle Brit and Swiss Art are likely to have their supporters. The selection won't be wanting for fitness as he has been kept busy on the turf but it is on this fibresand surface that he is at his best, as he proved with four successes at the beginning of the calendar year. Uncle Brit was easy to back ahead of a recent handicap over course and distance but that didn't stop him landing the spoils. He would not be the first Sir Mark Prescott handicapper to prosper from a low base figure. Swiss Art has ran creditably in claimers. It was disappointing that he was unable to deliver last time out but Ruth Carr has had winners at the weekend. Kingsholm failed over hurdles but off today's mark, there is a cogent argument to suggest he can be a factor. Chosen Forever won a maiden for connections last year and cannot be as bad as his reappearance effort suggests. Hawkeyethenoo won readily at Beverley. He cut no ice at Wolverhampton so the market is watched on his first use of this surface. Walter Swinburn had a first time out handicap winner at Pontefract on Friday so it will be interesting to see how Saute gets on having had three inauspicious efforts thus far. Byron Bay appears better on an artificial surface but he will need to leave behind a couple of moderate efforts on the turf and over hurdles. Allformary has been disappointing although the yard are in significantly better form than what they were. General Tufto gets the nod at the likely odds.
Oskari 16-1 (8-2) Prominent, reminders halfway, soon beaten, last of 11, 20l behind Shotley Mac (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
General Tufto 16-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Iceman George (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Swiss Art (IRE) 5-6fav (8-7) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, soon hard ridden, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Kinigi (7-10) at Southwell 6f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs.
Chosen Forever 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and lost place halfway, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 17, 15l behind Misplaced Fortune (8-10) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Allformary 15-2 (9-3) In touch, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 19l behind Jimwil (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Uncle Brit 9-4 (9-2) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 3f out, kept on to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs beating Echo Dancer (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Byron Bay 22-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, well behind Rosko (8-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Star Acclaim 50-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 13, 19l behind Elusive Fame (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Saute 66-1 (9-3) Behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, never dangerous final 2f, 9th of 13, 17l behind Rainbow Peak (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn stks (4) pol in May.
Kingaroo (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Never near leaders, 11th of 15, 12l behind General Zhukov (8-10) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Grey Gurkha 80-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 11, 11l behind Dream Express (9-3) at Beverley 7f sell stks (6) gf.
Hawkeyethenoo (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Prominent, led over 2f out, kept on well, won at Beverley 1m 3yo app hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Gaselee (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Kingsholm 33-1 (10-3) Always behind, 12th of 15, 16l behind The Last Alzao (9-8) at Beverley 1m 2f (6) gf.
