tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, switched left and went 2nd approaching 2 out, led last, ran on
mid-division, jumped slowly 4th and reminders, weakened after 3 out
held up in rear, weakened 3 out
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed and hung left approaching 2 out, weakened last
held up in rear, pulled hard, headway after 3 out, went held 3rd after 2 out until last, one pace
held up towards rear, headway 5th, not fluent next, outpaced after 3 out, rallied before 2 out, no impression on front pair when took 3rd last
always prominent, ridden after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed and mistake last, held after
Maidens Apache Dawn and Tinseltown filled the places between hotpot Sky Calling over C&D eight days ago and compete off the same terms here. But the pair will probably find at least one too good again today with Fair Gale out to recoup losses incurred when heavily backed at Bangor following a long lay-off. Swiss Guard might prefer softer ground but Wincanton winner Regional Counsel should go close and THE QUANTUM KID also has decent claims. The latter is the selection as he won over C&D in March and may have just needed the run when fourth at Towcester last week.
Fair Gale 9-4fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, joined winner 4 out, driven and outpaced after next, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 13, 18l behind King Ozzy (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
Swiss Guard 9-4fav (11-13) Held up towards rear, not much room bend before 2nd, headway 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 10, 29l behind Decent Lord (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Regional Counsel 4-1 (11-7) Chased leaders and keen, led after 2 out, soon ridden, mistake last, hard ridden run-in, just held on near finish, won at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Apr '10 beating Forest Rhythm (11-3) by nk, 8 ran.
The Quantum Kid 4-1 (11-5) Led, went left 3rd and next, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 5l behind Meridiem (10-11) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Tinseltown 12-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, hit 5th, headway next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Sky Calling (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Phoenix Eye 12-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, no impression, tailed off, 7th of 10, 45l behind Dona (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Be Ashored 50-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, rallied 7th, no impression approaching 4 out, 7th of 15, 36l behind Not So Sure Dick (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (5) gd in Apr.
Apache Dawn 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Sky Calling (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
